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I love India, I don’t like Indians
I dislike them not for their penchant for “collective punishment”; but for their collective ignorance, lack of...
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What the Olympics are about
Through the performances of people like Partyka, Fujimoto, we get a glimpse of the strength of the human will.
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Political seasons
We can now expect the arrival of an Arab autumn, when all ornaments of Arab nationalism will fall away like leaves.
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The habit of being afraid
Kashmir’s Jamaat-e-Islami issued a statement that was widely perceived as an imposition of ‘dress code’ for tourists.
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Sirji, Sarabjeet or Surjeet?
Sometimes, the news makes you shake your head in despair at the stupidity of the news source.
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Judicial coup: flashback India, 1975
On June 12, 1975, Allahabad High Court convicted former PM Indira Gandhi in a case of election malpractices.
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How Indians like their martyrs
Khudiram Bose smiled in the face of death as a judge read out his sentence. We tend to see his smile everywhere.
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An honour killing in India
A successful dentist couple, Rajesh, Nupur Talwar, stand trial for murder of their daughter & Nepalese manservant.
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SRK: the case of the imploding star
Where once he ducked, weaved expertly, smiling at his adversary in the face of provocation, he now thrusts a jab.
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The good, the bad and the IPL
The IPL offers the fortunate middle-class Indian entry into a world he covets.