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| The criminal responsibility of juveniles is a sombre matter |
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When two eight-year-old boys committed a gruesome murder in the northern English town of Stockport 152 years ago, the coroner ruled that it isn’t the offender’s age but his “strength of understanding and judgment” that establishes the true “capacity to do evil or contract guilt”. By that yardstick, ... | Read.. |
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| Unfair price |
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Sir — The revelations made in the report, “Price is most powerful drug” (Jan 23), are praiseworthy. ... |
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| More proof |
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Sir — The report, “Vietnam conquers FDI fear” (Jan 28), is a timely reminder to anti-Congress polit ... |
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| Best bet |
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Sir — The past one year has been disappointing for Indian cricket. The team has been losing consist ... |
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At the very heart of democracy is respect for and tolerance of difference. This means that democracy provides space and freed... | Read.. |
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| Enchanted evenings |
| A warm reminiscence of the late maestros, Ravi Shankar and Manas Chakraborty, was there — people witnessed the grandeur of the inauguration of the four-night-long Indian class... |
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| Naughty blooms |
| A heady mix of sexually-charged images and spirituality finds expression in Manu Parekh’s canvases on Varanasi and on pubescent blooms at his exhibition titled Faith at... |
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| Juvenile vision |
| The Indian Council for Cultural Relations hosted an exhibition titled Brush & Lens (Jan 15-21), featuring artworks by the painter, Sipra Dattagupta, and the photogr... |
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Together they had overcome the daily incomprehension, the instantaneous hatred, the reciprocal nastiness, and fabulous flashes of glory in the conjugal conspiracy. It was time when they both loved each other best, without hurry or excess, when both were most conscious of and grateful for their incredible victories over adversity. — GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ
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