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If we let the slapping mob loose, if we suggest that in the rarest of rare cases slapping is acceptable, we are on a dangerous path.
By Vinod Mehta
the Secret Diary of
A few years back, the missus and I moved out to a nearby town. You may wonder, why this change of address?
The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news
Random notes, gossip, bitching, angles, conspiracy theories, spoofs, essential fundas
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10 Questions
The author on his new book, Gods Without Men
Movie Review
We’d have willingly suspended disbelief had it been fun. But it grates. It’s exceedingly torturous...
Gossip
The literary spat between Pankaj Mishra and British historian Niall Ferguson shows no signs of ending...
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politics
More than anything else, all the FDI rhetoric—pro or anti—seems opportunistic
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uttar pradesh: samajwadi party
Akhilesh Yadav works hard at rebuilding Samajwadi Party’s image
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parliament: lokpal bill
Lokpal panel’s proposals leave out a lot
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politics: mullaperiyar
Recent tremors and heavy downpours raise worries and tempers over a 116-yr-old dam
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mumbai: jigna arrest
Journalist Jigna’s arrest stuns the fraternity
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railways: safety
A report finds drivers shockingly neglected
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Pakistan: protest music
A potato-and-egg song taking down Pak’s holy cows is a YouTube sensation. Elsewhere too, satire rules the chords.
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society: shoplifting
A nation of shoplifters? The No. 1 tag does not rest easy.
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societal trends: killer technology
Is our penchant for using tech on the move killing us?
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bohras: fgm
The campaign against Bohra female circumcision swells
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Mind your body
Eat fresh food every morning, have yoghurt daily, drink adequate water and work on getting good, restful sleep.
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diplomacy: the buddhists
India woos Buddhists at global congress, China stiffens up
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west asia: change
Arab Spring: reasonable doubts cool hopes
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book: vikram seth
Vikram Seth’s new book, a form-defying marvel, is shaped out of his life’s ephemera
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Review
Jhabvala’s patient, conservative art takes in rich America, showbiz, India in ways sparkling and sedate
Sunil Sethi on A Lovesong For India: Tales From East And West By Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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Review
If I could speak to the late Farokh Balsara, it would be to ask him, “What’s a nice Parsi boy like you doing in a biography like this?”
Farrukh Dhondy on Freddie Mercury: The Definitive Biography By Lesley-Ann Jones
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