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| New covenant |
| A global alliance of nations needs to address climate change |
| Global warming and climate change have been top-of-the-mind issues, especially during the past 24 months. Climate change is not new, but it did not become a hot issue in the public domain until the United Nations meeting on the subject, which produce... |
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| Spectre of violence |
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Sir — Posterity is bound to question the wisdom of officially celebrating the “First War of Indepen ... |
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| Parting shot |
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Sir — As Dipankar Dasgupta points out in “Road to efficiency” (May 15), the delay in profit, and th ... |
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| UP RIDDLE |
| Ever since psephology — call it science or call it statistical jugglery — became fashionable in India, certain phrases have...|
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| FINE CURE |
| Whether it is a lingering death by poisoned air or a swift death brought about by a drunk driver, the streets of Calcutta off...|
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| Have A Nice Week |
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What are the lingering images of a ‘Golden Week’ holiday spent in China? For an Indian woman, functioning toilets remain the ... | Read.. |
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| Some useless shells remain |
| The cyberworld exists in a reality of its own. Google “Great Eastern Hotel” and immediately the search engine takes you to Yahoo Travel which gives you the impression that the... |
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If one denies that there are grounds for suicide, one cannot claim them for murder. One cannot be a part-time nihilist.
— ALBERT CAMUS
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