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By Ashok K. Mehta
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
Gossip
Patrick French toils over V.S. Naipaul's biography; Jeffrey Archer's awesome reading list and Penguin India's 15th birthday gift.
Opinion
Last fortnight, discussing post-poll possibilities, this column said: "If the BJP wins handsomely, with around 120 out of 180 seats, it would signal the ...
Showtime
Forget getting exhilarated, the film is a frantic roller-coaster ride from which you emerge exhausted, with a massive blur in the head.
Making A Difference
10 Questions
On the new drama assignment he’s doing for Channel 4, Bollywood and his "star" status
Cover Story
cover story
It's what the Congress fears and the BJP hopes for in the assembly polls in five states More Coverage
National
december 13
It's capital punishment for 'the' capital crime. But the appeal will rest on holes in the case. More Coverage
STATES OF THE NATION
No superglue for broken promises (follow-up to A Shotgun Wedding); A marriage made in the mob's lair; Elephants in exile; Bullet holes on the sandalwood; To hunt some big game and The law as an angry red light.
International
Exclusive interview
The Pakistan Prime Minister in his first one-to-one interview since assuming power.
west asia
After a troubled integration in Israel, Indian Jews stay on but still cherish the India in them
afghanistan
Islamabad is chary of India's ties with Kabul, so the US steps in
Business
software
The case of Polaris CEO Arun Jain's detention in Indonesia makes the risks associated with India's exploration of new software markets painfully apparent. Will our damage control models work in this global turbulence? More Coverage
telecom
The SC has put brakes on the WLL juggernaut. But cellphone operators can still lose the plot.More Coverage
automobiles
Tata's new three-boxer rests on an Indica platform. And you get to be nice and comfy in the backseat.
Society
Downtown
The new social creatures defined as flash-loving-idiots-with-peoples-pages-intense-excitement-syndrome on a relentless quest for gossip.
health
Genetic compatibility's the mantra for urban couples before marrying or starting a family
Downtown
Sachin batted a food deal; it was Donna's summer again; fashion went Yana Na Na Na; orator AB read MF's bio ... And we don't know whether Ash and Salman are on again but neither do they.
Downtown
Polo closed a season of yawning dullness with a modicum of elegance. Never mind that no one understood the game.
Downtown
Was this finally the year when Page 3 became nationally significant, with an entirely new gallery of rogues?
Downtown
Must have been tough to do it all in half a page, but our resident derisive dude seems to have been discriminating ...
Sports
World Cup
It's the final call for Indian admen to be in the 'playing eleven'
Arts & Entertainment
films
Kaante rocks, but it may not be enough to stun a fickle-minded box office
Interview
The Hollywood star on his unstarry avatar -- lobbying for human rights and self-determination for Tibetans.
Books
Review
Reading Savarkar, the sourcebook of Hindutva, minus is 'collaborations'
Christophe Jaffrelot on Savarkar And Hindutva—The Godse Connection By A.G. Noorani
Review
Kureishi reaffirms his own identity as a contemporary writer of distinction -- certainly not a nobody.
Rukmini Bhaya Nair on The Body And Seven Stories By Hanif Kureishi
Review
Books llike this, featuring the work of a single poet competently translated, are a rarity.
Arvind Krishna Mehrotra on A Season On The Earth: Selected Poems Of Nirala By Translated By David Rubin
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