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| Beyond good intentions |
| A judgment that allows us, if briefly, to have faith in the law |
| Sometimes newspapers make you rub your eyes. On Wednesday, August 6, the headline in my paper read: “Ban on Islamic student body lifted”. What this meant was that the proscription of the Students’ Islamic Movement of India, outlawed by the Government... |
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| Empty promises? |
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Sir — Despite his grand promises, Prasoon Mukherjee’s business proposals have barely come to fruit ... |
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| Legally corrupt |
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Sir — Hostile trade union activities under the banner of Centre of Indian Trade Unions, the labour ... |
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| Clad them young |
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Sir — Dakshinee, an eminent institute of performing arts in south Calcutta, has been imposing a bun ... |
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| Another captain |
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Sir — “Away Test wins” (Aug 4) lists India’s win over Australia by 59 runs in Melbourne in 1981 amo ... |
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| LEFT IN PAIN |
| Is it possible to bring every accident of life under the regulatory scrutiny of the law? Awaiting the birth of a child is usu...|
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| IT’S DIFFERENT |
| Suddenly, a summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation seems more than an occasion for the region’s heads...|
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| A Whole New Beijing |
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This is not the time for expats here to go home for a short break. Coming back to China during the next three weeks is bound ... | Read.. |
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| The story of a champion from the East |
| Calcutta’s claim to Olympic fame stretches back to the early part of the 20th century. It is widely believed that sprinter Purma C. Bannerjee, who was a member of the maiden I... |
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I can sympathize with people’s pains, but not with their pleasures. There is something curiously boring about somebody else’s happiness.
— ALDOUS HUXLEY
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