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Totem Weds Taboo
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Totem Weds Taboo

Hindu-Muslim sex videos are quite the rage. Are they breaking the rules or reinforcing them?

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July 23, 2018
Lone Threat To The Big Two
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Lone Threat To The Big Two

A new front taking shape under Sajad Lone promises to test the Muftis and the Abdullahs

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July 23, 2018
The Grand Izvestia
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The Grand Izvestia

Football, the universal sign language, can promote peace amongst peoples. This World Cup’s potpourri will leave fragrant memories.

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July 23, 2018
This Planter Doesn't Stop The Elephants
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This Planter Doesn't Stop The Elephants

As a child, Tenzing survived a militant attack on his family. He went on to pioneer elephant-friendly tree plantaions.

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July 23, 2018
Grand Hopes And General Failures
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Grand Hopes And General Failures

Giving the lie to the myth of Nawaz the peaceable, Nasim Zehra lays bare the absurd assumptions that led to Kargil

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July 23, 2018
Treading On Shaky Bridge
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Treading On Shaky Bridge

Years after the ‘Kashmiriyat’ talks, the NIA grills Hurriyat

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April 29, 2019
Not Tired, Not Retired
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Not Tired, Not Retired

Ex-­PM Deve Gowda is burning the trail in new seat Tumkur

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April 29, 2019
MS Dhoni - The Last Hurrah?
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MS Dhoni - The Last Hurrah?

He runs the crucial last lap for Team India, shares his gnomic wisdom, still keeps like the devil. We examine the unknowable mystery that defines MSD through the forces that shaped him.

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April 29, 2019
Arching For Bullseye
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Arching For Bullseye

BJP banks on Modi to hold on to its seats from North Karnataka

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May 06, 2019
A Warm, Epistemic Caress
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A Warm, Epistemic Caress

Undergraduate teaching must focus on the ‘big think’ questions that ignite passionate interest

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July 29, 2019
En Route To Rank Peak
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En Route To Rank Peak

The new education policy aims to bring systemic change to India’s education sector and make it globally competitive

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July 29, 2019
Fresh Dew On Good Length
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Fresh Dew On Good Length

Done, not dusted. The astral light from the World Cup exploits of these cricketers will play on.

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July 29, 2019
Life After The Boats
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Life After The Boats

lts livelihood system wrecked, a fisherfolk’s village near Chilika lake struggles with Fani’s aftermath

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July 29, 2019
Sam Plays It Loose
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Sam Plays It Loose

India’s marginalisation in the Afghan peace talks can bode ill for the country

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July 29, 2019
‘Those In The Centre Of The National Debate Must Speak Out'
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‘Those In The Centre Of The National Debate Must Speak Out'

Amish, the author who made mythology cool, is a bestselling Indian writer in English whose books have sold five million copies. His new book, Raavan, the third in his Ramachandra series, after Ram and Sita, is the darkest and deals with a complex character. Amish talks about villains in our stories, how India is not proud of its culture and extreme religious positions with Satish Padmanabhan. Excerpts:

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July 29, 2019
BJP March - Pushing South
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BJP March - Pushing South

India’s ruling party has pulled all stops in its mission to shed the northern tag by conquering the lands across the Vindhyas

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July 29, 2019
Revisiting 12 Things That Shook Us
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Revisiting 12 Things That Shook Us

These lives were made and unmade by 12 stories that hit the headlines before fading out in the past two decades

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July 29, 2019
A Kerala Cure For Healthcare Con
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A Kerala Cure For Healthcare Con

Patients and kin may be in for some relief as state-level price monitoring of medical devices and drugs kicks in

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February 25, 2019
Turning Food To Feed
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Turning Food To Feed

Between the farm and the table lies the rot and a racket

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February 25, 2019
Unity Chorus Is Out Of Tune
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Unity Chorus Is Out Of Tune

Can opposition parties sink their differences to put up a credible alliance to take on Modi­led BJP?

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March 04, 2019
Confident That NSA For MP Cow Slaughter Will Be Lifted
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Confident That NSA For MP Cow Slaughter Will Be Lifted

Former Union home and finance minister P. Chidambaram is busy putting together the Congress manifesto before the forthcoming general elections. His book Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India (Rupa), a collection of his articles pub­lished in The Indian Express in 2018 is just out. Chidambaram talks to Satish Padmanabhan on a range of topics from the Pulwama terror attack, the grand opposition alliance to Rafale deal and cow vigilantes. Excerpts…

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March 04, 2019
President Provocateur
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President Provocateur

India will have to look out for what becomes of Trump’s rhetoric in the White House.

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February 06, 2017
Indo-Pak Talks: So Where Were We?
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Indo-Pak Talks: So Where Were We?

After what seemed like an intractable chill, India and Pak get to the talks-table again.

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December 21, 2015
Starry-Eyed At The House Of Reels
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Starry-Eyed At The House Of Reels

The big screen. Up there dreams are built and spilt, lives are lived, loved and lost and all of us are along for the ride.

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January 11, 2016
Pathankot  Attack: Would The Army Have Handled It Better?
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Pathankot Attack: Would The Army Have Handled It Better?

Did the NSA’s ‘civilian’ NSG botch up the Pathankot operation? Would the army have handled it better? With the NSG out of its depth, the army was called in to deliver the final punch.

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January 18, 2016
Kitchen Confidential: Five Star Experience At Home
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Kitchen Confidential: Five Star Experience At Home

Bring the five-star experience home. Gourmet savants are now bringing their business to the family kitchen.

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January 18, 2016
Koramangala: The Startup Universe
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Koramangala: The Startup Universe

Bandra of Bangalore, GK-I of Delhi, that’s Koramangala. This is startup universe, the hub of ideas, inspiration and all the action.

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January 25, 2016
A Clowning Glory:  An Alternative Healing Method
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A Clowning Glory: An Alternative Healing Method

A few doctors are bringing an alternative healing method to town.

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February 08, 2016
Feel the Bern Yet?
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Feel the Bern Yet?

In Donald Trump season, here comes a wildcard: a plodding, avowed socialist!

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February 15, 2016
Narendra Modi, Stuck In Abraham's Triangle!
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Narendra Modi, Stuck In Abraham's Triangle!

Modi is caught between a military alliance and crucial oil diplomacy in West Asia.

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February 22, 2016