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A youthful shift

A young media professional, his face creased by the worried thought that he might soon be turning 30, was quite certain about the precise moment at which Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi lost the trust of the young.

06 April 2014, 20:26 IST

A youthful shift

06 April 2014, 20:26 IST

Man of happy turbulence

Khushwant Singh was never a journalist's journalist; he was an...

24 March 2014, 03:56 IST

Man of happy turbulence

24 March 2014, 03:56 IST

The cost of a stupor

Donald Rumsfeld, who was America's defence secretary during the Iraq war, pointed out that you fight with the army you have rather than the one you want.

09 March 2014, 18:10 IST

The cost of a stupor

09 March 2014, 18:10 IST

Sharad Pawar's dilemma

Gathering Election Storm

02 February 2014, 19:32 IST

Sharad Pawar's dilemma

02 February 2014, 19:32 IST

AAP's rule: Change or anarchy?

Any political party that rises from street turmoil must ...

20 January 2014, 03:43 IST

AAP's rule: Change or anarchy?

20 January 2014, 03:43 IST

Life after being PM

The one person who does not seem unduly bothered about what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will do once he fades into the sunset is the prime minister himself. This is in character.

05 January 2014, 18:31 IST

Life after being PM

05 January 2014, 18:31 IST

The law must be wise

No penalty points if you have never heard of a certain Henry Glapthorn.

15 December 2013, 17:27 IST

The law must be wise

15 December 2013, 17:27 IST

A picture of possibilities

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01 December 2013, 18:07 IST

A picture of possibilities

01 December 2013, 18:07 IST

The melting pot

An opinion poll is always more opinion than poll. But ...

03 November 2013, 18:25 IST

The melting pot

03 November 2013, 18:25 IST

Modern gold rush

Why has horror fiction never taken off as a genre in popular Indian literature? There is simply too much competition from newspapers. Which bizarre author's...

20 October 2013, 17:18 IST

Modern gold rush

20 October 2013, 17:18 IST