COVER STORY
The ‘shrine’ by the Charminar offended for years as the city’s heritage bosses didn’t react
3 December 2012
A person can't be reduced to just one memory. There are many dimensions and layers that reveal over a period of time. Bal Thackeray, to me, is an aggregate of many such memories.
Known for his earth-shaking rodomontade, Bal Thackeray’s writ ran in Bollywood too, and perceived insults were ironed out with alacrity
Know that if there is a time in the year when you can indulge and get away, it is this
It is essential that India demonstrates Kasab’s execution was an aberration, not the standard.
It’s a fallacy for the govt to assume that by hanging kasab, it showed its resolve to fight terrorism.
On June 20, 2009, Ajmal Kasab, who had earlier pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the 86 charges against him, took a sudden U-turn in the middle of the court proceedings...
It’s a tricky path now for Indo-Pak relations, one that both must tread with caution
A person can't be reduced to just one memory. There are many dimensions and layers that reveal over a period of time. Bal Thackeray, to me, is an aggregate of many such memories.
Known for his earth-shaking rodomontade, Bal Thackeray’s writ ran in Bollywood too, and perceived insults were ironed out with alacrity
Know that if there is a time in the year when you can indulge and get away, it is this
Ponty’s death was as dramatic as his rise
Why the rage against the Irish government is misplaced
It is essential that India demonstrates Kasab’s execution was an aberration, not the standard.
It’s a fallacy for the govt to assume that by hanging kasab, it showed its resolve to fight terrorism.
On June 20, 2009, Ajmal Kasab, who had earlier pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the 86 charges against him, took a sudden U-turn in the middle of the court proceedings...
It’s a tricky path now for Indo-Pak relations, one that both must tread with caution
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