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  • The Snowden papers and the Saudis

    The Snowden papers and the Saudis

    25-Jun-2015

    The Carlyle Group, one of America’s largest conglomerates closely associated with the Reagan and Bush administrations, was holding its annual investor conference at the Ritz Carlton in New York on September 10. 2001

  • Hospitals must get their priorities right

    25-Jun-2015

    Could timely treatment have saved the lives of at least a few of the 106 victims in the Malwani hooch tragedy is the question that was raised by this paper’s front page report yesterday

  • From Dubai with love

    From Dubai with love

    25-Jun-2015

    From our Dubai source comes this story about the recent visit of top anchors Barkha Dutt and Rajdeep Sardesai along with Congressman Shashi Tharoor to the desert state, to participate in a media seminar hosted by the Indian Institute of Chartered Accounts recently

  • The romance of a Mumbai monsoon

    The romance of a Mumbai monsoon

    24-Jun-2015

    The Mumbai monsoon story has remained the same year after year. And no matter what anyone says or does, it’s hardly likely to change

  • Let's pledge to save water, come rain or shine

    24-Jun-2015

    With the generous amount of rain this city has received in the past few days, there is reason for hope

  • Not entirely a picture of health

    Not entirely a picture of health

    23-Jun-2015

    Narendra Modi must be feeling pleased with himself. In addition to being the Prime Minister of the country, he has now become the lead yoga practitioner of the nation

  • ODI loss not a catastrophe, but worrying times

    23-Jun-2015

    Not for a moment, while analysing India’s unprecedented one-day series defeat to Bangladesh, would it be right for cricket pundits to undermine the fine performance by the hosts and sprightly attitude they displayed throughout the two games against India

  • He's got a friend

    He's got a friend

    23-Jun-2015

    "I grew up in a time when singer-songwriters told stories," said music impressario Brian Tellis, the smoky voice behind the blues on Radio One

  • When darkness descended at noon

    22-Jun-2015

    This week forty years ago Mrs Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency on India, suspending Fundamental Rights and civil liberties, converting a boisterous democracy into a sullen dictatorship

  • What villages can teach Mumbai about saving water

    22-Jun-2015

    Mumbaikars will rap me at this point in time if I say that rains do not necessarily mean big trouble

  • To resign, or fire or wait it out is the question

    To resign, or fire or wait it out is the question

    22-Jun-2015

    Kyon istifa dia jaaye? Hum Congress party ko oblige karne kay liye sarkar chala rahein hain kya? (Why should they (Sushma Swaraj & Vasundhara Raje) resign? Are we running a government to oblige the Congress Party?) These were Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi’s words on Saturday, a week after the media unravelled the murky deeds and connections of Lalit Modi with Indian politicians

  • Here's to a healthier life with yoga

    22-Jun-2015

    Yesterday, saw a plethora of places mark International Yoga Day. While Delhi, of course, had the massive yoga exercise in full swing, Mumbai too saw huge turnouts at different yoga spots in the city

  • She said... what??

    She said... what??

    22-Jun-2015

    Some one had written not so long ago that the bon mots that fall from Cop-turned-activist-turned politician, Kiran Bedi's lips often sound like she'd be the most awesome person in the world to get high with

  • Singin' in the rain

    Singin' in the rain

    21-Jun-2015

    I don't know what it is about the rain that makes me sing. I guess I'm not alone — trees, flowers, rivers, frogs, rice shoots, umbrellas, paper boats and the earth do it too, all in their own languages

  • The FTII strike and the future of education

    The FTII strike and the future of education

    21-Jun-2015

    As a middle-class kid, I received that lecture surely familiar to many readers: look, we can't afford to give you fancy stuff, but we can give you a good education. Use it well (yaniki fail mat hona)

  • Charles has left the building

    Charles has left the building

    21-Jun-2015

    I sit in the vast, wonderfully constructed expanse that is the Portuguese Church. It is the funeral of India's most revered urban planner. Of course he was our finest architect

  • The kingdom of water lilies

    The kingdom of water lilies

    21-Jun-2015

    Last Thursday, while waiting in an auto rickshaw for the Bisleri Factory (Andheri) signal to turn green, a bunch of women appeared with baskets of colourful water lilies and all the vehicles were abuzz with excitement. I am a fan of this local ritual and have regularly purchased handful of lilies for R30-40 to put in my flower vase

  • Return to Samadhi

    Return to Samadhi

    21-Jun-2015

    Samadhi commonly refers to the tomb of a holy man, or a place where his relics are stored, or a place where he was cremated, example Gandhi samadhi. Traditionally, while most Hindus were cremated, a saint's dead body is buried, and the burial site becomes a holy shrine.

  • Expect heavy showers for two more days

    20-Jun-2015

    Mumbai has been witnessing heavy rainfall since Friday (June 18)

  • Got a 'jack'? Will travel

    Got a 'jack'? Will travel

    20-Jun-2015

    There has been much fuss this week over the issue of travel documents