|
|
 |
|
|
 |
| Shepherd?s law |
| New realities in cricket have parallels beyond the field |
| Cricket-watchers all over the world cannot but feel sad. The doyen of British umpires, David Shepherd, that roly-poly man, neatly attired, a half-smile always on his lips, has announced his retirement. His last international match was the one-day int... |
Read.. |
|
| |
|
|
| Mind your business |
|
Sir ? S.L. Rao makes a strong case for deregulation of public sector undertakings in ?Public versu ... |
Read..
|
|
| |
| Baby talk |
|
Sir ? If a corporate joke is regarded as promoting terrorism and patriotism turns into jingoism, th ... |
Read..
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
 |
| UNDER COVER |
| Among the country?s natural resources, forests are perhaps the most vulnerable to human depredation. And what human beings de...|
Read.. |
|
| |
| SCREAM IN TIME |
| An attitude problem combined with incompetence can produce pure black comedy. There is no other way to describe the list of i...|
Read.. |
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
| Rotten to the core |
|
If you are a politician, there are few more embarrassing experiences than to be caught at an airport with the equivalent of $... | Read.. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Through the shining glass, darkly |
| On a recent visit to Delhi, a family friend who is a resident there insisted that he take us to Gurgaon. He termed it an ?urban monstrosity?, and a perfect example of how a ci... |
Read.. |
|
| |
| Pragmatism where necessary |
| The nuclear cooperation bargain with the United States of America is set to divide the Indian polity. Both the prime minister and the opposition are preparing for a stormy deb... |
Read.. |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
You say, as I have often given tongue/ In praise of what another?s said or sung,/ ?Twere politic to do the like by these;/ But was there ever dog that praised his fleas?
? WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
