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Polinomics: An oily affair

Polinomics: An oily affair

Not all the countries or regions mentioned are major producers and exporters of crude oil

26 Aug 2014 10:16 AM IST

Foreign Pulse: Ice-bucket therapy

Foreign Pulse: Ice-bucket therapy

Suspicion of MNCs has captured Chinese society’s imagination since President Xi Jinping assumed office in 2012

26 Aug 2014 10:08 AM IST

Populism over honour

Populism over honour

The Bharat Ratna is of the politician, by the politician, for the politician.A look at the Bharat Ratnas awarded since...

25 Aug 2014 12:34 PM IST

Congress and the 10 per cent rebate

Congress and the 10 per cent rebate

Can the Supreme Court force the Speaker of the Lok Sabha to recognise and name a Leader of the Opposition? This is the...

24 Aug 2014 12:15 PM IST

Talk straight, or don’t talk at all

Talk straight, or don’t talk at all

Engaging-with-Pakistan has been one of Delhi’s big growth industries over the past 15 years. Apart from domestic...

22 Aug 2014 7:06 AM IST

Dividing Lines: Text & context

Dividing Lines: Text & context

A political party which seeks a text book start often remains superficial, pretending that the preamble or the...

21 Aug 2014 9:33 AM IST

Madness of love

Madness of love

Love for God, teacher, guru, parents, beloved

21 Aug 2014 9:09 AM IST

Cold warriors in the corridors of power

Cold warriors in the corridors of power

It is widely acknowledged that relations between the West and Russia have never been as bad as they are since the end of...

20 Aug 2014 6:18 AM IST

The Coffee: Brewing trouble?

The Coffee: Brewing trouble?

My meticulous research into coffee has revealed that it caused quite a stir in Madras

19 Aug 2014 1:06 PM IST

Lighten up, Jayaji, and leave RJs alone

Lighten up, Jayaji, and leave RJs alone

Dear Jayaji,I write to you as an admirer, both of your acting and political career. From the time you made your screen...

18 Aug 2014 8:28 AM IST

Thinking Allowed: The humble Prime Servant

Thinking Allowed: The humble Prime Servant

In whatever he does, Narendra Modi likes to change the script. But for his maiden Independence Day speech at the Red...

17 Aug 2014 11:46 AM IST

Cabbages & Kings: The mills of Bradford

Cabbages & Kings: The mills of Bradford

“The coconuts swing in the grove of palmsThe angels in white surrender their charmsTheir breasts now hang down to...

16 Aug 2014 12:20 PM IST