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The short shelf life of today's editors

'The sacking of Outlook magazine's Editor-in-Chief Krishna Prasad provides another example of the saffron camp's disrespect for dissent,' argues Amulya Ganguli.   In a speech at the time of......

Prohibition will fail in Bihar as it has in Gujarat

'Its three primary effects are to send the alcohol economy underground (depriving the state of revenue), to criminalise the casual drinker and to criminalise the police.' In America in the 1920s......

Google apologises after showing Modi in top criminals' list

After Twitter erupted over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image showing up in a search for the ‘Top 10 criminals in India,’ Google apologised to the Indian leader. In a statement,......

4 ways the Congress won power through Constitutional coups

Since 2004 the Congress has hung on to power in a situation in which it was on track to be out of power. In each case, the Congress effectively gamed the system through Constitutional coups, argues......

The controversy around Messrs Gadkari and Vadra

We should not judge the Congress or BJP by a Robert Vadra or a Nitin Gadkari. We must measure them by the standards set -- or claimed -- by the top leadership, namely Sonia Gandhi and the RSS. If......

'Why should holding old notes make me a criminal?'

'If the RBI liability is extinguished and they no longer remain legal tender, then those Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes are worthless paper.''Then why should it be a criminal offence to keep that......

The Greece Crisis and its lessons for India

'India cannot expect to be insulated from the crisis. Europe is India's biggest trading partner with two-way trade of E72.5 billion or Rs 530,000 crore last year,' says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.......

A biz guru cracks the Indian code!

It's day four of our journey into the heart of India's culture, and we're holed up inside the sprawling Bangalore Oberoi hotel. Somehow, this immaculately manicured property blocks out the......

Bambai Meri Jaan Review: Gansgter Gush

Bambai Meri Jaan features horrific massacres and violence so brutal that it ought not to be seen on a home entertainment platform, warns Deepa Gahlot. Mainstream Hindi cinema went through a phase......

Sean Connery's 10 Landmark Roles

Diamonds are Forever. So is Sean Connery. Bond. James Bond. To have the world's best-known introduction to your credit. To play a character so indelibly that half a dozen actors try and cannot......

Sanjay Leela Bhansali: Priyanka has captured the soul of Mary Kom

Producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali is overwhelmed by the impact of the Mary Kom trailer, that was released recently. "We wanted to tell Mary Kom’s story. Her life has everything --......

Mark McCormack passes away

Mark McCormack, once dubbed the most powerful man in sport, died on Friday after failing to recover from a heart attack he suffered four months ago, his International Management Group company......

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