The Summit Plan

Percy Fernandez09 May 2013, 02:02 PM IST When it comes to Everest, there are three things that matter-altitude, weather and your mountaineering skills. What about the Sherpas? Without them, it is simply not possible to be on the mountain, leave...

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But, Your Lordship, this parrot sings like a canary

TK Arun09 May 2013, 02:03 PM IST The Hon'ble Supreme Court has made scathing remarks about the CBI, calling it a caged parrot with multiple masters. It has said that the CBI has allowed officials to remove the heart of the investigation by showing...

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Mango people in banana republic given tota-maina kee kahani

Veeresh Malik09 May 2013, 02:43 PM IST The Supreme Court of India is reported thusly "Raising questions on the independence of CBI, the apex court called it a 'caged parrot speaking in its master's voice'." The court making a scathing comment...

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How Congress won Karnataka

John Cheeran08 May 2013, 02:59 PM IST Now it is certain that Congress will form the government in Karnataka. The party has secured a simple majority in the 223-seat state assembly. Political pundits are, however, quick to point out that Congress...

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Imran Khan’s fall may push his rise

Sameer Arshad08 May 2013, 03:02 PM IST The 'cornered tiger' t-shirt Imran Khan wore before leading his country to the 1992 cricket world cup win remains one of the enduring images etched to Pakistan's collective memory. It was the galvanising...

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Paradoxes galore in Karnataka elections

Dileep Padgaonkar08 May 2013, 03:19 PM IST   Startling ironies mark the results of the elections in Karnataka. The Congress benefited from the backlash against the BJP's record of abject greed during its years in power. Yet, across the...

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Hardly anything in CBI affidavit to warrant anyone’s resignation….

Prashant Panday07 May 2013, 06:58 AM IST So the CBI has declared that 3 deletions and 1 addition was made in its draft report on Coalgate. The opposition seems to have won a "tactical" victory, but is behaving as if someone has been pronounced...

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The mind-disease connection

Rachna Chhachhi07 May 2013, 10:56 AM IST A lot of cases have come to light in the stressful work scenario that have their roots in the mind. Unexplained pains, chronic diseases and personality-defying disorders, have been put down to a mind-disease...

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No, you don't know who I am. And that's fine

Anshul Chaturvedi07 May 2013, 12:21 PM IST There are phases in life when people come to you – and this happens right from school – and ask you, 'How could you put up with that?' 'Why didn't you say something?' "How can you let them do this?'...

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Say cheese, commander!

Shobha John06 May 2013, 06:01 PM IST It is a move that one saw coming. With some instances of pilots acting irresponsibly and endangering the lives of passengers, it was a foregone conclusion that the DGCA would crack down on them sooner rather...

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Aurangzeb

Meeta Kabra06 May 2013, 06:03 PM IST When I first heard of the film Aurangzeb, I wondered if it was going to be a periodic film. When I saw the suited Arjun Kapoor on posters, I wondered if it was about a son ousting his father from his proverbial...

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Icons with a difference

Boria Majumdar06 May 2013, 06:22 PM IST   Iconicity is hard earned. And it is even harder to preserve the iconic status for generations. This is especially so for eateries or restaurants for over the years a dip in quality is almost inevitable....

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A Blot on the Indian diaspora

Dileep Padgaonkar05 May 2013, 03:11 PM IST The saga of the Gupta family in South Africa resonates with the enchanting flourishes of a fairy-tale. The three brothers – Ajay, Rajesh and Atul -  migrated to the country a decade ago just as...

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Jest a minute

Narayani Ganesh05 May 2013, 11:42 AM IST Recently, in what is reportedly nothing more than an urban legend, Australia banned Santa Claus characters from saying 'Ho-ho-ho' loudly at public places as it was "scaring children" who are only used...

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The terrorism effect

Santosh Desai05 May 2013, 03:05 PM IST Last week this column examined the growing demand for the death penalty in the country. This demand seems to be part of a larger movement towards more muscular responses to provocations, in this country...

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Republic of proxystan: Bill and coo, kill and Woo

Chidanand Rajghatta04 May 2013, 11:32 AM IST Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's former ambassador to the US, recently suggested that the two countries sever their alliance. Is a 'break-up' even possible and will the election change anything?What is...

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2014 Elections: A strategy for the people

V Mahalingam04 May 2013, 01:23 PM IST The founding fathers of the nation or the architects of the constitution had perhaps never in their wildest of dreams imagined that the Indian democratic system would one day become a forged democracy. The...

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Black suits, backless cholis and climate change

Sartorial inequality between the genders contributes to  climate change. When it comes to formal dressing, women tend to cover themselves lightly, if not minimally, while men feel obliged to wear a jacket and a tie, even in the summer...

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Debar criminals from contesting elections

Minhaz Merchant03 May 2013, 01:55 PM IST In this Sunday's Karnataka assembly election, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), the six major parties have fielded 220 candidates with criminal charges against them. The biggest...

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The World’s 50 best restaurants…snapshots

Rashmi Uday Singh03 May 2013, 05:17 PM IST Stop press. This is it. It doesn't get any bigger or brighter than this. The world's foodies, gourmets, gourmands have all been waiting with bated breath for the announcement of these globally prestigious...

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