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Sharmila’s challenge

Sharmila’s challenge

Irom Sharmila formally entered politics October 18 with the formation of the People’s Resurgence and Justice...

20 Oct 2016 1:07 AM IST

Arthur & the round table

Arthur & the round table

Arturo Sosa is his name.

20 Oct 2016 12:27 AM IST

A star of Asia: Farewell, Dharma Raja

A star of Asia: Farewell, Dharma Raja

In the afternoon of October 13, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, Rama IX of the Chakri dynasty, passed away at the...

20 Oct 2016 12:24 AM IST

A beacon for guidance

A beacon for guidance

I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: ‘Go down again — I...

18 Oct 2016 11:35 PM IST

Is Germany’s Saxony a ‘failed state’

Is Germany’s Saxony a ‘failed state’

Two decades ago, I underwent several body searches and was led through multiple layers of electronic steel doors at the...

18 Oct 2016 11:31 PM IST

Why are American desis celebrating Trump

Why are American desis celebrating Trump

Some years ago Joel Stein wrote a witty and perfectly appropriate column in Time magazine titled “My Own Private...

18 Oct 2016 11:29 PM IST

Rise against terror

Rise against terror

The Eighth Brics summit ended with the adoption of the Goa Declaration, which pledged opposition to terrorism, even as...

18 Oct 2016 11:24 PM IST

Towards UCC

Though most Muslim women are against triple talaq and have been voicing their opposition against it for long,...

18 Oct 2016 11:24 PM IST

Litfest, slugfest

Litfest, slugfest

At the Khushwant Singh litfest, there is nothing like nationalism to convert a prim and proper literary festival into an...

18 Oct 2016 11:23 PM IST

Let’s talk justice

Let’s talk justice

This is supposed to be a true story. A lawyer was examining a witness in an unnamed American court.

18 Oct 2016 11:22 PM IST

Stop this callousness

Stop this callousness

The horrific fire at a Bhubaneswar hospital is a grim reminder of our poor infrastructure, erratic power supply with...

18 Oct 2016 11:20 PM IST

Govt-BJP’s hype over LoC strike unsettling

Govt-BJP’s hype over LoC strike unsettling

It appears that the race among senior BJP and government leaders to milk the cross-Line of Control anti-terror strike of...

18 Oct 2016 11:19 PM IST