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| Another visitor |
| The rise of Asia and the decline of America |
| Relations between India and the United States of America have taken root and acquired a new dimension with the visit of the Obamas to Mumbai and New Delhi. More than the president, the remarkable First Lady, Michelle Obama, will be looked upon by tod... |
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| Brutally honest |
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Sir — The report, “Pocket empty but lawyers laud CM” (Nov 6), presents an optimistic picture of Bih ... |
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| Cry freedom |
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Sir — It is not surprising that the government of India threatened to arrest the Booker prize-winni ... |
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| PLAY IT AGAIN |
| Rhetoric serves to shroud self-interest, and the latter can be made to masquerade as altruism by those blessed with the gift...|
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| SETTLING IN |
| Eight months after the elections, Iraq is witnessing the first serious attempt at government-formation through the ongoing al...|
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| Quite Absurd |
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Once upon a time, there was a British hotel company, huge but still family-run, called the Forte Group after its founder, one... | Read.. |
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| No small matter |
| For years Parvati Devi, a vegetable seller in Varanasi, depended on a local money lender to be in business, often paying extortionist interest rates. “If I took Rs 1,000 from ... |
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| LEGAL FAQS |
| Q: Our mother died intestate and our brother had her land mutated in his name, depriving us of our one-third share. We fought for restoration of our rights and won the case. M... |
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No sane local official who has hung up an empty stocking over the municipal fireplace, is going to shoot Santa Claus just before a hard Christmas.
— ALFRED EMANUEL SMITH
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