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| Watch it come down |
| In Britain, the status quo wobbles on |
| Well, phew! I am almost at a loss. Any time this month until early last week, I could have covered pages on the political state of affairs here but, against all the odds, the status quo wobbles on with Gordon Brown as our almost painfully dama... |
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| The global language |
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Sir — With reference to “Million-word march? Nothing but sham,” June 16, two corrections are in ord ... |
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| Royally stripped |
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Sir — Since Independence, India has dispensed with the zamindari and the feudal systems. Abo ... |
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| Health horror |
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Sir — I was horrified to hear about the conditions at the Beleghata hospital (“Swine flu ‘suspect’ ... |
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| Plastic menace |
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Sir — Even if the government’s notification on the health warning to be displayed on all tobacco pr ... |
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| BAND OF TERROR |
| The rule of law, one of the pillars of a democratic polity and society, is based on an element of trust and reciprocity. It i...|
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| TALK TIME |
| There is something distinctly odd about citizens of a modern democracy being taught manners by the State. But mobile phones h...|
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| Not Quite the Same |
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I like making large pronouncements on large issues of English, don’t I? But let’s look at a small one: the words but a... | Read.. |
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| Sex, lies and loopholes |
| Did Shiney Ahuja do it? Or didn’t he? The debate continues as to whether or not the Bollywood actor raped his 18-year-old domestic help or had consensual sex with her. Though ... |
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| Street Legal |
| A woman who died of burns gave a dying declaration that her husband had poured kerosene all over her before setting her on fire with a matchstick.... |
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Our freedom as free lances / Advances towards its end; / The earth compels, upon it / Sonnets and birds descend; / And soon, my friend, / We shall have no time for dances.
— LOUIS MACNEICE
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