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| A history of tyranny |
| Tibet’s strategic location must remain a paramount Indian interest |
| The present crisis in Tibet is reminiscent of those that have beset empires in the near and distant past. The Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian dominions were gravely weakened by a variety of ethnic discontents, none of which could be accommodated in an i... |
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| Sin redefined |
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Sir — I commend the Vatican for adding seven more sins to the list of deadly sins to suit the age o ... |
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| Powerpuff girl |
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Sir — Papiya Sultana Alam should be congratulated for becoming the first Muslim woman from the stat ... |
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| Money control |
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Sir — Online trading through sub-brokers of reputed firms has become a usual practice even in small ... |
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| TAKE HEART |
| It has taken nine years for a fast-track court to nail the culprit in the murder of Shivani Bhatnagar, a senior journalist wo...|
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| DIFFERENT LIVES |
| Terror, together with the ‘war’ against it, is globalization’s strangest fruit. It works across the boundaries that separate ...|
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| Why we call this Friday good |
| I am delighted to know that three great religious festivals — Fateha-e-Dwaz Daham, Good Friday and Holi — are going to be celebrated on the same day tomorrow. I do not know wh... |
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| Laughter and sermons in an airy room |
| I remember my school chapel very well. A large, airy room, it looked down on the city from its perch on the fourth floor. The pews, with their gleaming dark wood, were arrange... |
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| And the feasting goes on |
| Last Christmas eve, my friends and I had a duck-roast party. There was plum cake from New Market too, but no Santa Claus or Christmas trees. We have little patience for all th... |
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A man’s mind will very generally refuse to make itself up until it be driven and compelled by emergency.
— ANTHONY TROLLOPE
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