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Farrukh Dhondy
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In his words: "I am just a professional writer, which means I don't do blogs and try and get money for whatever I write."
    CPI(M) Politbureau member Brinda KaratOpinion
    'I hereby vow to refuse to serve in a Boris Johnson Cabinet'

    If Uncle Tom Sajid were to get to the post of Prime Minister through this undemocratic process, I, gentle reader, would...

    22 Jun 2019 7:35 AM IST

    British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power. (Photo:AP)Opinion
    Tory leadership race is likely to lead to undemocratic' Brexit

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has a population of 66 million people.

    15 Jun 2019 2:09 AM IST

    British Prime Minister Theresa May made the announcement about her deparure. (Photo:AP)Opinion
    Trump arrives as May exits: How will Brits stomach this?

    Even Mr Johnson, in the leadership campaign, has said he intends if he wins to put Farage back in his box .

    8 Jun 2019 4:54 AM IST

    British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power. (Photo:AP)Opinion
    Is there any Indian parallel to the farce happening in Britain?

    The new Brexit Party with only one policy leaving the EU won 29 of the 74 seats.

    1 Jun 2019 6:39 AM IST

    More Indian children are in school today than ever before, but the quality of public schools has sunk to abysmally low levels, as government schools have become the reserve of children at the very bottom of Indias social ladder.Opinion
    Schools need a new curriculum to fight bigotry

    The protests outside Anderton Park school in Birmingham, in which the head teacher refuses to censor the curriculum,...

    25 May 2019 7:02 AM IST

    Pakistans flagOpinion
    UK's Islamophobia ban can turn into a blasphemy law: India should look...

    The suffix was added to distinguish the death-cult from one of the popular religions of the world.

    18 May 2019 12:05 AM IST

    President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    When most English talkers are Indians, curious words might enter the...

    The women who served their households were afforded the dignity of their own names.

    11 May 2019 1:06 AM IST

    Cambridge University (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    When protests were not about fuss

    Students in the US and UK have protested against what they contend is the lack of women or black writers in the...

    4 May 2019 12:43 AM IST

    Malala YousafzaiOpinion
    Young ones whose opinions matter

    Malala was someone who escaped death from the bullets of fanatics who wanted to stop girls being educated.

    27 April 2019 12:34 AM IST

    Nobody has an answer, the Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan is a colossal failure, the nations first city is in an appalling state of disrepair.Opinion
    'Swachchh Bharat' works only when people don't spit paan on walls with...

    The ploy seems to work on those staircase landings and on other spots where no nuisance is committed.

    20 April 2019 12:37 AM IST

    Departures at Delhis Indira Gandhi International airport were put on hold this morning as fog and cold wave condition continue to grip national capital. (Representational Image | PTI)Opinion
    Why are India's airports so strict?

    Grand and imposing though they are, the procedures within are a bit of a puzzle.

    13 April 2019 1:31 AM IST

    Though Dubai depends less on oil income, fluctuations in crude oil prices have affected all sectors of its economy. The slowdown took its toll on the small and unorganised sectors in the form of unpaid outstanding dues for companies, unpaid wages for workers and large scale job losses.Opinion
    Oil has empowered regimes led by fanatics across the Islamic world

    The law this week prescribes stoning to death for the supposed sins of adultery and of homosexuality.

    6 April 2019 6:07 AM IST

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