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‘Ram Mandir Will Be A Part Of Our Campaign'
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‘Ram Mandir Will Be A Part Of Our Campaign'

Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das is confident about winning a second term in office despite desertion by allies and rebellion by senior party members. Ahead of the first phase of polling on November 30, Das speaks to Preetha Nair about his government’s achievements and why he is not cowed down by setbacks to the BJP. Excerpts.

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December 09, 2019
Nayakan 2 - The New K-town Show
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Nayakan 2 - The New K-town Show

Can a Rajini-Kamal combine derail the Dravidian parties?

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December 09, 2019
Oh No, Not Again!
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Oh No, Not Again!

As government pushes for NRC repeat, people in the state fear the worst

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December 09, 2019
Apples Of A Frozen Wrath
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Apples Of A Frozen Wrath

Mushtaq Ahmad Malik could barely recognise his orchard.

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December 02, 2019
Bitter Truths In Sealed Cover
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Bitter Truths In Sealed Cover

Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi assumed office with a messianic aura but left behind a legacy scorched by controversies

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December 02, 2019
Your Shopping, Her Wings
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Your Shopping, Her Wings

Your Shopping, Her Wings

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December 02, 2019
Tweeterverse
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Tweeterverse

QUACK! The gander gives away the nest’s position behind an arbour of foliage.

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December 02, 2019
Veni Vidi Vanchy
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Veni Vidi Vanchy

K.R. Vancheeswaran, 57, or simply Vanchy as everyone calls him here, wakes up to the sweet call of the Malabar whistling thrush every morning.

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December 02, 2019
Thou Art Here, Nanak!
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Thou Art Here, Nanak!

Iconoclast and pacifist, the first of the Sikh Gurus belongs to all humanity

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December 02, 2019
Their Last Rides
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Their Last Rides

Their Last Rides

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December 02, 2019
The Slytherin Wizard
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The Slytherin Wizard

“COMElet’s release this fellow in the bushes,” says Shravan as he led me into the forested tracts of the sprawling Theosophical Society campus in Chennai.

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December 02, 2019
The Portfolio Of An Aam Aadmi
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The Portfolio Of An Aam Aadmi

IT’S a bright day and Delhi’s deputy CM is walking briskly on the tread-mill at his official residence on Mathura Road.

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December 02, 2019
The Jungle Book
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The Jungle Book

AROUND four in the evening, after a late lunch, Pamela Gale Malhotra is standing at a bay window in her living room looking out at a picture-perfect landscape—a rainsoaked forest with the Brahmagiri hills framing the backdrop.

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December 02, 2019
The Cycle Of Life
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The Cycle Of Life

EVERY day of renewed energy is a message by Nature to continue adding value to life and living.

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December 02, 2019
Slow Gathering Of Life's Net
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Slow Gathering Of Life's Net

AS ducks swim, Virender Sehwag timed the leather orb. Of the 17,253 international runs he scored, Sehwag’s innate ability to spank the cricket ball boiled down to precise hand-eye coordination.

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December 02, 2019
Show A Man His Place
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Show A Man His Place

AS the swish set of south Delhi crowd the serpentine lanes of Hauz Khas Village, Punjabi hits and techno tracks reverberate with the kaleidoscopic colours of the dance floor.

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December 02, 2019
Pressing On Still
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Pressing On Still

Pressing On Still

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December 02, 2019
Passion-Fruit Mojo
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Passion-Fruit Mojo

WITH the top hat, ’tache and three-piece, Gopinath Muthukad almost looks straight out of a Lee Falk comic panel.

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December 02, 2019
Old Man River
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Old Man River

SIDDIQUE Ali stands on the bow his country boat, silhouetted against a flaming orange sky on a November evening.

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December 02, 2019
Officer And A Musafir
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Officer And A Musafir

ANAND Kumar was a regular cricketer in his college days. now, he has to find time for golf during weekends.

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December 02, 2019
No One At The Ranch
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No One At The Ranch

Deserted by allies and partymen, Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das is fighting a lonely battle to save his crown

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December 02, 2019
Namaskar, Main Ravish Kumar...
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Namaskar, Main Ravish Kumar...

SITTING above news crawlers and tick-ers, within the confines of the TV screen, Ravish Kumar appears an aver-age man, belying his height and physique.

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December 02, 2019
Murga Rides The Wave
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Murga Rides The Wave

The ‘on air’ sign in the radio studio lights up red at 7 am sharp.

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December 02, 2019
Ma Is A Baby Doll
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Ma Is A Baby Doll

IT’S a little after 7 in the morning, the time when Mumbai gradually wakes up; the incessant commotion that typifies the financial capital builds up slowly.

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December 02, 2019
In The Vaults Of Death
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In The Vaults Of Death

DRUMS announce the arrival of the first corpse at the cremation and burial ground in Otteri, Chennai.

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December 02, 2019
Heeding The Cry, 'Au thor, Author'
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Heeding The Cry, 'Au thor, Author'

THE mist has obscured the steep lanes of Landour, but finding our destination is not diffi­cult.

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December 02, 2019
Chasing Nirvana
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Chasing Nirvana

THIS mortal world is constantly chasing one thing or the other—worldly wealth for many, nirvana and moksha for some.

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December 02, 2019
Bol Paran Periods
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Bol Paran Periods

“LOOK,” says tabla virtuoso Pandit Tanmoy Bose, slowly moving his index finger along the rim of a half-filled glass of water, “listen to what happens”.

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December 02, 2019
Damned If You Do
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Damned If You Do

Work on Subansiri hydel project resumes after eight years. Activists bristle, call it betrayal.

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November 25, 2019
Finale Of The Four Innings?
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Finale Of The Four Innings?

The pitiful demise, by market consensus, of women’s Test cricket

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November 25, 2019