Both historical and mythological accounts are replete with descriptions of conscious shedding of the mortal coil.
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COVER STORY
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The Rajasthan HC has banned santhara, the Jain sacred rite of giving up life through fasting
Sangakkara rocketed faster as he knelt and square-drove the years—a modern colossus, cricket’s own statesman
Even the worst-governed states can improve their PDS and ensure grain for the poorest. Look at Madhya Pradesh.
A sharp cut in ESIC payouts denies poor workers treatment of chronic ailments
The Emirati leadership allowed Modi to address the Indian diaspora at the Dubai stadium. But should he have used the opportunity to lash out against Pakistan?
Modi’s UAE visit, high on optics, silent on pressing issues, was built on existing ties
The government (and its ideological partners) have been systematically imposing mediocre sycophants on institutions of excellence in art and culture
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All the chatter and goss from around the world.
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The Rajasthan HC has banned santhara, the Jain sacred rite of giving up life through fasting
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Sangakkara rocketed faster as he knelt and square-drove the years—a modern colossus, cricket’s own statesman
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Even the worst-governed states can improve their PDS and ensure grain for the poorest. Look at Madhya Pradesh.
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A sharp cut in ESIC payouts denies poor workers treatment of chronic ailments
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The Emirati leadership allowed Modi to address the Indian diaspora at the Dubai stadium. But should he have used the opportunity to lash out against Pakistan?
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Modi’s UAE visit, high on optics, silent on pressing issues, was built on existing ties
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The government (and its ideological partners) have been systematically imposing mediocre sycophants on institutions of excellence in art and culture
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FTII students doggedly resist the saffronisation of their academic space
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Business in bitesizes
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Anil Ambani makes an ambitious play in the defence sector. Will it pan out?
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Rupa's chairman R.K. Mehra on the big changes and challenges in the publishing industry.
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The loudmouths who hold forth on TV talk shows and panel discussions are just as noisy and incomprehensible as their political compatriots.
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Even the best case scenario is unlikely to give the BJP strong numbers in the RS
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In Jammu’s border villages, cross-LoC firing takes a constant toll
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Krav maga brings confidence to many
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A PM who conquers foreign shores but loses the plot at home
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<i>Outlook</i> in retrospect.
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It is journalism in its purest sense.
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Features in general in the magazine have become boring.
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Mihir Sharma on the longlist of the Financial Times McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award and a Joyce-obsessed Beckett.
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Provides a good deal of humour as well as interesting facts, apart from being hard-hitting on right-wing parties in general.
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Sen’s sleuthing uncovers a miscarriage of justice in the Aarushi case. But its clean chit to the Talwars isn’t enough.
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The states of the nation: news, headlines, gossip, rumours, things we learnt
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An obit for Uggie and the way to get rid of that tan.
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The holy trinity for the detoxification of the body.
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The ace cricketer on his initiative to fight dengue and, of course, on the game
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A matter-of-fact storytelling which doesn’t turn things pitiful or righteous.
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A regular column on the essential buzz
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Lutyens’ Delhi is undoubtedly cleaner than much of downtown Madrid.
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