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| Second thoughts |
| The pope should reinforce the rationality of all faiths, not just of one |
| By declaring war on “worshippers of the Cross”, al Qaida militants remind us that Osama bin Laden could be an incarnation, albeit on the other side of the fence, of the 15th-century Spanish Dominican, Tomás de Torquemada, known as “the hammer of here... |
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| With force |
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Sir — The Supreme Court’s verdict to reduce political influence in the police system is path-breaki ... |
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| About a date |
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Sir — Ramachandra Guha is right in saying that satyagraha and civil disobedience movements p ... |
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| WAITING TO GROW OLD |
| Age is an advantage in India. That odious term ageist, a neologism coined by the champions of political correctness, is irrel...|
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| The man who is denied
the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important
the decisions he is allowed to take. He becomes fussy about filing, keen on seeing
that pencils are sharpened, eager to ensure that the windows are open (or shut)
and apt to use two or three different-coloured inks. — C. NORTHCOTE PARKINSON
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| In
God we trust |
| Sitting in his small, book-cluttered “home office” inside the CPM’s headquarters in Calcutta’s Alimuddin ... |
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