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| The US news market |
| A foretaste of competition to come |
| Indians still read newspapers. Some get their news from television; fewer from the internet. The variety of sources is greater in the United States of America. Television and internet are more widely available. Within television there is a distinctio... |
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| Lawless state |
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Sir — Of late, I find court judgements being violated by all and sundry with impunity, and various ... |
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| Parting shot |
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Sir — The report, “Poonch fight continues” (Jan 8), says that armymen have shot dead a person who w ... |
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| OLD THEME |
| It is exciting to be new. But a government that prides itself on having given an ancient country a mint-new start needs to be...|
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| PAYING FOR IT |
| The history of the government’s intervention in population control has not been a happy one in India. But the estimated popul...|
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| Deep in the mire |
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When one thinks about the idea of India and its very special civilization, which has some of the finest material culture, hum... | Read.. |
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| A city that loves its own filth |
| An autorickshaw ride in Calcutta can be quite a rewarding experience provided you can be all ears, and so forget that you also have a nose that is taking in generous quantitie... |
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| Slow death |
| Log on to www.calcuttatramways.com and watch the blue screen change colour. The company logo appears, in a teasing dance, and the lower half fills up with a pretty sket... |
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| Moral duty and all that garbage |
| Diseases and discomfort, especially when caused by pollution, are great levellers. Yet, they fail to do anything about Calcutta’s penchant for divisiveness and taking sides. B... |
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Of course one can ‘go too far’ and except in directions in which we can go too far there is no interest in going at all; and only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
— T.S. ELIOT
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