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Hellelujah, It's Straining Men

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT

There seems to be no end to the self-flagellation of men. It is so persistent that that we may have to replace 'masochism' with 'manochism'.

Mukesh's Sacrifice

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Corporate affairs minister Salman Khursheed created quite a stir recently when he warned companies to refrain from paying "vulgar salaries" or face the music.

What SRK should learn from Kalam

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:43:41 GMT

A celebrity is blessed with good fortune in many ways. A reporter, for instance, has to search for news.

Jaswant pays price for telling the truth

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:40:45 GMT

For decades, Congress and BJP have jointly nurtured the myth that Britain teamed up with Jinnah to impose Partition on India, to institutionalise divide-and-rule even after leaving.

To kill a tree

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:30:00 GMT

The tree was young and strong and it took a long time to kill. It took two workmen with axes two days, including tea breaks.

To kill a tree

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:30:00 GMT

The tree was young and strong and it took a long time to kill. It took two workmen with axes two days, including tea breaks.

Return to Ayodhya

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:53:58 GMT

Ayodhya belongs to us all, like Ram. Having made the nation wait for 17 long years, the Liberhan Commission report hasn’t made even an iota of difference.

Return to Ayodhya

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:53:58 GMT

Ayodhya belongs to us all, like Ram. Having made the nation wait for 17 long years, the Liberhan Commission report hasn’t made even an iota of difference.

M J Akbar: Does justice matter after 17 years?

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:29:37 GMT

Democracy is a volatile game played in the open. What was there left to inquire into?

M J Akbar: Does justice matter after 17 years?

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:29:37 GMT

Democracy is a volatile game played in the open. What was there left to inquire into?

S Dasgupta: A truth nobody will ever admit

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:16:03 GMT

The long campaign for a grand Ram temple on the site of the 16th century Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was, at a very basic level, an issue of faith.

S Dasgupta: A truth nobody will ever admit

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:16:03 GMT

The long campaign for a grand Ram temple on the site of the 16th century Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was, at a very basic level, an issue of faith.

Everybody loves bad boys and a bit of scandal

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:08:11 GMT

Showbiz is a strange destination. It’s a planet in itself. Those who occupy it, create their own rules. Hollywood is full of rapists, too.

Everybody loves bad boys and a bit of scandal

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:08:11 GMT

Showbiz is a strange destination. It’s a planet in itself. Those who occupy it, create their own rules. Hollywood is full of rapists, too.

O-zone: A moment of madness

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:33:05 GMT

What makes a person give up an entire life in a moment of unbridled passion? In the extremes between reasoned thought and heedless emotion, is there a twilight zone which can nudge you towards crime or creativity?

Santosh Desai: Accelerating change: No easy way out

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:40:36 GMT

Change will not occur with the speed and thoroughness that is deemed ideal unless we accelerate the process through forceful and specific interventions.

Santosh Desai: Accelerating change: No easy way out

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:40:36 GMT

Change will not occur with the speed and thoroughness that is deemed ideal unless we accelerate the process through forceful and specific interventions.

Vinita Nangia: When did you last really look?

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:37:00 GMT

God they say is in the detail and he who has mastered the art of focusing on the minutest details, has mastered the art of blocking out the unpleasant...

M J Akbar: Next time, the volcano

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:17:43 GMT

The Left emerged out of the chaos and violence that fractured Bengal; as it dissipates, will the vacuum be filled by violence? It is tempting to see the immediate future as a mirror image, with variations, of the 1960s.

M J Akbar: Next time, the volcano

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:17:43 GMT

S Dasgupta: Why the twitter-bugs can't change Iran's regime

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:11:14 GMT

It is possible the angry young men and well-dressed women in Victoria Beckham sunglasses in Tehran - the only place where Mousavi outpolled Ahmadinejad - have different ideas.

S Dasgupta: Why the twitter-bugs can't change Iran's regime

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:11:14 GMT

It is possible the angry young men and well-dressed women in Victoria Beckham sunglasses in Tehran - the only place where Mousavi outpolled Ahmadinejad - have different ideas.

S A Aiyar: Killing me softly with your beedis

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:06:21 GMT

Why have finance ministers over the years not done this? Because the beedi is the poor man's smoke, and the beedi industry employs millions. Yet, these are horrifying, cruel reasons for tax concessions for proven killers.

S A Aiyar: Killing me softly with your beedis

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:06:21 GMT

MJ Akbar: The US advice on Kashmir is lunacy

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:08:08 GMT

There is nothing particularly new about the proposal of an interim balm for the wounds of Kashmir, demilitarization on both sides of the Line of Control. What is novel is the heavy Washington endorsement of this Pakistan-promoted option.