AAP dharna: The unstated critical issues the country failed to see through

V Mahalingam30 January 2014, 01:15 PM IST This article is not about Arvind Kejriwal, his party members, ministerial colleagues or about the incidents involving Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti at Khiki Extension or Rakhi Birla demanding that...

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Restaurant review: BusaGo (Asian multi-cuisine)

Rashmi Uday Singh30 January 2014, 04:07 PM IST Bandra buzzes. Before leaving for Spain, I popped into Busaba's baby sibling BusaGo and as you can see from the photo I shot, I ate almost everything on the short menu.  DECORCheery. Stamp-sized. ...

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Christies Impressionist and Modern Sale: Picasso, Giacometti and Juan Gris

Uma Nair30 January 2014, 04:27 PM IST Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in London on February 4, 2014 sets the bar for rare and important works from distinguished sources to be offered at auction this season. Presenting discerning,...

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Should a successful chief minister be an economist?

Arun Jaitley29 January 2014, 03:24 PM IST The finance minister Mr P Chidambaram has commented that the amount of economics that Mr Narendra Modi knows can be written on the backside of a postal stamp. This statement comes from a keen student...

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A tattoo for Dhoni: Fail again, fail better

John Cheeran29 January 2014, 10:05 AM IST That there was no doubt about the outcome of India's fourth ODI against New Zealand, even Mahendra Singh Dhoni agrees. For, India on Tuesday was playing against itself, not against the Kiwis. And they...

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Rahul Gandhi interview: More his team’s shortcoming than his

Rajesh Kalra29 January 2014, 02:51 PM IST It's a bit late in the day, but after resisting for a day, couldn't hold back from commenting on the most eagerly awaited political interview in the country in a while, where my colleague Arnab Goswami...

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Lost wilderness

Jug Suraiya28 January 2014, 02:13 PM IST "Oh, he's so beautiful," said Bunny, from elephant-back.I wouldn't have described him as beautiful. He looked proto-historic, a refugee from before the dawn of time; a huge grey rock come to life, with...

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Lisa and Jane got married

Shreya Sen Handley28 January 2014, 05:45 PM IST I have resolutely held off making resolutions for the New Year. The echoes of resolutions shattering across Sherwood Forest in this, first month of the year, prove me right. Everyone's off their...

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Hasee Toh Phasee

Meeta Kabra28 January 2014, 02:21 PM IST We have another round of romcoms on our cards in the coming few weeks. Starting with One by Two, to be followed by next week's release Hasee Toh Phasee. As most other romcoms appear in their trailers,...

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Wawrinka's backhand slap to robot tennis

Amit Karmarkar27 January 2014, 12:16 PM IST Alas, Nadal has managed to convey the impression for the umpteenth time in his career that if he is 100 per cent fit, he cannot lose a match. Sounds weird that a mortal can lose only if he is unfit....

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The re-arranged marriage

Ira Trivedi27 January 2014, 03:56 PM IST When Sheena met Vinay, sparks flew with an alarming and unexpected velocity. After all they had only exchanged pleasant emails, and had two uncomfortable conversations on the phone before they...

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The loneliness of the long-distance walker

R Edwin Sudhir27 January 2014, 05:53 PM IST It has been over a week, and I still can't quite believe I actually walked from Jayanagar to MG Road in Bangalore. For those not familiar with these areas, they're about 7km apart and usually, I'd...

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Soldiers voting through postal ballots meaningless

V Mahalingam25 January 2014, 12:16 PM IST Indian democracy has failed to provide the uniformed community the right to vote in a meaningful manner unlike in the case of a common man. The 1.4 million Defence Services personnel, 0.9 million Central...

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National Voters’ Day: A clarion call for voter registration

Narendra Modi25 January 2014, 03:18 PM IST My heartfelt greetings to all of you on National Voters' Day! I convey my greetings to the Election Commission of India, which came into existence on this day. I congratulate the EC of India for having...

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Pakeezah - An Ode to a Bygone Era

Abhijit Bhaduri25 January 2014, 03:26 PM IST Meghnad Jagdishchandra Desai, Baron Desai is an Indian-born British economist and Labour politician. He unsuccessfully stood for the Speaker in the British House of Lords in 2011, the first ever...

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Jai Ho

Meeta Kabra24 January 2014, 04:23 PM IST A Salman Khan film is a Salman Khan film is a Salman Khan film, right? Update: Read this author's review of Jai Ho here. There are barely any other way for Salman Khan film to be. Of course, I cannot...

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Pope Francis is #winning

Kim Arora24 January 2014, 05:01 PM IST Self-professed internet "evangelists" can safely hang up their boots. They now have among them an evangelist they can't possibly compete with – the Pope himself. In a message from the Vatican on Thursday,...

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India needs a law against community crime

Nandita Sengupta24 January 2014, 06:55 PM IST The Birbhum gang rape was waiting to happen. That the village elders made it a spectacle of fear rattles me in faraway Delhi. This is the same village where a girl named Sunita Murmu was stripped,...

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Aam Aadmi Method

Aarti Tikoo Singh22 January 2014, 06:15 PM IST The possibility of a minister conducting vigilante night raids in residential areas should scare anyone who believes in individual freedom, privacy and segregated and defined roles for the legislature...

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