Turn, turn, turn, the seamless pivotPolitical dynamics resemble a grand circus performance, where allegiances swirl and change with the rhythm of victory and defeat. Supporter...
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What if Donald Trump were to rule like Vladimir Putin?Donald Trump hints at possible use of force to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, drawing comparisons to Putin's tactics. Trump shares...
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Boris Johnson resignation: Read the full text here"Being prime minister is an education in itself. I have traveled to every part of the United Kingdom and, in addition to the beauty of our ...
07 Jul, 2022, 07.53 PM IST
3 Indian writers join Obama's 'A Promised Land' in NYT's '100 Notable Books' list'A Burning', 'Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line' and 'A Dominant Character' feature on the list.
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Pakistan is the lynchpin of China's South Asia strategyChina has been working to a plan – the 2010 diplomatic fracas over stapled visas to Kashmiris raised red flags over China's position on Kas...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.00 PM IST
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22 Dec, 2016, 10.37 AM IST
Bobby Jindal and Leo Varadkar: The two politicians could not be more differentBoth have chosen their own paths to success but while one seems to have abandoned his qualities, the other shows the value of sticking to w...
27 Jun, 2015, 05.14 AM IST
What Satya Nadella's appointment as Microsoft CEO teaches usCould an American or European be a future CEO of Infosys? As Indian cos try to succeed globally, they must be open to talent carrying diffe...
11 Feb, 2014, 12.25 PM IST
West Bengal’s everyday violence led by muscle and political powerMir Aminul Islam died of burn injuries sustained on December 3, when he immolated himself outside a police station in south Kolkata.
22 Jan, 2013, 05.27 AM IST
Group godsLike the human animal, morality is, therefore, said to be 'groupish'. This entails the subsuming of self-interest for the greater good of t...
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- Russia is Putin, Act III
As Vladimir Putin begins his third term as Russia's President, his halo has definitely slipped.
10 Mar, 2012, 02.14 PM IST
Shazia Ilmi, ex-journalist: The Muslim face of Team Anna'I understand how the system works. And I know the media well. I have seen all the power broking and the wheeling-dealing.'
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Mind MayhemThe email on recession talks about a picture being worth only 200 words today versus pre-recession 1,000, and renaming of President ‘Owebam...
24 Sep, 2011, 07.53 AM IST
A thought for the bird in handHere’s a place we’ve all been to at some time in our lives: you walk into the backyard or balcony and find a baby bird that’s fallen out of...
23 Dec, 2010, 07.05 AM IST
The hard part is the softwareTowards the end of the Second World War the Germans had managed to beat all other nations in the race to develop a ballistic rocket and com...
12 Jan, 2010, 05.22 AM IST
- Corruption charges, mental illness haunt Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari, the man poised to become Pakistan's next president, is still known as "Mr 10 Per cent" because of corruption allegations.
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