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| A novice rapids rider |
| Indira Gandhi was rather poor in politics |
| Living in the times of Indira Gandhi was never boring; she had a penchant for making news. She passed from one dramatic event to another; in each she had a stellar role. She changed over seamlessly from being a heroine to a villain and back. She exci... |
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| Winds of change |
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Sir — The bypoll results for West Bengal have gone in a predictable way for Mamata Banerjee (“Frien ... |
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| REAL CONTESTS |
| It is not difficult to see why the Chinese communists fret over the Dalai Lama’s freedom of movement and speech. By keeping a...|
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| THREE AND OVER |
| When India begins to move, it may also start to trot. Years of struggle went to loosen the tentacles of Section 377 of the In...|
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| Haven for Children |
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One of the most rewarding experiences of which I was fortunate to be a part was a visit to the Bal Bhavan in Delhi, an extra-... | Read.. |
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| Battle against a brother |
| The recent attacks on several Pakistani cities and towns — Lahore, Kohat, Peshawar and Rawalpindi — have shown the army of Pakistan in a poor light. The armed forces, it seem... |
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| Simple, elegant, and brilliant |
| Stephen Hawking, by now, is of course, a phenomenon. However, back in 1967, Stephen was relatively unknown in the corridors of Cambridge. It is known that a dashing young grad... |
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Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth,/ And spotted the perils beneath,/ All the toffees I chewed,/ And the sweet sticky food,/ Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth. — PAM AYRES
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