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| An essay in persuasion |
| What India achieved in Pittsburgh |
| Around the same time that the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, was addressing a triumphant press conference in Pittsburgh at the end of the Group of Twenty summit, the CNN talk-show host, Larry King, was interviewing the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahm... |
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| Flicker of hope |
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Sir — The news of a new AIDS vaccine showing promise is undoubtedly heartening (“AIDS vaccine break ... |
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| Firm stand |
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Sir — Jadavpur University needs to be applauded for expelling three students accused of ragging fiv ... |
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| Learn to observe |
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Sir — Geologists have predicted that a major earthquake will hit the Northeastern states soon (“Bhu ... |
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| ON THE TARMAC |
| What the private sector did yesterday, the public sector does tomorrow. The pilots of Jet Airways showed the way for the exec...|
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| HAPPY TOGETHER |
| To translate dharma as ‘religion’ is to reduce the range and elusiveness of the Sanskrit word to a narrowness that is ...|
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| Iron rules |
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Maybe you don’t always share my opinions about English. So you differ from me. Or could that be with me? Your views ar... | Read.. |
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| Better safe thansorry |
| A needless tragedy occurred in Delhi recently when five girls were killed and 27 others seriously injured in a stampede at their school. Heavy rains had flooded the premises o... |
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| LEGAL FAQS |
| Q: In June 2008, we rented out the ground floor of our house as per a registered leave and licence agreement for 11months and 29 days, with two months’ notice period on either... |
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Each venture/ Is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate/ With shabby equipment always/ deteriorating/ In the general mess of imprecision of feeling.— T.S. ELIOT
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