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The Confidence Man
Under Amit Shah, an unapologetic BJP aggressively pursues a saffron dream.
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July 17, 2017
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Once Upon a Scream in Muzaffarnagar
Dalit, Jat, Muslim.... Western UP’s social fabric is coming apart. Politics leaves things at a loose end.
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July 17, 2017
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Clueless In GST Country
The teething period of the new tax regime begins on a chaotic note, cornering several traders
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July 17, 2017
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When Kohli Calls The Coach
With Ravi Shastri in the lead, the long saga of appointment of the Team India coach is drawing to a close.
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July 17, 2017
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It's All Black For Africans In India
Official denial of the racist nature of the attacks on them does little to make Africans feel safe in India
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June13, 2016
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The Lion In The Ness
The man-eater menace is new to Gir—a sign that some lions must be relocated.
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June13, 2016
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'Netaji' Didn't Start This Fire
So who is really to blame for the conflagration in the Mathura park? The dead, sadly, tell no tales.
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June 20, 2016
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Breaking Ice On A Winding Road
India-Nepal ties had hit a nadir. It’s up to Nepal’s visiting PM, Prachanda, to restore them to an assured ease.
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September 19, 2016
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Efficiency in Steel
VSP Rebars with superior and corrosion resistant properties are the new generation high strength ribbed reinforcement bars....
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April 03, 2017
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Mallika Srinivasan TAFE
Mallika joined TAFE in 1986 as general manager with a clear vision taking her heirloom to new heights. The Eicher acquisition did that for her.
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April 03, 2017
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Dr Verghese Kurien (1921-2012) AMUL
IN the paradoxical light that past events reveal themselves to us, two facts stand out. One, Verghese Kurien, father of the White Revolution, was as distant as possible from a certain ideal currently preferred. As The Economist noted wryly in its obituary, “He was born a Christian, became an atheist, ate beef, and liked a drink—but not milk. In fact, he actively disliked it.” And he spent all his working life in Gujarat—a different kind of laboratory then.
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April 03, 2017
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Noteworthily Spoken
Right-wingers lead a crowd who want Gandhiji out of rupee notes. They have their icons ready.
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August 1, 2016
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Just Short Of Full Disclosure
For slain journo J. Dey’s kin, it’s the end of a seven-year wait for justice—almost, for one accused is still in Dubai.
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May 28, 2018
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Victory Is Just A Number
Poaching, the BJP avers, is never its business. Yet the party won’t say how it is to muster the numbers it lacks.
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May 28, 2018
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Ping-Pongology: Table For Ten
The story behind the gradual, gratifying turn of Indian table tennis
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May 28, 2018
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I'd Make Sanju Even If I Hadn't Worked With Sanjay
They collapsed the boundaries between mainstream entertainers and meaningful cinema much earlier in the day and, released at crucial post-lib junctures, came to almost define a 21st century national cinema—passing muster with the masses and the classes alike. Just four films—Munna Bhai MBBS (2003), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), 3 Idiots (2009) and PK (2014)—make Nagpur-born director Rajkumar Hirani one of the finest filmmakers of his generation. The 55-year-old auteur is now ready with his next, Sanju, a biopic depicting the turbulent life of Bollywood’s enfant terrible, Sanjay Dutt. With Ranbir Kapoor in the lead, the film, due for release on June 29, may well be the master filmmaker’s litmus test, as he has made a foray into the unfamiliar and dicey terrain of biopics with a movie on the life of somebody he has known professionally and personally for years. In conversation with Giridhar Jha, Hirani spells out the reasons behind making the biopic, dismissing the charge that he has made it to glorify his actor-friend, known for his chequered life and career. Excerpts from the interview:
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May 28, 2018
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On The Board In Testing Times
Pushed by WADA, the national anti-doping agency seeks cricketers’ samples. But BCCI hides behind the ICC Code.
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January 29, 2018
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All Those Colours Beyond Bling
Once again, glamour is not the sole yardstick for the success of an ­actress in Bollywood
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January 29, 2018
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Indo-Pak Talks: So Where Were We?
After what seemed like an intractable chill, India and Pak get to the talks-table again.
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December 21, 2015
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Starry-Eyed At The House Of Reels
The big screen. Up there dreams are built and spilt, lives are lived, loved and lost and all of us are along for the ride.
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January 11, 2016
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Pathankot Attack: Would The Army Have Handled It Better?
Did the NSA’s ‘civilian’ NSG botch up the Pathankot operation? Would the army have handled it better? With the NSG out of its depth, the army was called in to deliver the final punch.
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January 18, 2016
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Kitchen Confidential: Five Star Experience At Home
Bring the five-star experience home. Gourmet savants are now bringing their business to the family kitchen.
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January 18, 2016
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Koramangala: The Startup Universe
Bandra of Bangalore, GK-I of Delhi, that’s Koramangala. This is startup universe, the hub of ideas, inspiration and all the action.
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January 25, 2016
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A Clowning Glory: An Alternative Healing Method
A few doctors are bringing an alternative healing method to town.
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February 08, 2016
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Feel the Bern Yet?
In Donald Trump season, here comes a wildcard: a plodding, avowed socialist!
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February 15, 2016
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Narendra Modi, Stuck In Abraham's Triangle!
Modi is caught between a military alliance and crucial oil diplomacy in West Asia.
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February 22, 2016
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Arvind Kejriwal's Jack-In-The-Box Street Cred Intact, A Year Down
A year down, a battle-scarred Arvind Kejriwal survives, with his jack-in-the-box street cred intact.
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February 22, 2016
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Divide And Rue
The mob is suddenly everywhere: not just on the streets, but on the TV, in our minds. Is this a rebirth of the nation, or is something going horribly wrong?
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March 07, 2016
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Divided They Pinprick
The BJP ought to be pinned down to the ground. Yet the Opposition watches, and waits
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March 07, 2016
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His Other Chariot Is An Alpha Romeo 8C
Classic motors are a sight to behold, and more Indians are in their hopeless thrall than ever
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