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The strange behaviour of gravity

The strange behaviour of gravity

When the falling apple supposedly inspired Isaac Newton to discover the law of gravity, he did not imagine that he had...

10 Feb 2016 5:33 AM IST

Don’t expect Pak to act on Headley info

Don’t expect Pak to act on Headley info

Almost everything that Pakistani-American Dawood Gilani, who later changed his name to David Coleman Headley in order to...

10 Feb 2016 5:31 AM IST

Growth hopes too high

Growth hopes too high

It’s too early to rejoice over the Central Statistics Office projecting GDP growth at 7.6 per cent for fiscal...

10 Feb 2016 5:31 AM IST

Tejas: The flight of freedom

Tejas: The flight of freedom

The news from Bahrain Air Show is exhilarating. The Indian Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas, captured...

9 Feb 2016 6:10 AM IST

Lord Ram, the litigant

Lord Ram, the litigant

Lord Ram is back in the courts. Someone tried to sue him for domestic violence in the Treta Yug, and in return his...

8 Feb 2016 11:04 PM IST

A story of neglect

A story of neglect

Is the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) a “living monument” of the failure...

8 Feb 2016 11:03 PM IST

Love is simple

Kahlil Gibran, one of West Asia’s most celebrated mystic writers, has written many books.

8 Feb 2016 11:02 PM IST

Coronating Yuvraj

Coronating Yuvraj

I would like to thank Ashok Malik (Yuvraj and the theatre of cricket, Feb. 7) for an old English story and for Yuvraj. I...

8 Feb 2016 10:50 PM IST

Irani’s irony

The ministry of human resources development’s decision to call a meeting of vice-chancellors of Central...

8 Feb 2016 10:49 PM IST

State of hurt

Sunanda K Datta-Ray’s article Anti-national: A slur that is killing India (Feb.2) is spot on. His detailing of...

8 Feb 2016 10:48 PM IST

IPL-9 a game-changer

IPL-9 a game-changer

The IPL hasn’t lost its appeal. Obviously cleverer after eight years’ experience in the cash-rich league,...

8 Feb 2016 10:40 PM IST

Govt-Opposition friction is counter-productive

Govt-Opposition friction is counter-productive

The BJP doesn’t seem especially mindful of cooperating with the Opposition parties, especially the Congress, in...

8 Feb 2016 10:38 PM IST