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Leaders Hold On To Their Guns
IN a flip-flop following pressure from stakeholders, including MPs, Parliament passed the Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019, on December 10, with a key provision diluted.
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December 23, 2019
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His Six Packs In A Six Shooter
Raising the pitch of real cops’ stories, Bollywood exalts men in uniform flouting law for justice
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December 23, 2019
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Japanese Perfection Meets Indian Passion
With the enhanced involvement of Nippon Life Insurance now, investors of Nippon India Mutual Fund can look forward to benefit in many ways
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December 23, 2019
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Before We Do, Smile Please
Couples and wedding photographers dive deep into the pursuit of atrangi —soar high in the air, or go boudoir topless...
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December 23, 2019
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Rape Is Not Just Another Crime
Another victim. Parliament and people debate. But safeguards for women fall into pieces once the headlines die.
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December 16, 2019
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To Dilli Gate
Is Arvind Kejriwal still the X-factor in Delhi? Can AAP retain its darbar?
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December 16, 2019
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When The Levee Breaks
Bangalore’s 200 lakes—how a boon became a bane
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December 16, 2019
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Guru's Army of Outsiders
They revere the Sikh gurus. Their annual calendar is an itinerary of Sikh history’s sacred sites. In the everyday life of Sikhs, though, the Nihangs are mostly a quaint curiosity.
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December 16, 2019
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From Alt to Real Politik
How AAP and Kejriwal merged an earlier idealism within the real demands of political survival
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December 16, 2019
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Exclusion, Their Turn
NRC scare sinks the BJP in three bypolls; Congress-Left do poorly too
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December 16, 2019
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Breaking The Canon Code
A proposed law extracting transparency from the Church divides the laity and its leaders
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December 16, 2019
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Maharashtra - Uddhav The King, Pawar The Maker
A Thackeray to be enthroned for the first time as wily Pawar beats BJP at its own game
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December 09, 2019
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Why Are Students Angry?
Behind the rage of the young in India’s campuses is a conflict over the fate of public-funded higher education
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December 09, 2019
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Clear Stream Of Reason
JNU is emblematic of the liberating potential of the humanities
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December 09, 2019
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Callertunes Ring Loss in Gigabytes
India’s digital revolution goes awry with telcos forced to go for hefty tariff hike. Jio likely to be least affected.
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December 09, 2019
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‘Ram Mandir Will Be A Part Of Our Campaign'
Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das is confident about winning a second term in office despite desertion by allies and rebellion by senior party members. Ahead of the first phase of polling on November 30, Das speaks to Preetha Nair about his government’s achievements and why he is not cowed down by setbacks to the BJP. Excerpts.
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December 09, 2019
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Nayakan 2 - The New K-town Show
Can a Rajini-Kamal combine derail the Dravidian parties?
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December 09, 2019
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Oh No, Not Again!
As government pushes for NRC repeat, people in the state fear the worst
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December 09, 2019
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Apples Of A Frozen Wrath
Mushtaq Ahmad Malik could barely recognise his orchard.
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December 02, 2019
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Bitter Truths In Sealed Cover
Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi assumed office with a messianic aura but left behind a legacy scorched by controversies
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December 02, 2019
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Your Shopping, Her Wings
Your Shopping, Her Wings
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December 02, 2019
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Tweeterverse
QUACK! The gander gives away the nest’s position behind an arbour of foliage.
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December 02, 2019
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Veni Vidi Vanchy
K.R. Vancheeswaran, 57, or simply Vanchy as everyone calls him here, wakes up to the sweet call of the Malabar whistling thrush every morning.
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December 02, 2019
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Thou Art Here, Nanak!
Iconoclast and pacifist, the first of the Sikh Gurus belongs to all humanity
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December 02, 2019
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Their Last Rides
Their Last Rides
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December 02, 2019
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The Slytherin Wizard
“COMElet’s release this fellow in the bushes,” says Shravan as he led me into the forested tracts of the sprawling Theosophical Society campus in Chennai.
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December 02, 2019
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The Portfolio Of An Aam Aadmi
IT’S a bright day and Delhi’s deputy CM is walking briskly on the tread-mill at his official residence on Mathura Road.
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December 02, 2019
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The Jungle Book
AROUND four in the evening, after a late lunch, Pamela Gale Malhotra is standing at a bay window in her living room looking out at a picture-perfect landscape—a rainsoaked forest with the Brahmagiri hills framing the backdrop.
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December 02, 2019
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The Cycle Of Life
EVERY day of renewed energy is a message by Nature to continue adding value to life and living.
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December 02, 2019
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Slow Gathering Of Life's Net
AS ducks swim, Virender Sehwag timed the leather orb. Of the 17,253 international runs he scored, Sehwag’s innate ability to spank the cricket ball boiled down to precise hand-eye coordination.
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