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| Environmental challenge |
| Few see that India’s future depends on its ecological sustainability |
| Thirty years ago, a department of environment was set up in the Central government; 25 years ago, this was upgraded into a full-fledged ministry of environment and forests. As we mark these anniversaries, it must be said that the ministers in charge ... |
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| Uphold the law |
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Sir — The Allahabad High Court recently ruled that a Muslim man cannot marry a non-Muslim woman unl ... |
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| Tough talk |
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Sir — The demand for autonomy put forward by the people of Darjeeling is perfectly legitimate. But ... |
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| Way to go |
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Sir — Heartiest congratulations are due to Viswanathan Anand for successfully defending his crown a ... |
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| PRIME TIME |
| One year is not even a tick of the historical clock but it might seem an eternity at the head of a coalition government with ...|
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| Listless in Lahore |
| The democratic government of Pakistan recently blocked access to Facebook and YouTube, among 450 other websites, because of their “sacrilegious content” and “derogatory materi... |
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| Trash as treasure |
| A major concern — or should one say campaign?— of contemporary art has been to curtail the traditional dominance of such material and media as paint and brush, stone and chise... |
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| Two women, one story |
| Calcuttans wishing to learn about the strange yet true history of performing artists in this city, especially the trials of the trailblazing women among them over a 100 years ... |
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It was on a bitterly cold night and frosty morning, towards the end of the winter of ’97, that I was awakened by a tugging at my shoulder. It was Holmes. The candle in his hand shone upon his eager, stooping face, and told me at a glance that something was amiss. — ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
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