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The government has woken up. After an inordinately long time, the government has finally mustered enough courage to announce a slew of reforms, all of them politically unpopular. It set the ball rolling by raising the price of diesel by Rs 5 per litre and capping the subsidized use of liquefied petroleum gas to six cylinders a year for each household.... | Read.. |
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| Trade together |
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Sir — Ever since corporate retail outlets came up in India, there have been much hue and cry agains ... |
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| Twilight zone |
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Sir — The two articles — “The dark side of white light” by Uddalak Mukherjee and “Shapes and shade ... |
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Sir — It is depressing to know that Shubhro Samanta, a first-year student of the College of Enginee ... |
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High risks make for high drama. The success of Mamata Banerjee’s politics is based, albeit in part, on her ability to take ca... | Read..
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In India’s forests, poachers are responsible for killing animals and bringing them closer to extinction. In Calcutta, the Ali... | Read..
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During his recent visit to India, the Chinese defence minister, General Liang Guanglie, gifted Rs 1 lakh in cash to the two... | Read.. |
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It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. — CHUCK PALAHNIUK
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