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Swimmer among the Stars book review: Every Old Story is Made Anew

February 27, 2016 13:03 IST

Kanishk Tharoor’s collection of stories reveals a lively mind deeply interested in the world, and a writer with an elegant sense of brevity

Sat, Feb 27, 2016

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Breaking down news: Headlines Will RollSubscriber Only

February 27, 2016 00:15 IST

When the world according to the government gets as absurd as it is today, it is impossible to engage with reality rationally, reasonably and responsibly.

Sat, Feb 27, 2016

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Breaking Down News: Fake encounterSubscriber Only

February 20, 2016 01:17 IST

Lies, half-truths and doctored videotape have created a controversy out of nothing at all

Sat, Feb 20, 2016

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Breaking Down News: The Week of the Repeat OffenderSubscriber Only

February 13, 2016 00:06 IST

Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley comes across as a terrific manipulator. If he started anchoring an Indian news channel, he would be a sensation

Sat, Feb 13, 2016

Augmented Reality and not VR, will spark the next cultural revolutionSubscriber Only

February 07, 2016 10:10 IST

Augmented reality could change the world, and let you be cast you in your own movie

Sun, Feb 07, 2016

Breaking Down News: Black is the New BlackSubscriber Only

February 06, 2016 00:36 IST

Muslims, Dalits, women, Indians from the Northeast and other minorities have selflessly served society’s perennial need for the Other. Now, the African community is here to share their burden.

Sat, Feb 06, 2016

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The Many Twists and Turns of Award WapsiSubscriber Only

January 30, 2016 00:03 IST

After returning and re-accepting, will re-returning be the new chapter in the award wapsi saga?

Sat, Jan 30, 2016

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The Futures Game

January 30, 2016 00:02 IST

Margaret Atwood on writing for the unborn, Winston Smith’s diary and early interests like Edgar Rice Burroughs, Flash Gordon and two superhero bunnies, with capes

Sat, Jan 30, 2016

A map for lost readers

January 24, 2016 01:00 IST

Wake up to the literary tourist and her wanderlust. Make India more incredible.

Sun, Jan 24, 2016

Book review: Praise Buchan and Pass the Ammunition

January 16, 2016 02:48 IST

A Passage to Shambhala channels a once-flourishing tradition of popular culture which has been exterminated by modern politics and political correctness.

Sat, Jan 16, 2016

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Breaking down news: Here’s to model behaviourSubscriber Only

January 16, 2016 00:19 IST

Ghulam Ali filled a Kolkata stadium to capacity and publicly cast off the bitterness that being rebuffed by Mumbai had left behind.

Sat, Jan 16, 2016

One size kills all

January 10, 2016 01:00 IST

We live in the era of institutions, collectives whose primal instinct is to standardise, mainstream and flatten.

Sun, Jan 10, 2016

In fact: What Mein Kampf tells us about the now and hereSubscriber Only

December 28, 2015 00:07 IST

Adolf Hitler’s manifesto has been a reliable bestseller in several countries. In India, Jaico Books has kept it in print since 1988, and is believed to have sold lakhs of copies.

Mon, Dec 28, 2015

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2015: The year the writer stood upSubscriber Only

December 26, 2015 00:46 IST

In a year when institutions appeared to be under siege, it was the individual who told truth to power

Sat, Dec 26, 2015

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Breaking Down News: What’s In a Name?Subscriber Only

December 26, 2015 00:08 IST

The repackaging of Facebook’s internet.org sounds doom-laden.

Sat, Jan 16, 2016

Sariska Tiger Reserve: The cat on the roof

December 20, 2015 01:00 IST

Did he see it or did he not? What happened when a sceptic went to the wild.

Sun, Dec 20, 2015

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Breaking Down News: High Insecurity ZoneSubscriber Only

December 19, 2015 00:00 IST

From the size of one’s home bar to the release of a juvenile criminal, Delhi has much to be anxious about

Sat, Dec 19, 2015

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A Man of Many Parts

December 13, 2015 06:00 IST

KA Abbas’s stories, while literal and not literary, point to the breadth of his talent.

Sun, Dec 13, 2015

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Breaking Down News: Oddly EvenSubscriber Only

December 12, 2015 00:45 IST

Among the three big issues of the week, Delhi’s odd-even scheme hogged the limelight and the volume of debate generated on TV and social media

Sat, Dec 12, 2015

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Book review – Sharad Pawar’s On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power

December 12, 2015 00:00 IST

Even with its silences, Sharad Pawar’s autobiography is telling .

Sat, Dec 12, 2015

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Sharad Pawar’s autobiography: When Rajiv Gandhi avoided a flight with Chandra ShekharSubscriber Only

December 10, 2015 01:56 IST

The autobiography will be released Thursday at Vigyan Bhavan in a ceremony to mark the NCP founder’s 75th birthday.

Thu, Dec 10, 2015

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Breaking Down News: Look Ahead in AngerSubscriber Only

December 05, 2015 00:08 IST

The intolerance debate is two months old and has moved from the wide open spaces to Parliament, and taken up aeons of television time.

Sat, Dec 05, 2015

On Rajiv Gandhi's 27th death anniversary, here are some rare photographs that you wouldn’t have seen

Ban on Satanic Verses: We now have a global culture of complaint which justifies violent responsesSubscriber Only

December 01, 2015 07:36 IST

A month and a half after India banned The Satanic Verses, a domino effect was seen in countries across half the world, from South Africa to Indonesia.

Tue, Dec 01, 2015