Why AAP is the most exciting new party to join politics

Chetan Bhagat29 November 2013, 10:01 PM IST Few cities in India, if not the world, have a past as glorious as Delhi. The Lodhis, Mughals, British and even us in present day India, have chosen this city-state to be our capital. Even after factoring...

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The widening gulf

Gautam Adhikari29 November 2013, 09:54 PM IST In the words of a popular 60s-era ballad, there's something happening over there, what it is ain't exactly clear. "There" in this case is the Middle East or, as some prefer to call it, West Asia....

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Dr Harsh Vardhan's pioneering role in making India polio-free

LK Advani30 November 2013, 12:33 PM IST For my wife Kamla as well as for me, this month has a special significance; the birthdays of both of us fall in November. Kamla's is on 27th, and mine is on 8th. This year, my daughter Pratibha suggested...

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Restaurant review: Mi maratha (Maharashtrian)

Rashmi Uday Singh29 November 2013, 04:19 PM IST I admit. My work powers me with energy, fuels me with joy and fills me with hymns of gratitude to the divine. And it's all about the thrill of discovery, the joy of going into uncharted territories....

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Exiting Employees Are Brand Ambassadors

Abhijit Bhaduri29 November 2013, 12:43 PM IST I had gone to have a scoop of my favourite ice-cream. I selected a flavour and treated myself to a generous scoop, and then another. When I was having the last scoop and wondering if I should order...

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Many boycotts now

Jug Suraiya29 November 2013, 02:29 PM IST Following the accusation of sexual assault made by a young woman journalist against Tarun Tejpal, editor-in-chief of Tehelka – and his subsequent attempts to intimidate the victim and members of her...

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Justice should be done and 'seem' to be done!

Gajanan Khergamker28 November 2013, 11:38 AM IST "Do you think most editors are like this? Is it true that this kind of stuff goes on freely in the media?" asked a neighbour looking like she'd been sadly deprived of the nitty-gritty that had...

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Wet and wild

Shreya Sen Handley28 November 2013, 12:10 PM IST Its winter now in Sherwood Forest and my hippie cool goes into deep freeze as the days get forbiddingly dark and cold. Paeans to nudity are forgotten as I bundle the family into seven layers of...

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Tejpal, Modi, Manmohan...The end doesn't justify the means

Ashish Tripathi28 November 2013, 06:09 PM IST When Tehelka was accused of using sex workers in its sting operation in 2001 during NDA government to expose corruption in defence deals, many tried to justify it. They said at the end of the day...

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Move over, Raghuram Rajan

TK Arun27 November 2013, 03:23 PM IST To tame runaway inflation , India needs political solutions , not just monetary tightening RBI governor Raghuram Rajan cannot bring inflation down. Only politics can. The sooner politicians , policymakers...

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Saheb's Soviet misadventure

Rajiv Shah27 November 2013, 07:21 PM IST The recent decision of the Gujarat chief minister's office (CMO) to "bar" the entry of accredited journalists to enter the Swarnim Sankul – the swanky complex built to house Narendra Modi's office and...

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Looking back wistfully…with perhaps a tinge of envy.

Sukanti Ghosh27 November 2013, 07:32 PM IST Recently, we spent a wonderful Sunday afternoon at a friend's penthouse that overlooks a lake in the suburbs of maximum city. I say 'wonderful' not only because of the rapier wit that our hosts and...

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Sue you, sue me!

Anoop Kohli26 November 2013, 01:06 AM IST So what do you think humans are made of? The zeal to help, to uplift the poor, to promise free lunches, to learn governance if they haven't, and proclaim publicly that it is not for the lust of power?...

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To sir, with love

P Ramesh Kumar25 November 2013, 02:32 PM IST Sir had an amazing capacity for love. He was endearing to all his students and anyone else he came across. His rustic appearance sat pretty with his handsome face and, together with his academic brilliance,...

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After sexual assault, slander

Rajesh Kalra26 November 2013, 01:37 PM IST The Tehelka sexual assault episode has been discussed threadbare by all. Depending on which side of the spectrum they are, people have taken clear stances, basically along expected lines. While the...

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Goonga Pehelwan

Abhijit Bhaduri24 November 2013, 12:10 PM IST Unlike many other countries, India does not have the luxury of having so many sports people who have won gold medals at Olympics that we would miss out a name or two. Yet, if we are asked to name...

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Around the world in photos: November 17 - 23

Team TOI24 November 2013, 10:45 AM 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. A Colombian policeman performs...

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The reign of elders

Santosh Desai24 November 2013, 07:03 PM IST When is someone truly regarded as an adult in India? This question was triggered off as an unlikely by-product of the recent controversy surrounding Amit Shah and the surveillance of a young woman...

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Don’t confuse compassion with weakness

Jai Anant Dehadrai22 November 2013, 11:37 AM IST The Supreme Court of India may speak softly, but this must not be confused with weakness or 'fickleness', as some observers have claimed, in the backdrop of the Campa Cola decision. In the larger...

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