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| Passage to China |
| A new group of Indians in China can improve Sino-Indian relations |
| The prime minister, Manmohan Singh, may not have much time to spend with Meena Barot during his hectic visit to China from January 13 to 15. It is likely that the ambassador, Nirupama Rao, would invite Barot to her customary reception for the prime m... |
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| Tough call |
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Sir — Dynastic rule has been a defining feature of subcontinental politics for centuries. This tren ... |
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| PLAY THE GAME |
| The problem lies in the way the game of cricket is perceived. Even though it is a physical sport, most of its ardent admirers...|
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| SET BACK |
| February 18 suddenly seems a long way away. Whoever was behind the fatal gun and bomb attack on Benazir Bhutto has succeeded ...|
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| useful, fat and always fun |
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Not many books eleven years old deserve to be renoticed. But I’ve just bought the third edition of Fowler’s Modern English... | Read.. |
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| STREET LEGAL |
| When a man died while a case against him was pending, his sons (legal representatives) were allowed to continue the suit. The sons wanted to bring to the court’s notice that ... |
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| Cutting ties, quickly |
| I still believe we make marriage itself too easy and divorce too difficult. Marriage ought to be fairly difficult, impossible to contract in haste; and then with fewer mistake... |
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It is clearly absurd that it should be possible for a woman to qualify as a saint with direct access to the Almighty while she may not qualify as a curate. — MARY STOCKS
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