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Rubble of Heritage
Shoddy clean-up of a 12th-C shrine digs up artefacts. Some have been damaged.
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April 24, 2017
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Few Biopics Stand the Test of Time...you Have to Get It Right
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who recently stirred the social media with his picture as Saadat Hasan Manto, continues to do interesting projects that have him making characters come alive in a way that only he can. At his work-cum-house space at Yari Road in Mumbai, he speaks to Prachi Pinglay-Plumber about the processes that an actor must go through, his choices ranging from small films like Haramkhor to a lavish series with BBC, the Hindi film ind ustry and his brother’s short film on triple talaq. Excerpts:
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April 24, 2017
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Has The Start-up Story Ended?
The much-touted start-up scene is cracking up. Is the boom over then? No, say experts. It’s necessary course-correction.
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October 03, 2016
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A Riddle of Hill and Valley
As two national parties battle it out, the faultlines that run through the north-eastern state only come out sharper.
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February 27, 2017
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Who Wants a Bound Script?
After a flurry of coups and near ­coronations, TN may settle down to a Thevar­ Gounder tug of war.
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February 27, 2017
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Winning By A Bye
A US policy waffle in Asia, fed by a paucity of diplomats, will allow China to gain ground.
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May 15, 2017
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Comprehensive National Power
India needs a strategic effort to understand that it is no longer competing with China, but seeking to cope with an increasing asymmetry of power
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May 15, 2017
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'Kashmir Could Lead To A Nuclear Accident If There Are No Talks'
In Kashmir, the students are protesting in the streets demanding azadi, while the Election Commission of India has cancelled the Lok Sabha bypolls in Anantnag. Mirwaiz Umer Farooq of the All Parties’ Hurriyat Conference, who is under “house arrest”, tells Naseer Ganai in a telephonic interview that New Delhi knows whom to talk to in Jammu and Kashmir, but wants to avoid dialogue. “It is not a question of whom to talk to, but what to talk about,” says Mirwaiz.
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May 15, 2017
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Kabuliwala's Bag Of Tricks
With the googly and a disarming smile, Rashid Khan confounds batsmen and raises high his national flag
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May 15, 2017
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Thinking Out Of The Witness Box
Mahmood Farooqui’s rape conviction for forced oral sex opens a hectic debate about the ‘lacunae’ in the amended criminal law
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September 26, 2016
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Scripting A Good Ending
To the PDP, ‘permanent solution’ means dialogue and the opposite to its ally, the BJP.
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June 19, 2017
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A Bird's Past, and Future...
The Praful Patel years, which all but grounded AI, come under the lens just as privatisation looms.
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June 19, 2017
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Doctors And Their Devices
Imported medical devices are often indispensable. But 1,000 % mark-ups in prices? Hospitals, traders and doctors are playing a fast, smooth game, pushing patients towards financial ruin. Will the government ever wake up to these immoral medical practices?
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June 19, 2017
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The Monk Who Stung A Hornet
The Dalai Lama’s Arunachal visit worsens Sino­Indian ties, as neighbours reap the benefits of their competing largesse
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April 17, 2017
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New-Found Mahatma Love
The PM’s appropriation of Gandhi is helping the BJP shape a new political persona
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April 17, 2017
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Vaccine Vendors' Greed Gone Viral
Immunisation is a nexus controlled by big private vaccine makers, mostly foreign, that decides your baby gets 15 shots more for the doctor to make money. Even if the vaccine is useless—not to talk of the huge mark-ups.
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April 17, 2017
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Shompa Sengupta
Tales of women who fought against taboos and gender bia­ses, not to mention poverty and illiteracy, to emerge successful businesswomen abound in Calcutta, women who, without so much as the rudiments of training, have beaten competitors by dint of innate intelligence and hard work.
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October 02, 2017
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A Prayer Sent Out Loudly
Mamata Banerjee’s token gestures towards Muslims have caused a communal divide without really empowering the community
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October 16, 2017
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Optical Poetry
Modern theatre students discover the benefits of classical training in the Koodiyattam tradition
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October 16, 2017
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Playboy Diary
Playboy diary
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October 16, 2017
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RaGa Road To Gujarat Navsurgence
Rahul hits BJP with slowdown and scandal with faultless timing, but can it be termed a Congress reawakening?
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October 23, 2017
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'Gujarat Polls Will Be The Turning Point'
Congress general secretary in-charge of Gujarat, Ashok Gehlot, tellsBula Devi his party will defeat the BJP in the state and Rahul Gandhi may become Congress president before the year ends.
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October 23, 2017
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Reconnect Switch Is On
The CM is on an outreach mission, sensing a drain in people’s support. Opposition dubs it political stunt.
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October 23, 2017
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Depressing Window To Middle Class
Weak private investment, automation and redundant skills are gnawing at white-collar jobs. A political hot potato is in the moulding.
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October 23, 2017
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Many Quarters Of The Patriarch
Keeping a ‘small house’ for the ‘other’ woman is a long-standing practice in Tamil Nadu, embraced and legitimised by former CMs
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October 23, 2017
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Taint Tales From Lalooland
The RJD chief is no stranger to controversy, but this time, the political future of his family members is at stake
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July 24, 2017
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The Lahori Gate Is Closed Still
A decline in Nawaz Sharif’s political stocks means more army control. It bodes ill for talks with India.
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July 24, 2017
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Cord Blood Firms Turn Astrologers
Anxiety rules expectant parents. Money-eyed and dubious firms latch on to this concern with claims of a perfect future for the child.
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July 24, 2017
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Base Camp For A World Podium Finish
The Asian Athletics Championship yields India’s best-ever haul. Our track stars now aim for London.
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July 24, 2017
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Amarnath Attack: Burning The Terror House
The Amarnath attack validated the Centre’s how-to on ridding Kashmir of terrorism
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