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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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gossip
"This is the worst book I've ever read in my life. It is perverse, horrible and awful, and there is no way to rescue it." Guess what a New Yorker magazine editor was talking about?
column
The CBI did a splendid job in probing the revived Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case. Contrast this with its handling of political cases.
Making A Difference
She convinced women about family planning but today faces the ire of Buddhist clerics
movie review
Hollywood animation can be boringly formulaic. And this one is all about some self-righteous moralising.
10 Questions
She remained on the fringes, as an assistant to director ex-husband Amol Palekar. Finally, at nearly 60, she directs her first film, Mati Maay (A Grave-Keeper's Tale), in Marathi.
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Afzal Hanging
The Very Strange Story of the Attack on the Indian Parliament
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MISCELLANY
Monica Bellucci, Priyadarshini Mattoo rape/murder case, Moshe Katsav, Trishul
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defence: middlemen
Can we never be rid of arms dealers? Are they a necessary evil?
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opinion
And what does that 'W' stand for anyway? The wisdom of pre-emption?
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finance: microcredit
High rates, extortionary practices are the reality. But the big fish are moving into microfinance.
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economy: spending
It's an aspirational rush. Earning more, and younger, urban Indians are buying into a whole new lifestyle of guilt-free spending.
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animal rescue: bears
Rescued dancing bears find a home, unlearn their tricks
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child labour: ban
The ban on child labour is welcome, but is the government equipped to implement it?
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Exclusive: Straight bat
Beginning a second successive article with Pakistan may seem a bit too much, but do I have a choice?
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Review
A treasure house of never-before-seen pictures
that sketch our cricket history better than words
Arun Jaitley on The Illustrated History Of Indian Cricket By Boria Majumdar
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Review
No need to buy this strange little compilation for your bathroom bookshelf, go read it at a bookstore in half-an-hour.
Ruchir Joshi on Chasing The Good Life: On Being Single
Edited By Bhaichand Patel
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profile
David Godwin has unearthed some of India's best writers
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