Nice guys are happy but earn less

Rajiv Dabhadkar30 December 2013, 03:01 PM IST You probably have heard this before "Nice people finish last" and perhaps have experienced it as well - watching pushy, inconsiderate individuals get the job you wanted or have received the romantic...

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Symbolism is good, but just as a start

Rajesh Kalra30 December 2013, 12:38 PM IST Arvind Kejriwal has made all the right noises after being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi. His climb to the post of the CEO of Delhi has rattled (and shattered) many. Many still find it unbelievable...

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Not a Banana Republic in Mango Land

Veeresh Malik30 December 2013, 05:07 PM IST   Many decades ago, when India was a country with a global standing as well as was considered to be a force to reckon with in the post-Bangladesh War and post Emergency period, my ship landed...

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Modi and Kejriwal: A new year’s tale of two faces

Sanjeev Ahluwalia29 December 2013, 01:00 PM IST Modi is the face of efficient, impersonal, big government on the pattern of China. Infrastructure development, economic growth and jobs are what this State assures. In exchange, citizens are to...

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Does box office supersede values?

V Raghunathan29 December 2013, 01:14 PM IST Well, this may not be news in the 'Breaking News' category, but we are told, there are two Padma Bhushan awardees associated with Vishal Bhardwaj's Dedh Ishqiya, which is also associated with Yo Yo...

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Around the world in photos: December 22 - 28

Team TOI29 December 2013, 01:35 PM IST Every week, we bring you a roundup of the best photos from around the world. Let us know which is your favorite in the comments section and check again next week for new images.David Nugent of Leiester...

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Has AAP derailed Modi's campaign?

Chetan Bhagat27 December 2013, 09:48 PM IST Whether in Bollywood or in politics, one of the disadvantages of being a star is that people often don`t tell you when things go amiss. As a result, the star doesn`t realise it early enough to take...

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Imagine there's no country

Gautam Adhikari27 December 2013, 10:03 PM IST Allow me to share a tale of two youths. One is nine, bubbling with energy, eagerly waiting to enter a world of grown-ups. The other, 86, bowed out to silent applause from the game of life last Sunday....

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Farooq Sheikh – The Man with the Beatific Smile!

Vinita Dawra Nangia28 December 2013, 09:43 AM IST Farooq Sheikh was never the stuff girls drool over, but certainly the stuff they moon over! More than lover material, he was the kind of husband women dream of – kindly and loving and non-controversial;...

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Will the anti-sexual harassment Act be truly effective?

Lubna Kably27 December 2013, 05:22 PM IST It was a long wait, even as the President's assent was given on April 22, 2013, 'The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013' – for sake of brevity lets...

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Satyameva jayate: Truth alone triumphs

Narendra Modi27 December 2013, 04:48 PM IST My dear sisters and brothers,The law of nature is that Truth alone triumphs – Satyameva Jayate. Our judiciary having spoken, I felt it important to share my inner thoughts and feelings with the nation...

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The BAAP of AAP

Brijesh Kalappa27 December 2013, 06:10 PM IST  "If fifty men cannot be found with sufficient power of self- sacrifice, sufficient love for and pride in their country, sufficient genuine and unselfish patriotism to take the initiative… then...

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Shun VIPism, but be practical, Arvind Kejriwal

Rajesh Kalra26 December 2013, 12:37 PM IST At a time when Delhi's to-be-sworn-in chief minister is spurning all trappings of a VIP in this status conscious city, indeed the nation, the Congress seems to have been hit by news it could have done...

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Climate change & sleeping rough in India

Veeresh Malik26 December 2013, 12:12 PM IST   What do North Indian issues of non-payment to sugarcane farmers, single crop cultivations like sugarcane, climate change, sleeping rough, communal riots, disease provoked by diabetes, and people...

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The Birth of a Political Start-up & Taking the Plunge..

Shantanu Bhagwat26 December 2013, 06:04 PM IST I have been busy. Not the as usual "busy", but as the posh socialite would say, "busy, busy". The last couple of weeks have been an incredible whirl of meetings, long discussions and calls. It is...

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Slaves to servants

Jug Suraiya24 December 2013, 10:11 PM IST Why can't Indians — or at least rich, or middle-class Indians — live without servants? If it hadn't been for this seeming compulsion for Indians to have someone do the housework for them, the unholy...

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Smith's team is very much alive

Amit Karmarkar24 December 2013, 01:47 PM IST Despite two 'Centurions' at Jo'burg in the fourth innings, South Africa could not win the Test. It could well be fair to say that it was a moral victory for India. But I suspect that despite India's...

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2013 has been India's most disastrous foreign policy year in a very long time

Indrani Bagchi24 December 2013, 10:27 PM IST Thank heavens this year is done. In 2013, we stiffed our friends, failed to deliver as a global power, and frankly, our neighbourhood is worse off. For Indian foreign policy, this has been the most...

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Three musketeers' ride: Credibility is at stake for Modi, Kejriwal and Rahul alike

Dileep Padgaonkar23 December 2013, 10:47 PM IST While Narendra Modi continues to be BJP's star performer, he now has to share the limelight with Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi. The former, fortified by Aam Aadmi Party's spectacular show of...

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Devyani Khobragade: India’s diplomatic nightmare

Jai Anant Dehadrai24 December 2013, 11:53 AM IST   Devyani Khobragade's arrest and the concomitant humiliation have put some uncomfortable realities about India into stark focus. The resultant diplomatic embarrassment that India has had...

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