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| Not another like him |
| Michael Foot sought nothing for himself |
| More recently, Lee Kuan Yew said the same thing during the conversations for my book on his role in Narasimha Rao’s ‘Look East’ policy. India would have been transformed, he argued, if “Mrs Gandhi had continued the declaration of Emergency for ten, t... |
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| Exclusive growth |
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Sir — The new tax-sharing formula, as recommended by the 13th Finance Commission, is shocking. Acco ... |
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| Tough road |
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Sir — The Russian prime minister’s visit, just after that of the Afghanistan president, Hamid Karza ... |
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| Heavy charges |
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Sir — For senior citizens like me, who depend on inelastic incomes, a mediclaim policy is an absolu ... |
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| Sad story |
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Sir — The judgment in favour of the mother who strangled her newborn girlchild reveals the plight o ... |
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| LABOUR’S LOVE LOST |
| The British political system is full of contradictions. The principal among these is the startling fact that Great Britain is...|
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| There is a story behind every pattern |
| It is difficult to ignore the sheer beauty of the colonial ambience when one organizes an exhibition in the Harrington Street Arts Centre. It is a presence that is captivating... |
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| Only a pawn in the game |
| Virtually timed with Women’s Day, Nandikar’s new production, Madhabi, gives Bhisham Sahni’s sympathetic interpretation of Yayati’s dutiful, victimized daughter a Bengal... |
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| As brilliantly played as ever |
| Even though a performer of the stature of Roman Rudnytsky graced the city with a dazzling performance under the auspices of the American consulate at the Lincoln Room on Febru... |
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| Round the mulberry bush |
| L ife and death go hand in hand in the garden at the back of my house. This can be best seen in the first half of March. Firs... |
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It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
— MARK TWAIN
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