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That is a very loaded and dangerous question Mr Prime Minister
DemonetisationCasting aspersions on an entire profession or a set of players in society based on the actions of a few is not democracy.Chitra Subramaniamnarendra...
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Demonetisation debate: Why Mohanlal need not 'shut up and stick to acting'
OpinionWhether Aamir Khan or Mohanlal, "anti-govt" or "pro-govt", an individual's right to freedom of expression must be respected.Sowmya Rajendranmohanlal_new_fb.jpgFacebook/ MohanlalMalayalam actor...
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Donald Trump’s victory shows how American journalism failed itself and the...
US Presidential ElectionsMainstream US media is guilty of collective capitulation.Chitra Subramaniamdonald_trumpFB.jpgFacebook/ Donald J TrumpThe head of a western wire agency told me when results from...
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Fidel and heroes of that era: Are the days of Leftist ideological hope gone...
Politics That era started slipping away, as communist regimes crumbled, Berlin wall came down and finally Soviet Union disappeared from the world map.Kalyan Arunfidel che.jpgThose were the days, my...
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The Indian right is more moderate than the far-right in West
AnalysisBut there are deeper reasons. IANSdonald_trumpFB.jpgAmulya Ganguli Donald Trump's victory has been ascribed to the anger of the white working class in the US over the discontent caused by...
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The pragmatic revolutionary: The legacy of Fidel Castro
ObituaryIn his almost half-century rule, Castro dealt with ten US presidents and had friendly relations with several historical figures.IANSFidel Castro and Che Guevara (Image - IANS).jpgImage: Fidel...
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What will Lutyens’ Delhi do after it has ‘smashed’ illegal Indian accounts in...
CorruptionThe real battle is in IndiaChitra SubramaniamSwiss_govt_3x2.jpgThere is a monotonous regularity with which reports in India surface about ‘progress’ in retrieving monies ‘stashed’ (what an...
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Madiga reservation movement exposes the schism within Dalits, and a...
OpinionAlready, arguments by the Kapus, Patidars, Jats and Marathas to be included in the BC list are trying to undermine the reservation policy.Pavan KoradaManda_Krishna_Madiga 3x2 (Image -...
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New Pakistan Army chief: Will there be a change of narrative?
OpinionThe civil-military balance remained tilted in favour of the latter during the tenure of outgoing Gen Raheel Sharif. IANSSharif_UN_PTI_750x500.jpgBy Brig Anil Gupta (Retd) A new chapter was...
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Dear moral police and fellow devotees, what's your problem with leggings?
OpinionLook away or take some inspiration from leggings and stretch your mind.Sowmya Rajendranleggings new 3.jpg Leggings. They come in many colours. They fit the tall, they fit the short. They stretch...
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Trump and Modi: birds of the same feather, but with different world views
OpinionTrump will likely to be only too eager to borrow a leaf or two from Modi.modi trump.jpg Indrajit Roy, University of Oxford Donald Trump’s election as the 45th US president illustrates the global...
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Jayalalithaa’s flawed legacies which TN should discard, but never forget
JayalalithaaThis is not about Jayalalithaa as a person, but her brand of politics which, as citizens, we must introspect.Sowmya Rajendranjayalalithaa PTI 750x500.jpgPTIJ Jayalalithaa, Tamil Nadu's...
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The engineering job slowdown has begun, what went wrong and how to fix it
EducationAutonomy, technology based education and industry orientation is the way outstudents 2 pti.jpg By K Ramachandran With placements dropping by 40-50% this year compared to the last, the signs...
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The hypocrisy of Ola and Flipkart, poster boys of India’s ‘lala’ economy with...
OpinionIrony bought itself a coffin on Flipkart and drove to the cemetery in an Ola when Aggarwal-Bansal complained. Ramanathan S.bansal aggarwal ola flipkart.jpgDuring my first stint in Delhi, I was...
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Do private hospitals help VVIP’s maintain secrecy to violate public trust?
OpinionWould more openness and transparency have protected the credibility of the institutions involved better?Padmaja ShawJayalalithaa-PTI-compressed.jpgThis is a sombre and politically incorrect time...
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Demonetisation deed is done - now look ahead
DemonetisationLet's use the opportunity to achieve what we couldn't in normal circumstances -- try and get to a new normal. IANSdemonestisation 750x500.jpgSalim David Money is a medium that lubricates...
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Adoor Gopalakrishnan's disdain for mainstream films reveals the midget within...
CinemaThe filmmaker has been defensive about criticism of his own films but generous in doling it out to others.Sowmya RajendranAdoor Gopalakrishnan 3x2.jpgOne of Kerala's most celebrated filmmakers,...
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Unicorns seeking protection have deeper issues, need to say ola to flipping...
OpinionStartups need to focus on their inability to create customer value or compete on it.Archana Venkatola flipkart logos.jpgLast week eCommerce unicorns (a term used to describe start-ups valued at...
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Supreme Court has given BCCI long rope
OpinionThings have come to such a pass that the apex court held board president Anurag Thakur guilty of perjury .IANSlodha-bcci-pti-750x500.jpgPTI/FileVeturi Srivatsa The Indian cricket board is...
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Remembering the 1971 India-Pakistan War and the liberation of Bangladesh
HistoryThe India – Pakistan war of 1971 came to be known as a landmark in the history of warfare.Sudarshan Ramabadran1971_India_Pakistan_war_Surrender (Wikimedia Commons - Indian Navy).jpgImage:...
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