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For a few years now, in Bangalore — where, not so long ago, fans were unheard of — when it’s hot, it’s very hot...
By T.J.S. George
the Secret Diary of
O’ my secret diary, how much I love and need you. How could I ever manage without you?
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
Published feedback from our readers: rants, raves, bouquets, brickbats
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10 Questions
On co-curating Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi 1701-1857, the first major exhibition of late Mughal art, at Asia Society Museum, NY
Movie Review
The first half has some genuinely scary and sinister moments, but the ending feels more clumsy than menacing
gossip
Do writers have to be past their prime before they can win a Sahitya Akademi prize? Not any more
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capitalism
Rockefeller to Mandela, Vedanta to Anna Hazare.... How long can the cardinals of corporate gospel buy up our protests?
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round-up
A visionless old-style budget with a bit of this and that in every direction is no remedy
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 SOCIAL SECTOR The Food’s Off The TableNo steps to provide for the Food Security Bill Harsh Mander |
 CORPORATE SUITS But Where’s The Virtue? There is nothing worth getting excited about in the budget. Nothing Manjeet Kripalani |
 STOCK MARKETS The Bull Needs Love TooFear of losing FDI, slowing growth due to tax hikes and a less-than-credible plan to cut the deficit... Deepak Shenoy |
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Opinion
The ‘animal’ spirits of enterprise meet ancien regime prolixity
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Interview
The honorary professor at ICRIER shares some of his concerns about Budget 2012
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Flashback
Do brown briefcase sops help outweigh the rest of the baggage?
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Opinion
Reforms in telecom, retail, power, NREGA are needed to sustain growth
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personal finance
Investment guide: Outlook Money offers a primer to make the most of these testing times.
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 portfolio planning No Direction HomeThere is no reason for an individual investor to change a portfolio based on this or any budget. Devendra Nevgi |
parody: fake jhunjhunwala Mind Over MoneyUnless video games get cheaper, as do bottles of single malt, i much prefer watching cartoons. Fake Rakesh Jhunjhunwala |
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Opinion
He’s master of his domain. But what would Modi do in a House so riven?
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upa: tmc-dmk pressure
With its allies turning recalcitrant, how long will the UPA hold?
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opinion
From across the states, doleful tidings for the UPA govt
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delhi blast: reporter’s arrest
Is a Delhi journalist’s arrest in the Israeli car attack a case of community bashing?
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 jump cut Staring Out VoicesRounding up of innocent Muslims was a factor that cost the Congress Muslim votes in UP. Neelabh Mishra |
diplomacy: india-israel-iran Two-Nation TheoryA terror attack makes India walk a tightrope between Iran and Israel Pranay Sharma |
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Mind your body
When you are in touch with your hunger signal, you will eat often, eat small and eat right
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salute
A true great, Dravid’s cricketing epitaph shall be his name alone
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opinion
The men who ecstacise over Byari won’t change themselves
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Review
Satyajit Ray engages with his art, films, fellow auteurs, memories, and an Olympian scorn for Bollywood
Andrew Robinson on Deep Focus: Reflections On Cinema — Satyajit Ray
Edited By Sandip Ray
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Review
An interesting chronicle that reads in part like a diary and not a narrative of the sweep of history it witnessed
B.G. Verghese on The Tribune, 130 Years: A Witness To History By V.N. Datta
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Budget 2012 Special
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