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Oh My God!

Designer ware abroad which appropriated Indian icons and attracted Hindu wrath for it

Jun 06, 2005

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Opinion

Pre-Modern Jat, Post-Modern Muddle

It was a bad film, period. Why did it have to become a threat to the collective Sikh soul?

Jun 06, 2005

| Madan Gopal Singh
interview

'How Can Any Person Change The Word Of God?'

SGPC President on why she finds the film Jo Bole So Nihaal objectionable.

Jun 06, 2005

| Chander Suta Dogra
Opinion

Devil Sings The Hymns

The slogan has no scriptural sanction, but religious and secular connotations

Jun 06, 2005

| Khushwant Singh
intolerance

Sacred Cows, Their Horns

Religious symbols turn handy tools in obscurantist agenda. Jo bole, he's gone. Updates

Jun 06, 2005

| Sheela Reddy

Maharashtra

Now, To Fill A Void

Dutt died saddened by the Nirupam affair; the party grapples with the loss

Jun 06, 2005

| Smruti Koppikar
MISCELLANY

Newsbag

Sign of the times; Capital move; Hooda hoop; No flow area; It's where the village road forks

Jun 06, 2005

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War Veterans

Heroes In Search Of A Plaque

They were part of the Indian National Army, fighting for Independence. Today, they are nobodies.

Jun 06, 2005

| Saikat Datta
Bihar

Round One: All Square

With Bihar set for another election, the UPA closes ranks, the NDA rues its chance, while Paswan's still the joker in the pack Updates

Jun 06, 2005

| Smita Gupta
Congress

Out Of HaRD Drive

Arjun 'detox' Singh has taken one wrong turn too many. Is his time over?

Jun 06, 2005

| Smita Gupta
- No Pass Marks

UN Security Council

G-4 Gambit

The US seems on the thaw, but as the heat climbs, all that 'coffee' may put India's UN ambitions on the edge

Jun 06, 2005

| Seema Sirohi
Nepal

Cloak & Kukri

Nepal is a complex tangle with the King, India and Maoists making deft moves Updates

Jun 06, 2005

| Yubaraj Ghimire
Opinion

Them Stars And Swipes

The US probe on the Iraq 'oil-for-food scam' has exposed its own duplicity

Jun 06, 2005

| Prem Shankar Jha
Farmer Suicides

Stains Of Blood

A British firm responsible for Andhra farmer deaths? Yes, says UK's Christian Aid.

Jun 06, 2005

| Sanjay Suri
- Taint On Naidu

Reliance

Worm Alert, Mail Re-Routed

As the family drama drags, so does the intrigue. The latest—exposed e-mails on the Infocomm shenanigans. Who did it, and why? With this big a pie, even the state treads softly. Updates

Jun 06, 2005

| Alam Srinivas
- Feed The Long Rope
- "He's Been Taken Care Of"
FDI In Retail

Let's Go Tesco

The global boys are queueing up, but FDI in retail still needs to quell the Left pitch

Jun 06, 2005

| Arindam Mukherjee
- Kamal On Line
MISCELLANY

Details

Spend, Culture Vulture, Andre Agassi and Tinnitus

Jun 06, 2005

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Society

Chandni Barred

Mumbai's dance girls are at the crossroads as the ordinance banning them looms near Updates

Jun 06, 2005

| Saumya Roy
- Live Bands Dying
Opinion

Ground (Water) Realities

The allegations levelled against our Plachimada plant are unfair, says Coca-Cola

Jun 06, 2005

| Dr M.V.R.L. Murthy

Cricket

At Chappell's Altar

Here's a peek at what new coach Greg has in mind to transform Team India

Jun 06, 2005

| G. Rajaraman
- Team India Project

Appraisal

A Gentleman, A Star

Dutt's unstarry approach to life made him a hit. He never called a spade anything else.

Jun 06, 2005

| Rauf Ahmed
Profile

Chordon Bleu

They say the sitar mantle is already his. Nishat Khan is wowing the East and West.

Jun 06, 2005

| Seema Sirohi

10 Questions

Girish Kasarvalli

The Kannada filmmaker whose Dweepa won the Swarnakamal for the best film in 2002, discusses serious cinema on the eve of the premiere of his Hasina.

Jun 06, 2005

| S. Anand
Gossip

Bibliofile

Why did three writers lock themselves up in glass cages? For a novel experience. OUP crosses the Rs 100-crore mark. And how oil in the hair helps...

Jun 06, 2005

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Opinion

Bull's Eye

On May 17, Henry Kissinger, mentor of the ruling US neocons, met Chinese president Hu Jintao in Beijing. Also present were hardline foreign minister ...

Jun 06, 2005

| Rajinder Puri
Cannes Diary

Cinematic Shift

Jun 06, 2005

| Gerson Da Cunha
making a difference

Apu Goes To Amragachi

Thanks to Drishya, villagers in Calcutta's backyard are getting a taste of world cinema classics

Jun 06, 2005

| Pramila N. Phatarphekar
Review

Enduring Love

Rupa is to be congratulated for packaging a delightful and undemanding memoir at less than Rs 100.

Jun 06, 2005

| Bill Aitken
Review

Proof Of A Pudding

Gives translations a complete go-by. All poetry is passé. So is drama. Political reportage is hot in non-fiction. Fiction disappoints.

Jun 06, 2005

| Ira Pande
Review

A Mentality Besieged

It can only be unfortunate when someone like Shourie falls prey to the politics of paranoia

Jun 06, 2005

| Pratap Bhanu Mehta
Showtime

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith

So how does the finale measure up with a non-worshipper of the Star Wars cult? Rather well.

Jun 06, 2005

| Namrata Joshi
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