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Nothing ‘national’ about this entrance test
19 Jun 2013 10:33 PM ISTThe medical entrance scene in India has changed with the introduction of the undergraduate National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). Meant to be...
When nationalism thrills, it kills
11 May 2013 7:20 AM ISTSchool textbooks are interesting things and the vision of the world they impart upon you can involve years of unlearning – in most instances, complete...
Human face of security measures
24 April 2013 7:15 AM ISTIt’s the night of 19 April as I write. As per information received till now, one of the two suspects of the Boston marathon bombings has died. The...
Clothing the sacred in vain
11 April 2013 5:52 AM ISTMumbai aimed for becoming Riyadh by threatening Maqbul Fida Hussain and disrupting the exhibition of his paintings of goddess Durga and Saraswati....
Nitish’s political master stroke
6 April 2013 9:10 AM ISTThe recent induction of Narendra Modi to the parliamentary board of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has added one more chapter to the cold war...
Where’s compassion for our own?
28 March 2013 5:21 AM ISTWith the Italian government finally agreeing to return the two accused sailors in the Kerala fishermen-in-sea murder case, the ground that was fertile...
Shahbag live from Dhaka
22 Feb 2013 4:24 AM ISTIt is indeed unfortunate that the name Shahbag will not evoke much response from the Indian pretenders to ‘global citizenship’. They may have heard of...
Tussle over Akki visit to crime spot
6 Feb 2013 5:40 AM ISTActor Akshay Kumar, along with the rest of the cast of Special Chabbis, will visit the actual spot of crime, which has inspired the heist drama. ...
Of caste, corruption and the Indian chatterati...
1 Feb 2013 4:23 AM ISTWhatever else it is, this is not a good time to be Ashis Nandy. In this age of ether, when spoken words travel faster than sound leaving comprehension...
Centre puts its man in opposition state
20 Jan 2013 4:40 AM ISTGujarat governor Kamla Beniwal has appointed R A Mehta as the Lokayukta of Gujarat, in spite of protests of the state government. The appointment had...
Honey-ed lyrics won’t change bitter truths
13 Jan 2013 4:20 AM ISTA specific song by Honey Singh has been ‘discovered’. The tragic incident at Delhi (the gang rape leading to death of the 23-year-old paramedical...
Focus on rapes that India forgets
8 Jan 2013 4:21 AM ISTThe Justice Verma Committee has asked ‘all members of the public’ among others to respond with ideas, knowledge and experience, to assist the...