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Was Babri Masjid demolition justified?

'The outrage that followed the destruction of the Babri Masjid was an inability to see the event for what it was: The rectification of a grave historical wrong, the restitution of a hurt of a......

Visiting temples won't help Rahul

The first rule of any battleground -- military, political, or cricket -- is: Do not fight to your rival's strengths. Entice him to fight you on yours.You wonder what madness seized Rahul that he......

Modi @3: The view from the foreign office

Diplomats agree that amid stormy relations with China and Pakistan, Modi has posted impressive foreign policy successes, notes Aditi Phadnis.  When veteran diplomat Hardeep Puri retired from......

The rise of Hindutva 2.0

The Modi-Shah definition of secularism is: India is a confident, resurgent Hindu, and therefore secular, country, says Shekhar Gupta. If political history could be divided into epochs, Indira......

The wasteful scandal called MPLADS

Since the time it was thought up, and the idea spread like an epidemic, there has been no significant changes in the way MPLADs and its imitations that have devolved to the states and local bodies.......

Who's afraid of Rosneft India?

A vilification campaign against Rosneft has begun in right earnest, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. Image: Russian President Vladimir Putin (left, front) listens to Rosneft chief executive Igor......

Shehzada Review: Kartik's No Allu Arjun

Kartik Aaryan is never exceptional, observes Sukanya Verma. Masala movies are a litmus test for stardom. How much suspension of disbelief can a star draw out from its audience decides their real......

Heropanti 2 Review

Idiocy is the source of Heropanti 2's outdated thrills, observes Sukanya Verma. Ever wondered how it feels to be inside a washing machine? I regrettably found out while watching Heropanti 2, which......

Hungama 2 review

Hungama 2's three-point torture is simple -- confound, frustrate and prolong, feels Sukanya Verma. Everybody talks out of turn. Nobody wants to listen. Few wish to come to the point. Fewer get to......

The Drive Review

Drive's idiocy is on display from the word go, says Sukanya Verma.   You know how in so many escape scenes, a character takes advantage of a huge crowd to blend in and vamoose? Dharma......

The REBELLIOUS rang of romance in Silsila

Silsila didn't work. But its roaring rang of romance continues to colour every single Holi.Sukanya Verma revisits this classic. No Holi celebration since 1981 is complete without the sound of......

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