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Lokpal tabled in Parliament 23 Dec 2011 | 02:09 am
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‘No choice’ does not equal ‘Spirit of Mumbai’ 14 Jul 2011 | 06:31 pm
You know why we all cringe when we hear a cliche? It’s because using a cliche usually represents the forcible application of a generalization or stereotype to a complex situation. So here is India’s ...
Live updates: TN, West Bengal, Kerala, Puducherry and Assam election results 13 May 2011 | 04:46 pm
10:00 am: The picture gets rosier for Amma in TN. All she needs is for the trend in the leads to hold and she will romp home the big winner in these elections, along with West Bengal’s own Didi of cou...
Mobile number portability: A great idea sirji? 20 Jan 2011 | 03:22 am
Mobile number portability Okay, as of Thursday we will all have the means to switch mobile phone operators without having to lose our precious 10-digits. But is this the real deal we as cell phone u...
Barkha Dutt on the Radia tapes – The bark trumped the byte 1 Dec 2010 | 09:07 pm
On Tuesday night, Barkha Dutt went on air to do something we wish our politicians were brave enough to do – To face questions from a panel of editors on her role in the Niira Radia tapes. It would ha...
It’s decided: Ayodhya is to be divided 30 Sep 2010 | 10:29 pm
Ayodhya The Allahabad High Court rules that the disputed land in Ayodhya be divided into three parts to be distributed among the Sunni Waqf Board, Nirmohi Akhara and the party for ‘Ram Lalla.’ Live ...
What a crying shame! 23 Sep 2010 | 11:02 pm
We have spent Rs 75000-odd crores, according to some estimates, on the Commonwealth Games to heap shame on ourselves. How Indian indeed! On Thursday, the BBC has put up images of the Commonwealth Gam...
We are Malayalis, not Madrasis 20 Sep 2010 | 04:58 pm
First of all let’s get the facts right – all Malayalis do not speak with a ‘Mallu’ accent. Secondly, those of us who do speak with an accent, speak with a very distinctive one, thaang you very much –...
Why Indians are obsessed with family dramas 27 Aug 2010 | 12:24 am
Shah Rukh Khan in Fauji If Shah Rukh Khan had been born ten years later, would he have got a chance to play Fauji’s Abhimanyu Rai, the TV role that took him closer to superstardom? More importantly,...
Why does Kashmir seem so far away? 25 Aug 2010 | 12:20 am
Violence on the streets in Kashmir A friend of mine made an interesting observation on Facebook the other day. “Parliament suspended after two UP farmers were shot by police, 58 and counting in Kash...
