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At eight in the morning, all around Majestic, the city’s main bus-stop, men are sipping rum in bars...
By Aravind Adiga
the Secret Diary of
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Adi Ignatius is the editor-in-chief of the Harvard Business Review
Movie Review
Feels like a rerun of Vishesh Films’ Jannat. Much too insipid. Cliches abound.
Movie review
The story of expectations leading to disappointments. And we aren’t talking about its content here
gossip
Hullabaloo in the Orhan Pamuk-Kiran Desai nest: the Nobel and the Booker winner have ended their two-year relationship
Delhi Restaurant
Offering authentic cuisine from Bihar, this delightful eatery overlooks the bustle of Shahpur Jat.
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twitternama
The celebrity isn’t the known face, it’s the Twitter handle that gets the following.
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 opinion Lord Of The Twits An insider’s can’t-miss primer to gaining a 100 followers in just 10 days Arnab Ray |
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army: tatra scandal
BEML’s Tatra trucks, ‘substandard’ monopolies and yet another defence scandal
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politics: andhra Pradesh
The Congress may be in power, but its prospects begin to seem dim and dimmer
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politics: tamil nadu
Jaya asserts her vision for TN and herself
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Bengal: mamata banerjee
Newspapers fall afoul of a choleric Mamata
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inside burma: democracy
Burma sees a whole future through a tiny window of freedom
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 Opinion A Girl Named SuuMalavika Karlekar remembers ‘The Lady’ she knew Malavika Karlekar |
inside burma: democracy As The Temple Bells BeckonIndia-Myanmar ties, once so close, are at last on the brink of a belated revival Outlook |
inside burma: democracy Watch On Burma RoadChinese characters show all over Myanmar’s economy Outlook |
 jump cut Bullock-Cart BurmaThe altered political scene in Naypyidaw will force India to do that much more to engage Myanmar Pranay Sharma |
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business ethics: Advertisements
Are ads with kids in adult situations morally indefensible good business?
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business: taxation rules
The retrospective tax laws plan has foreign investors jittery. Will Pranab stay the course?
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opinion
Dalit students still face oppressing times in our educational institutions
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maharashtra: mumbai university
The decline in one of the best universities in India has hastened in the last two years
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opinion
Leander’s going to be 39, but one should not use the past tense with him.
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Review
Mumbai’s communal violence examined: the simmer and spurt of past unrest; the open wounds of the last 20 years
Kumar Ketkar on Riots And After In Mumbai—Chronicles Of Truth And Reconciliation By Meena Menon
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Review
The most comprehensive analysis of climate change, which tackles India’s (mostly flawed) policies
Darryl D'Monte on The Politics Of Climate Change And The Global Crisis: Mortgaging Our Future By Praful Bidwai
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