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| How the US election and China’s new leadership affect India |
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Earlier this month, we witnessed the outcome of presidential elections in the United States of America, the preeminent global power and the world’s oldest democracy, and the change of leadership in China, the foremost rising global power which is poised to emerge as the world’s largest economy.... | Read.. |
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| Hope for the best |
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Sir — Arvind Kejriwal launched India’s newest political party this week (“Kejriwal, Congress in nam ... |
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| Distant dream |
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Sir — The fact that the West Bengal government is now promoting micro and small-scale industries i ... |
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| Parting shot |
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Sir — The unique identification project, Aadhar, has enrolled 270 million people in the last three ... |
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those surrounding individual consumer choice and those reflecting societal concerns. Most individuals want greater fuel effi... | Read..
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One can ride a train on Calcutta’s metro railway and not know where exactly one is going. The names of the railway stations a... | Read..
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| Another story |
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Five days after organizing the Adhikar rally in Patna to demand that the Centre grant special status to Bihar, the chief mini... | Read.. |
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| Two hours in paradise |
| In a small town like Burdwan, love can become a dangerous disadvantage. For lovers, being seen holding hands and hugging can have serious consequences — for example, being bea... |
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| Lands of do-as-you-please |
| Evening descends on a sprawling south Calcutta park. Mutant Maruti 800s without roofs zoom by, or Esteems painted strange colours, blaring loud music and stabbing the streets ... |
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Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but... life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves. — GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ
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