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If some writer had put this in a work of fiction people would have sniggered at such cheap plotting. On the night a major Hollywood movie opens in a small town in the US, a psychopath with an automatic weapon walks into the movie theatre, opens fire and kills people, carrying on shooting till his w... | Read..
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Sir — One of the most prominent actresses of the golden era of Indian cinema,Waheeda Rehman, was bo ... |
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Sir — Given the sharp decline in the wild cat population in India, the Supreme Court’s decision to ... |
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Sir — The idea of introducing identity cards for senior citizens is flawed. Senior citizens would b ... |
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Demographic changes pose tough challenges for societies and governments everywhere. Assam’s history of ethnic violence has mu... | Read..
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Romania’s president, Traian Basescu, has escaped the ignominy of an impeachment by a hair’s breadth after a public referendum... | Read..
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Britain has come up trumps. The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London was an event that put all the extravagant ope... | Read.. |
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There’s no forsaking what you love/ No existential leap/ As witnessed here in time and blood/ A thousand kisses deep. — LEONARD COHEN
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