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Big tech needs regulation but govt action no solution

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I am among those favouring regulation of the internet giants — Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft — because of their humungous control of viewers’ data (raising issues of privacy and national security) and unintended.....

Pak’s latest episode of Game of Thrones is an inflection point

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Unprecedented developments have roiled Pakistan over the last two weeks. It started with former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sending shockwaves through the hybrid political system — Pakistan’s dyarchy in which the military calls all the.....

My eight hundred cents on the Murali saga, Vijay Sethupathi and cancel culture

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This began as an open letter to Vijay Sethupathi, a man I have never met, but have recently become a fan of. But now Sethupathi is not doing our movie at the request of Muttiah.....

The 4Gotten generation: An open letter to India’s youth: Get off that smartphone. It can destroy you

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Dear friends, I don’t know if this letter will even reach you, despite being published in a big newspaper. Many of you are so busy with your phones, watching videos, playing video games, chatting with.....

Rama as archetype for a global civilisation

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By Suresh Natarajan Every civilisation needs a meta hero, one who embodies all virtues as the beacon light for realising the potential of the human spirit. This requires two key elements in the meta hero .....

Balancing abilities of body and mind

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There are countless challenges of having a disease. I have the most unusual diseases known to humankind and my strife is intense, grave, tireless where you don’t have to worry only about healing because recovery.....

Why we need mobility: The Covid pandemic is a reminder that travel cannot be replaced by technology

2 days ago

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In 2012 John Urry, an authority on the subject of mobility, examined in a paper titled ‘Mobility and Proximity’, why at all people need to travel with the emergence of communication technology. Eight years later,.....

Three artists and the sun

2 days ago

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Santosh, Swaminathan & Hanumanth The Sun is as old as the earth, as old as time, as old as history and as old as civilisation.When artists incorporate the sun into their sensibility and composition it.....

To remove ignorance and purify the mind

3 days ago

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By Swami Sukhabodhananda The nine nights and days of Navaratri indicate the darkness of ignorance present in us and ways to bring in the light of knowledge that will remove the darkness. Krishna says in.....

‘The PM’s Office can only bask in the reflected glory of the PM … its equilibrium with the cabinet office is very dynamic’

4 days ago

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NK Singh has spent the last six decades deeply engaged with Indian policymakers, in the varied roles of civil servant, member of Parliament, and senior statesman. In his just-released memoirs, ‘Portraits of Power: Half a.....

Australia gets Malabar invite: High time the Quad acquired some teeth

4 days ago

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New Delhi has finally invited Australia for the Malabar naval exercises next month, a move that gives some ballast to the Quad grouping of nations – India, US, Japan and Australia. It shows that there.....

Meditative Durga Puja beyond the festivities

5 days ago

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By MN Kundu The corona pandemic crisis has forced us to go for silent celebration of Durga Puja this year, with enormous socio-economic impact on every stakeholder. To derive maximum benefit out of the precarious.....

What will be will be: The mystic faith Bengal has in normalised anarchy will be put to test this Durga Pujo

6 days ago

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Causality – that that may have led to this – has never been a strong point with the people of Bengal. Or it may quite well be that fatalism – that this was simply meant.....

Thus, the Adventures of Mum and Princess was created

6 days ago

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All I can say is that I was born with a book in my hand. Reading was not only my pastime, but it was also my passion, my obsession, and fodder for my active mind......

Vote fears should not come in way of bigger stimulus

7 days ago

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Why has India funked a big fiscal stimulus to stimulate the economy? The answer must be mainly political. The Prime Minister’s Office is clearly the driving force behind India’s fiscal conservatism. Most likely, the PMO.....

2020 vs 2016: Battle for ‘Worst Year Ever’

7 days ago

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A year is a weird thing to be mad at. It’s an arbitrarily sectioned slice of time, neither tangible nor sentient, incapable of motive, will, action — a non-thing. And even knowing this, I fully.....

TRP rigging scandal: An opportunity for reform beckons

8 days ago

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Television audience measurement agency BARC’s decision to suspend news channel ratings for three months while it attempts to upgrade to world standards is welcome. BARC has let down an entire industry and consumers by allowing.....

Making a life, not just a living

9 days ago

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By Pico Iyer The Covid-19 crisis has turned off so many lights – economic, emotional, physiological – in so many lives; the task of those of us still breathing is to see what lights it.....

Our life journey in a metaphysical nutshell

10 days ago

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By Acharya Mithilesh Nandini Sharan A philosophical principle states that ‘manifestations’ are for the benefit of others, and not themselves. A bed is for someone to sleep on, a book is for others to read,.....

Life found on Venus? Processes that gave rise to life on Earth may not be unique to the planet

12 days ago

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The recent announcement that scientists have found possible signs of life in the clouds of Venus has resurrected the age-old question: Are we alone? It is a question that has intrigued scientists, philosophers and science.....

Edappadi Palaniswami: From survivor to strongman, can he resist power sharing?

12 days ago

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When Edappadi K Palaniswami took charge at Fort St George in February 2017, this newspaper called him the ‘accidental chief minister’. When he completed a year in power, we called him the ‘survivor’. Almost four.....

‘Essential Commodities Act was conceptualised in the era of food shortages … we have moved from scarcity to food security’

13 days ago

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The Essential Commodities Act was amended during the last Parliament session, 65 years after it was first enacted. The government has promised it is a win-win reform for farmers, consumers and investors. Leena Nandan, secretary.....

Just 11 days to go: Trump and Biden dial down drama, up the policy talk

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The final US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden turned out to be a far more civil affair compared to their previous encounter that was marred by interruptions and crosstalk. Trump behaved himself.....

‘Beauty comes with a calculated risk now … the 1982 Brazil side were the last to prioritise the beauty of football’

2 days ago

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Few teams in sport continue to hold the world’s imagination with their mystique as Brazil at the 1982 football World Cup. Stuart Horsfield was 10 when he first watched the team and fell in love with it......

Voices from ground Ziro: Against Chinese claims, it’s time for the Arunachali frontier to be heard

3 days ago

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It’s been relentless – Beijing’s unbridled propaganda offensive against India since the bloody clash in the Himalayas. Threatening rhetoric on Chinese military superiority, punishing reminders of 1962, seething editorials attacking India for being a US.....

The joke is on you: An item point for Kamal Nath

3 days ago

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Part of the oxygen that sustains misogyny in high political ranks is that the criticism of it is highly polarized. Even woman politicians tend to speak up only when the ‘guilty party’ is from an.....

Death, the most fundamental question

4 days ago

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By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Do you know you will die one day? We don’t know if you will get married or not, if you will get a job or not, if you will be successful.....

Midwifing the vaccine: The When is visible but there’s much left to do on the Who and How

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Jesus had it easier than Harsh Vardhan. The miracle of ‘feeding the 5,000’ too was strapped by the limited resources of ‘five loaves and two fish’, but the disciples were just told to go distribute.....

Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh (PBS) and TRP rigging

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“We don’t need to be good. But let’s try to be fair.” ― Holly Black “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” ― Benjamin Franklin On 08.....

‘A vaccine that produces sky high neutralising antibodies gives you greater protection’

6 days ago

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Vaccines represent the most effective path to societies regaining normalcy after the Covid-19 outbreak. Florian Krammer – who is professor of vaccinology, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, US – updates Pinaki Chakraborty about the.....

Navratri UK has been cancelled

6 days ago

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Navratri 2020 kicks off in the UK today. However, there’ll be no Dandia Raas, Garba, Durga Pujo or feasting this year. Also, as of today, numerous parts of the country, including London, have been put.....

Moral of the Tanishq ad row: All that glitters is just a distraction

7 days ago

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If you’re liberal and you’re lazy, clap your hands. But then, if you’re truly liberal and you’re lazy, you’d be too lazy to clap your hands. Instead, you’d be shocked to discover a new Bigotry.....

A tale of two nationalisms: Turning inward isn’t good. It’s better to have a self-confident rather than insecure nationalism

8 days ago

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While India had for some time prided itself on being the world’s ‘fastest growing major economy’, it has since fallen far from that pedestal. And the decline began much before Covid hit. If you compare.....

The next ‘Asian miracle’: Vietnam is exporting its way to prosperity, while leaving no one behind at home

9 days ago

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Within days of China’s announcing the first case of Covid-19, Vietnam was exhorting its 100 million citizens to identify carriers and trace contacts, contacts of contacts, even contacts of contacts of contacts. Rapid isolation of.....

Six years of reforms: Modi has established his reformist credentials alongside PMs like Rao and Vajpayee

10 days ago

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Economic reforms enacted during the ten day monsoon session ending September 23 firmly establish Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s credentials as a reformist PM. His record now rivals those of Prime Ministers Narasimha Rao and Atal.....

When the ‘Steel Frame’ chokes: Officials at Hathras failed to act objectively, professionally and in a bona fide manner

11 days ago

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The unprofessional, unethical and almost mala fide conduct of the district magistrate and superintendent of police is writ large in the recent, grave administrative mishandling in Hathras. Having served in the Indian Administrative Service in.....

The gut-brain connect and mental health

12 days ago

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By Narayani Ganesh A documentary that looks at how everything is closely connected has an episode on poop, tracing its journey from the human body to its place of final disposal. Interestingly, the narrator-reporter, talking.....

That bond has changed forever

12 days ago

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None of us will forget 2020. The pandemic changed many equations that had stood the test of time (but not a pandemic). The world of work got a reset. The employer-employee relationship got redefined. The.....

Mistaken pride of the analytical mind

13 days ago

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By Rajiv Vij After a long time, the other day, I started making a gratitude list. I noticed a familiar but unanticipated pattern, one that I have been trying to embrace for a while, although.....

Amazon Bestseller: Warren Buffett's Ground Rules: 42467 - Jeremy Miller

3 years ago

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At the age of 26, Warren Buffett founded Buffett Partnership Limited, which lasted from 1956 to 1970. During this time he wrote 33 letters to his small but growing group of partners. These letters chronicle his thoughts, approaches and reflections in the period immediately prior to his Berkshire Hathaway tenure -one that saw an unprecedented record of investing success. This early period was astonishing: in 1968 he beat the Dow by more than 50%. Because Buffett wanted to ensure that his partners understood his process, he wrote letters. In them, he sets out what he termed "ground rules" for investing that remain startlingly relevant today for every type of investor - from beginners to sophisticated pros. Warren Buffett's Ground Rules brings together, for the first time and with Buffett's permission, the key investment principles and teachings the letters reveal. Here you will find the basis for Buffett's contrarian diversification strategy, his almost religious celebration of compoundi..

India does have filthy air. But what Trump didn’t say is how much of this is due to the US itself

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What US President Donald Trump said today in the debate with his Democratic rival Joe Biden is absolutely correct. India has filthy air and nobody suffers more from this than Indians. Just this week the.....

Strong dislike for Vibhishana for turning traitor

2 days ago

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By Bhartendu Sood Paradoxically, Ravana who was associated with the heinous crime of kidnapping a married woman by deceit, invokes less hatred than does Vibhishana, in an episode in the Ramayana. What is it that.....

Amazon Bestseller: The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) - Joel Greenblatt

3 years ago

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In 2005, Joel Greenblatt published a book that is already considered one of the classics of finance literature. In The Little Book that Beats the Market a New York Times bestseller with 300,000 copies in print Greenblatt explained how investors can outperform the popular market averages by simply and systematically applying a formula that seeks out good businesses when they are available at bargain prices. Now, with a new Introduction and Afterword for 2010, The Little Book that Still Beats the Market updates and expands upon the research findings from the original book. Included are data and analysis covering the recent financial crisis and model performance through the end of 2009. In a straightforward and accessible style, the book explores the basic principles of successful stock market investing and then reveals the author s time–tested formula that makes buying above average companies at below average prices automatic. Though the formula has been extensively tested and is a break..

Sitharaman calls for shedding socialist baggage. But her government is more socialist than previous ones

3 days ago

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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was lobbing an ideological grenade when – speaking at the launch of finance commission chairman NK Singh’s memoir – she declared that the government wants to move public sector policy away.....

Amazon Bestseller: Stocks to Riches: Insights on Investor Behaviour - Parag Parikh

3 years ago

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Investing in the stock market is challenging, as the market dynamics are unpredictable. Analysts, brokers and retails investors realize to their dismay that "investments do well, but investors don't do well". What could be the reasons behind this? What goes on in an investor's mind? What makes a stock market bubble? How does it burst? How does one find the right strategy of investing? Intrigued by these pertinent questions, Parag Parikh, a seasoned broker and expert, took up this daunting task of understanding and demystifying investing in the stock market. Stocks to Riches is a distillate of his experience. It simplifies investing in stocks and provides key perspectives for a lay investor venturing into the market. At the end of the day, Stocks to Riches helps the retail investor make money by following the time-tested and proven guidelines provided in the book. A must read for brokers, analysts and retail investors...

Is India slipping behind? Bangladesh reveals India’s challenged pre-eminence in the Bay of Bengal

4 days ago

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Isn’t it surprising and unusual for a ‘leading’ power’s economic performance to be worse than that of its friendly smaller neighbours? And somewhat worrying or startling as well, when a small neighbour is courted by.....

Amazon Bestseller: The Alchemy of Finance - George Soros

3 years ago

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In the Alchemy of Finance, Soros presents a theoretical and practical account of current financial trends. Details his innovative investment practices along with his views of the world and world order. President of the phenomenally successful Quantum Fund, which has 4.2 billion in net assets, Soros describes his ``theory of reflexivity' which underlies his unique investment strategies. The original edition, published in 1987 has been updated with an expanded Preface and Introduction lending Soros' timeless principles a modern context. Finally, the book features a section that details the secrets of Soros's success as told by the author. · Part One: Theory · Part Two: Historical Perspective. · Part Three: The Real-Time Experiment. · Part Four: Evaluation. · Part Five: Prescription...

When moisture is torture: Environment control solutions to the rescue in our daily lives

4 days ago

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What is your biggest worry when you go out to buy groceries wearing your latex gloves with a mask on trying to avoid any possible contact with any surface or any person? It is that.....

Withdrawal of Tanishq ad indicates a larger malaise in our society, where the love jihad bogey runs riot

5 days ago

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The withdrawal of the Tanishq ad celebrating interfaith marriage and harmony is symptomatic of the larger malaise that afflicts our society today. It highlights yet another failure to act on part of the law and.....

Viay Sethupathi should play Murali’s role, Kamal Godse’s, Rajini Hitler’s

5 days ago

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“Do you want your face to be identified with a racist and live as a subject of hatred and ridicule forever?” Tamil film director Bharathiraja said in an open letter to actor Vijay Sethupathi last.....

The existential flow and its culminating point

6 days ago

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By Shri Shri Anandamurti For the macrocosm, the movement is in a particular line, in a particular flow, in a particular direction, following a particular route. In each and every object of this universe, the.....

Re-cycling Mother India

6 days ago

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It was a whiff of soft white smoke that arose from the ground in a remote Punjab village some weeks back. It was perhaps the first that came of burning stubble that is left after.....

Driven by anger, fear & ratings, TV news has changed discourse

7 days ago

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It happened slowly, then suddenly. Over the last decade, TV news unhinged itself from older norms and social media clickbait was everywhere, even as a new political dispensation came to power. No wonder we’re reeling......

When Sita Ma embraced the no-grief zone

8 days ago

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By Jaya Row Worldly, materialistic people are weighed down by worry and anxiety. Take a look at the people going to work every day. Does anyone appear jovial or inspired? Most look glum. Swami Rama.....

‘Creating a market through community involvement will ensure the tribal gets a fair price for produce’

9 days ago

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With rural economy in focus in the backdrop of the new farm laws, Union minister for tribal affairs, Arjun Munda, shares the road map for mainstreaming the forest dwellers in India’s tribal belts in an interview.....

Recalibrating the UK-India trade partnership, with the ultimate aim of securing a free trade agreement

10 days ago

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By Jayant Krishna and Alan Gemmell It’s an exciting time to take up our new positions, in business and in government, to grow the trade and investment relationship between India and the UK. Businesses on.....

The coronavirus is not your worst enemy

11 days ago

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By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev The writing on the wall is clear: A mental health pandemic looms large before us. However, there seems to be reason for hope, too. A doctor from Texas recently told me.....

Festivals, elections, agitations and winter: a potent cocktail for another Covid surge

12 days ago

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Union health minister Harsh Vardhan’s call for avoiding large crowds during the festival season and foregoing ostentatious celebrations must be heeded if India is to prevent a winter season spike in Covid cases. Fresh Covid.....

An informal emergency: State agencies have become adept at ‘investigating’ and harassing those who speak up

13 days ago

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Alexander the Great once encountered two Jain saints in India who were disinclined to show any deference to him. When he asked them why, they said (according to Arrian, Alexander’s biographer): ‘King Alexander, every man.....

The thing about US Presidential Debates

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Pardon my deviations from English grammar. After all it’s about America! The notable publicity of President Don Trump, minutes after he shed the hospital dress and re-appeared in his fine blue suit and red tie,.....

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Big tech needs regulation but govt action no solution

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Pak’s latest episode of Game of Thrones is an inflection point

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My eight hundred cents on the Murali saga, Vijay Sethupathi and cancel culture

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The 4Gotten generation: An open letter to India’s youth: Get off that smartphone. It can destroy you

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Rama as archetype for a global civilisation

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Balancing abilities of body and mind

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Why we need mobility: The Covid pandemic is a reminder that travel cannot be replaced by technology

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Three artists and the sun

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To remove ignorance and purify the mind

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‘The PM’s Office can only bask in the reflected glory of the PM … its equilibrium with the cabinet office is very dynamic’

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Australia gets Malabar invite: High time the Quad acquired some teeth

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Meditative Durga Puja beyond the festivities

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What will be will be: The mystic faith Bengal has in normalised anarchy will be put to test this Durga Pujo

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Thus, the Adventures of Mum and Princess was created

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Vote fears should not come in way of bigger stimulus

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2020 vs 2016: Battle for ‘Worst Year Ever’

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TRP rigging scandal: An opportunity for reform beckons

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Making a life, not just a living

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Our life journey in a metaphysical nutshell

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Life found on Venus? Processes that gave rise to life on Earth may not be unique to the planet

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Edappadi Palaniswami: From survivor to strong­man, can he resist power sharing?

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‘Essential Commodities Act was conceptualised in the era of food shortages … we have moved from scarcity to food security’

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Just 11 days to go: Trump and Biden dial down drama, up the policy talk

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‘Beauty comes with a calculated risk now … the 1982 Brazil side were the last to prioritise the beauty of football’

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Voices from ground Ziro: Against Chinese claims, it’s time for the Arunachali frontier to be heard

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The joke is on you: An item point for Kamal Nath

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Death, the most fundamental question

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Midwifing the vaccine: The When is visible but there’s much left to do on the Who and How

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Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh (PBS) and TRP rigging

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‘A vaccine that produces sky high neutralising antibodies gives you greater protection’

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Navratri UK has been cancelled

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Moral of the Tanishq ad row: All that glitters is just a distraction

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A tale of two nationalisms: Turning inward isn’t good. It’s better to have a self-confident rather than insecure nationalism

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The next ‘Asian miracle’: Vietnam is exporting its way to prosperity, while leaving no one behind at home

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Six years of reforms: Modi has established his reformist credentials alongside PMs like Rao and Vajpayee

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When the ‘Steel Frame’ chokes: Officials at Hathras failed to act objectively, professionally and in a bona fide manner

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The gut-brain connect and mental health

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That bond has changed forever

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Mistaken pride of the analytical mind

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Amazon Bestseller: Warren Buffett's Ground Rules: 42467 - Jeremy Miller

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Edappadi Palaniswami: From survivor to strongman, can he resist power sharing?