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| Bitter deal |
| Bin Laden has been Pakistan’s priciest trump card |
| It may be years, if not decades, before a true and complete account of the operation which killed Osama bin Laden is known to the public. But the price on bin Laden’s head, not in monetary units, but in diplomatic and political terms, is not too diff... |
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| Within limits |
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Sir — In his characteristically incisive article, “Where to go from here?” (May 6), Ashok Mitra hig ... |
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| Lost labour |
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Sir — May 1 is observed as International Workers’ Day the world over. Colourful rallies and meeting ... |
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Sir — I have been a voter for more than 50 years, but I cannot recall a more peaceful election than ... |
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| LAND MINE |
| Land is finite but its capacity to incite strong emotions appears to be infinite. The bonds that tie a person to his land, ho...|
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| OFF THE GROUND |
| Sometimes a curse can become a blessing in disguise. The 10-day strike that battered the already drooping image of Air India ...|
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| Living Ideas |
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Two weeks ago, I was writing on — more exactly, off — Britain’s royal wedding. Bigger things have arisen since. Yet, oddly, I... | Read.. |
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| Legal Faqs |
| Q: I am a widow and live in my father’s house. The second floor of the building was let out 30 years ago. The tenants were asked to vacate the premises, which they did not. Th... |
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| Waste not, want not |
| The gala British royal wedding might have gripped the world, but are big, fat Indian weddings justified? It’s a poser that the Indian food minister, some senior Congress leade... |
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Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.— ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
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