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| Old tale, modern hate |
| The Ramayan returns to haunt the Indian polity |
| For the world’s largest democracy, India is alarmingly quick to ban or censor books, artworks and films. Usually, the charge in legal parlance is “injury” to the “sentiments” of a community or group, often on grounds of religious belief. ... |
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| Festival of sound |
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| Parting shot |
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Sir — The remark made by the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J. Jayalalithaa, that the Centre is red ... |
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| NO EXTRA COVER |
| It is now official. Crime has become linked to cricket. The conviction of two cricketers from Pakistan on charges of conspira...|
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| SINKING LOW |
| There are times when the cart needs to be placed before the horse. That is clearly what the Palestinian National Authority ha...|
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| Sordid Game |
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The turning point has been reached. The ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement that began in New York on September 17 had spread to 27... | Read.. |
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| All blows are for Romans |
| It cannot be easy, being a little village of Gauls, surrounded by camps of Roman legionaries just waiting to wage bloody battle and round off their empire. Not if the village... |
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| A drop of magic |
| Every Asterix adventure ends with a traditional banquet. A beaming moon lights up the night sky, the indomitable Gauls make merry around a crackling fire, Obelix feasts on an ... |
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| Farewell, virago |
| In Asterix and the Secret Weapon, we are introduced to Bravura, the bard from Lutetia who is to replace Cacofonix in the Gaulish village. She has a face like a cucumber... |
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| The wild boar’s tale |
| Last year, fans were outraged when Asterix and his Gaulish friends were shown feasting at a McDonalds outlet. The heroic Gaul who stood up to the Roman Empire had “sold out” t... |
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Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times. — MARK TWAIN
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