Aam Aadmi, the party and Aam Aadmi, the movement

AgayUgen Trongsa30 April 2014, 03:11 PM IST No gathering is complete these days without a long discussion of AAP. Condensing the pros and cons (and great many jokes such as "Kejriwal fears being out of the news so much, he gets himself slapped...

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Wounds fester in Kashmir, democracy has proved no balm

Sameer Arshad30 April 2014, 05:11 PM IST Early snowfall in Kashmir had turned the weather unusually frosty in November 2008. The wounds of Amarnath agitation were still fresh as the Valley mourned the dozens killed in shootings of unarmed demonstrators...

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It's Special One vs Sime-one

I like Jose Mourinho. He is arrogant and puts people in their places. But more importantly, he seems to suggest Wenger and Arsenal are morons. But I must confess that beating Atletico for his Chelsea team in tonight's Champions League semis second-leg...

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Promotion system in the defence services: Is merit based promotion for the appointment of service chiefs well-founded?

V Mahalingam28 April 2014, 04:33 PM IST   The incumbent chief of the naval staff has been appointed by the government disregarding the hitherto considered mandatory qualification of command of an operational command besides superseding...

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The ‘F’ word is the most versatile word in the language – I

Jug Suraiya28 April 2014, 03:26 PM IST A disciple once asked Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (later known as Osho) what the guru felt about the word "f**k".  Without batting an eyelid, the sensuous sage replied that it was the most beautiful, expressive...

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The accidental prime minister must speak up now

John Cheeran28 April 2014, 06:41 PM IST So who did not know that Manmohan Singh was an accidental prime minister? Everyone, including Dr Singh, knew it. Manmohan Singh's strength--that he had no political constituency of his own--was his apparent...

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So the New York Times Russians-in-Ukraine photo evidence was a hoax.

Anish Dasgupta27 April 2014, 10:33 AM IST Those of you who've been following the crisis in the Ukraine closely will know that the Obama administration has been threatening an armed intervention on behalf of the Ukraine nationals against the...

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What Is Your Favorite Compliment

Abhijit Bhaduri27 April 2014, 09:29 AM IST My parents believed that the child must never be praised in public. My father believed that it would immediately make me complacent and lazy. That in turn, would make me unambitious and eventually...

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Why voting is like your relationship

Pooja Bedi27 April 2014, 01:29 PM IST Yes, I voted! I made sure I invested the required half an hour in 5 years to make a difference to my country. But the voter turnout was a huge disappointment. People cry, yell, scream and despair, day after...

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The food scene in Big Apple, what not to miss

Rashmi Uday Singh26 April 2014, 10:12 AM IST Pardon the blasphemy: I write from the original Biblical Paradise. I am convinced that it was this very big apple that Eve tempted Adam with. So here's a teeny taste of New York's vast, tentacled...

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What happened to my wonderful kaleidoscope?

Shantanu Bhagwat26 April 2014, 10:55 AM IST The official website of the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India mentions that, "Religion returns in Indian census provide a wonderful kaleidoscope of the country s rich...

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Leave it to the boys

Prajwal Hegde26 April 2014, 07:03 PM IST Somdev Deevarman's young side — Yuki Bhambri, Sanam Singh, Rohan Bopanna and Seketh Myneni — did well to come through the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group One pool.  The reward for that is a World Group...

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An agenda for the next government

Minhaz Merchant25 April 2014, 03:27 PM IST In the 1960s, the per capita incomes of India and China were roughly similar. After 1966, under Indira Gandhi, socialist India grew tortoise-like for two decades at an annual GDP growth rate of 3%.With...

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'Much misunderstood' Mulayam, Azam & Abu

Jyoti Malhotra25 April 2014, 08:48 AM IST In the Central Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, the land is so fertile on both banks of the Ganga, that scattering a few seeds of wheat and transplanting a few shoots of rice will keep your stomach full...

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Comic Book Benchmarks: Exit Wounds is a riveting ride through Israel

Anish Dasgupta25 April 2014, 01:26 PM IST 2007 was a good year for the Graphic Novel. First, the success of movies based on them spurred a whole new set of readers to read the original works. Popular movies even used the medium for promotion...

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