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The founding fathers displayed commendable foresight by placing "reasonable restrictions" on freedom of expression
By Vinod Mehta
The Secret Diary of
For me myself, it is a time to reflect. What is 10 years in the life of a politician?
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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Movie Review
So witless, it makes you wonder why it was made in the first place.
Movie Review
Doesn’t do justice to the nostalgia that it merrily plays on. A rather limp, listless and protracted narrative
10 Questions
The international arbitrator on setting up the first Indian law firm in Britain and his tryst with the Bachchans and Sonia Gandhi.
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farm loan waiver
UPA’s populist trumpcard of 2008—the farm loan waiver—has fallen short of its intended target, as a CAG audit throws up
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farm loan waiver No More Juice To Squeeze Its benefit to farmers was well touted. The reality of the loan waiver is less creditable. Panini Anand |
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society caste & corruption
Caste has nothing to do with graft. Even so, Nandy must be heard.
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 opinion How Some Gather Silver In The FogThere are two types of scam, upper caste and lower caste. The latter kind is more visible.
Aakar Patel |
 jump cut The Point Of IncisionProsecuting Nandy for what he said is patently wrong. to not challenge him would be folly too. Sidharth Bhatia |
 opinion The Nandy BullyThe sorts of corruption that matter are a purview of privileged S. Anand |
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opinion
Bust-shaping gel morphs into national award? Time to bust out.
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Tamil nadu: film ban
TN overrides censor, bans Kamalahaasan’s new film. Why so touchy?
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my name is shahrukh khan
We reprint the essay that led to an unwelcome invitation from Hafiz Saeed...
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First person: defence
From under the ocean the SLBM emerged and with a low rumble shot into the sky. It arced on to blast an ‘enemy city’.
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opinion
Why is Yeddy keen on pushing a govt already on its deathbed?
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opinion
A ray of hope in Dhule. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the police force.
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land acquisition new bill
A new land acquisition bill readies for budget session. How will it fare?
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uttar pradesh: Samajwadi Party
Just 10 months in, Akhilesh Yadav is already the ‘majboor’ CM
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television: late night ads
Elevated selfs, trimmer figures and lighter wallets. TV’s nebulous infomercial scene.
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media: news channels
The claims in the TRP slugfest of news channels are on incredibly shaky ground
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profile
Ustad A. Rashid Khan, 105, Hindustani singer extraordinaire, Padma Bhushan
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jaipur: First person
The road to the Jaipur litfest is lined with dog-ears and missed pages
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Review
Those who know what it is to be elevated into ecstasy by the first-day-first-show electricity of a Rajni film will hover there as they learn of who goes into its making
Geeta Doctor on Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography By Naman Ramachandran
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Review
Covers familiar ground but significantly adds to our understanding of a neighbour near yet distant
Surya Gangadharan on Endgame In Afghanistan: For Whom The Dice Rolls By Hiranmay Karlekar
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Review
Sarna’s prose is precise and economical, as it should be in short stories. It is also elegant.
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