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Mirror, Mirror, Who's Worse?
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Mirror, Mirror, Who's Worse?

BJP’s strategies for capturing Bengal—development and communalism—are in Mamata’s playbook too.

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May 22, 2017
The Congress Hopes Against Hope On A Candidate For President.
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The Congress Hopes Against Hope On A Candidate For President.

The Congress hopes against hope for the entire Opposition to agree on a candidate for president.

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May 22, 2017
Court Of The Absurd
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Court Of The Absurd

In mythology, the Sun God’s son is a tragic hero. But Justice Karnan, the first HC judge to be awarded jail term for contempt of court, has set a sad precedent.

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May 22, 2017
Revisionism Saves The Day
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Revisionism Saves The Day

Bengal’s beleaguered comrades push a changed ‘Yechury line’ down hardliners’ throats in the party congress

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May 07, 2018
No Party After Erauschwitz?
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No Party After Erauschwitz?

#MeToo wasn't the Holocaust. Nor were the accusing women killijoy feminazis. Male entitlement speaks out of fear - of loss of pervasive, silent privileage.

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May 07, 2018
Bloodbath On Dalal Street
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Bloodbath On Dalal Street

US developments hit Indian markets, with the return of capital gains tax adding to negative sentiments

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February 19, 2018
A Sunny Electric Dream
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A Sunny Electric Dream

As technologies to tap the sun and store its energy become more efficient, we are already on our way to an ­incredibly ­energy-affluent world. And chances are we might arrive there before ­development driven by fossil fuels brings on a ­c­limate-change apocalypse.

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November 27, 2017
Storing The Change
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Storing The Change

Cheaper and better batteries are set to revolutionise the concept of energy storage. Here is the tech spark that triggered the illuminating possibility of clean energy.

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November 27, 2017
Noida To Islamabad
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Noida To Islamabad

Is Pak readying to make the next IT boom story? India has lost 125 jobs already.

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November 27, 2017
The Zest Of Both Worlds
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The Zest Of Both Worlds

At home with commercial slapsticks as much as with ­nuanced indies, Sanjai Mishra is a heart stealer

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November 27, 2017
A Legal Game In J&K
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A Legal Game In J&K

Lawyers in J&K are divided over the SC order on forming the J&K Bar Council.

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March 27, 2017
Sunset In The East
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Sunset In The East

As the ruins of its lost bastion in Tripura are inspected, CPI(M) mandarins prepare to decide on an alliance with the Congress

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March 19, 2018
The Troll Destroys The Other
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The Troll Destroys The Other

Birthing the modern mob­, the new bully boys on Internet Street­, ‘digital democracy’ sees the political lose out for lack of fresh ideas. Discourse is left to die.

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March 26, 2018
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Saffron Knights 

It was a state with a strong anti-north politics. But Karnataka now opens the doors to the south for the BJP—giving a fillip to its 2019 prospects.

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May 28, 2018
Don't Blame The God Particle
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Don't Blame The God Particle

Nature was self-sufficient. It contained both platitude and violence. Humans begat God as a symbol, to derive meaning, to forge identity. Not God’s fault.

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January 08, 2018
Sectarian Fire Burns
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Sectarian Fire Burns

Sangam-era violence was of tribal variety. Later it was between religions. Today, it’s caste riots that mostly erupt in Tamil Nadu.

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January 08, 2018
Most Foul And A Father Too
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Most Foul And A Father Too

A Kerala priest’s arrest for rape spills out tales about the laity being exploited in ways more than sexual.

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March 13, 2017
Realty In Paradise
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Realty In Paradise

Demonetisation makes no dent in Kashmir as land prices keep going up.

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March 20, 2017
The Centre Ups The Ante
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The Centre Ups The Ante

The Hurriyat may harden its stance following its leaders’ arrests—unless they are ‘softened’ for talks.

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August 07, 2017
US and India Ties Are Circled By Red Flags
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US and India Ties Are Circled By Red Flags

US and India renew pledges on defence pact and terror, but ties are circled by red flags

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July 10, 2017
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The Free Fall

It’s a hard time for the real estate sector with falling prices and stagnant sales. But, while investors are wary, home-buyers may soon have a reason to smile.

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July 10, 2017
You Turn The Path Green
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You Turn The Path Green

Excellence in an off-beat vocation requires fliar and, yes, courage. Here are eight such and their pioneers.

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July 10, 2017
When Love Turns Into Revenge, Sex Is Porongraphy
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When Love Turns Into Revenge, Sex Is Porongraphy

Jilted love, extortion or plain perversion, any of which can turn your filmed private moments to porn

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July 10, 2017
The Pocket Spy Who Reads Your Messages!
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The Pocket Spy Who Reads Your Messages!

Apps on your phone play data pirates to sweep all your info for the sake of corportates

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July 03, 2017
Boom time is Back
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Boom time is Back

After three years, the market celebrates this festive season with bigger sales

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October 24, 2016
malevolent: badly drawn mama's boys
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malevolent: badly drawn mama's boys

town squares have become battle zones for women. there isn’t even a language to express remorse. is there a larger social failing?

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january 23, 2017
the bully in the court
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the bully in the court

lawyers in kerala have resorted to hooliganism to keep the press out of the courts.

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october 17, 2016
fits and start-ups: the a+ schools
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fits and start-ups: the a+ schools

although the start-up scene remains abuzz with activity, many b-schools are setting grads on the old-school employability path.

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october 03, 2016
the bullet resonates a 'cruel joke'
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the bullet resonates a 'cruel joke'

a teenager’s death in 2010 led to five months’ protest, killing 112 people. now the probe panel says, ‘call cbi’.

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january 30, 2017
a winter's malady
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a winter's malady

the cold breath of seasonal affective disorder stalls lives.diagnosis, self-help and light help.

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january 30, 2017