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6 Shah Rukh Films That Might Just Deliver The Punch 'Fan' Couldn't
SRK came, saw, won hearts... but didn't quite conquer the box-office with his ambitious attempt at exploring the darker side of fame in Maneesh Sharma's Fan. While Shah Rukh's performance as the...
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America Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is For Harriet Tubman. Can We Do It For...
Finally, after four years of deliberations, Harriet Tubman will be the first woman to appear on a US banknote! Harriet Tubman was born in slavery, and once she escaped the dreadful existence, conducted...
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India University Rankings Serve Little Academic Purpose: C N R Rao
In the first week of April, the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD) released "India Rankings 2016", the first-ever effort by the government to rank and assess higher education...
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The Tall Tales Of Arvind Panagariya
There's something about serving in the Modi government that converts seemingly sensible people into inept spinmeisters. Consider the respected Columbia University economist and NITI Aayog Vice Chairman...
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5 Ways To Protect Your Kids From Delhi's Toxic Air
By Tina Chadha Ask any Delhi resident these days to describe the city's summer weather and they will report "scorching hot" conditions, but for those who check their mobile weather app the current...
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My Dear Son, Let's Talk About Your Future Wife...
By Shachi Irde, Executive Director, Catalyst India WRC Dear Avyay, You are stepping into the next phase of your life. While you will always be my little boy, you are growing up and so are your...
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The Idea Of Bhagat Singh
The discipline of history is a precarious one for it makes and unmakes, defines and redefines, even twists and turns the collective conscience of the people while perceptions of the past, about...
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Jamini Roy And The Beauty Of The Calcutta Connection
Two collectors have become the cynosure of eyes at the South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art Sale of Christie's in London. And their roots go back to Calcutta and India's first modernist master...
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'Captain America: Civil War' - More Superheroes But Less Punch Than 'Batman V...
Image Credit: denofgeek The hype, the superheroes and the unlimited praise from critics propelled me to watch no less than the first show of Captain America: Civil War. The critics had slammed Batman V...
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They Killed My Husband, Saying, 'How Dare You Love, You Pallar Son-of-a-Bitch?'
Translator's note On 14 March 2016, Tamil Nadu woke up to CCTV footage of the gruesome hacking of a young couple in Udumalaipettai in the district of Tirupur. The CCTV recording was splashed all over...
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The Claim About Air India's So-Called Turn Around Is Laughable
When the Civil Aviation Minister announced that Air India (AI) has had a turnaround, many went gaga. An ill-informed nation with an army of fan clubs supported by a compliant media is good recipe for...
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The Huge Gap Between GDP And SDGs Must Converge
Two meetings on 7 May this year, only a few kilometers apart within Delhi, were conceptually in two different worlds. One of these was at the India International Centre (IIC) to commemorate the 50th...
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Buying Stuff Is Just So Yesterday
If you could count the things you can now rent instead of buy, well, you'd run out fingers pretty soon. There's homes, fashion, vehicles, offices, furniture, electronics and, more traditionally,...
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Here's How Surge Pricing Could Work More Fairly For Consumers
Surge pricing has recently gained traction in policy circles in India. The governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi have already put in place legislations regulating the practice. The term...
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Why The Nagas Don't Like To Speak Of Delhi
"What is Delhi?" asked the man answered his question and told him where I had come from. Perhaps it was the strong rice wine drunk profusely during the Aoling Festival (the spring festival of Nagaland)...
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How To Be A 100% Certified Patriot
With the advent of the great leader who can do no wrong but is always wronged, India's timeline can now be divided into the BAD (before acchhe din) and SAD (super acchhe din) eras. During BAD days...
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Smart Cities Need Smart Energy Sources
As India continues to industrialize rapidly, it is entering its most energy-intensive phase of economic growth -- building new infrastructure and increasing the use of transportation. Its energy demand...
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Ramachandra Guha Is Wrong. There's Nothing Dubious About RSS's Celebration Of...
Historians, intellectuals and political commentators owe a moral obligation to their readers: a bounden duty to present facts lucidly, objectively, truthfully and in their entirety so that the...
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How Nitish Kumar Could Trip Up The BJP In The 2019 Elections
On 23 April 2016, Nitish Kumar's appointment as the JD(U) National President was ratified by the Party National Executive in Patna. The move was expected and has come at the right time for the Bihar...
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Why I 'Dared' To Take On Wipro In Sex-Discrimination Lawsuit
Editorial note: Amid conflicting reports on the outcome of a sex-discrimination suit against IT giant Wipro in London, plaintiff Shreya Ukil presents her version of the story. *** The one question that...
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