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Our killer air: Make Swacch Vatavaran an integral part of Swacch Bharat, at least for north Indian cities
January 23, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
IMF forecasts that Indian growth rates might surpass China’s hit the headlines, to much jubilation. However, India has already surpassed China in an ominous sense. While Chinese cities are notoriously polluted a recent WHO study…
January 23, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
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Clean our cricket: Landmark Supreme Court judgment paves way for massive BCCI cleanup
January 23, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
It has taken almost 18 months but the Supreme Court has finally given a definitive judgment that will fundamentally overhaul BCCI and IPL. In its landmark 130-page verdict on the 2013 IPL betting and match-fixing…
January 23, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
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What Modi should ask Obama: Instead of US unilaterally making demands, India must also articulate what it wants
January 23, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
What happens when the world’s biggest democracy and the world’s most powerful democracy come together? Is the resultant embrace genuine bonhomie or the squeeze of death? As President Obama touches down on India there are…
January 23, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
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Raise the bar: IMF forecast that India will grow faster than China should spur greater ambition and reforms
January 22, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
The IMF forecast this week India’s economy will grow faster than China in 2016, an occurrence not seen in decades. Despite its rarity, this is not the time to get euphoric as a fragile world…
January 22, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
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Counting cats: Roaring success in saving tigers boosts environment but also has economic benefits
January 22, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
The surprise good news from the tiger census, that India`s big cat count has shot up by 30% since 2010, provides much-needed cheer and hope to every right-thinking Indian interested in preserving the country’s wildlife…
January 22, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
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AAP against AAP: Citizen movements in Delhi spur a contest between two anti-corruption activists
January 22, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi concentrated his fire power against Arvind Kejriwal at his recent Ramlila Maidan rally the election suddenly looked like a Modi versus Kejriwal fight, which had the potential to catapult the…
January 22, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
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Centre is finally ready to release religion-based data of Census 2011
January 22, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
TIMES VIEW Needed for policy and academic framework Rudroneel Ghosh It’s welcome that the government is ready to release the religion-based data of Census 2011 by next week. In fact, the data was ready for…
January 22, 2015, 12:02 AM IST
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Victims of civic negligence must be compensated
January 21, 2015, 2:30 PM IST
This newspaper has consistently held that we must establish a system for pinning individual responsibility for this sort of criminal negligence. We have also argued that there must be appropriate compensation for those dying or…
January 21, 2015, 2:30 PM IST
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Avoid disruption: President Mukherjee serves a timely reminder to political parties on their responsibilities
January 21, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
It is clear, by now, that Pranab Mukherjee is going to be an assertive rather than figurehead president. In a sagacious speech on Monday he outlined the responsibilities of parliamentarians and the consequences if they…
January 21, 2015, 12:08 AM IST
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Magsaysay moment: In Bedi vs Kejriwal, Delhi has got the contest it deserves
January 21, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
BJP’s decision to declare Kiran Bedi as its chief ministerial candidate is a recognition of the need to project a credible face to take on the challenge posed by AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal. Unlike in…
January 21, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
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Obama and our Republic: American president’s visit could actually help unclog India’s domestic policy logjam
January 21, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
The surprise announcement, exactly two months ago, that Prime Minister Modi had invited and President Obama had agreed to be the chief guest for this year’s Republic Day, had created a sudden frisson of excitement….
January 21, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
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There’s talk of educating girls, but how about educating boys to deal with girls?
January 20, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
The year gone by saw much in the media about the rape and molestation of women. The widespread nature of this sickness makes me feel that there are two critical areas where we educators (both…
January 20, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Beyond photo ops: Use President Obama’s Republic Day visit to realise potential of India-US relationship
January 20, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
As New Delhi gears up to welcome US President Obama this Sunday, his visit could be a game changer for India-US relations in more ways than one. Apart from the sheer symbolism of India brushing…
January 20, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Turning the black money tide: It will require, among other things, reforms in taxation and real estate transactions
January 20, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
Voltaire wrote “If you see a Swiss banker jumping out of a window, follow him, there is sure to be a profit in it”. Following this train of thought India is seen to be ruined…
January 20, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Barbarism In Bihar: CM Manjhi must act swiftly to check communal violence in Muzaffarpur
January 20, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
The burning to death of three persons by a mob in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district near Patna on Sunday is a throwback to Bihar’s days of lawlessness which were thought to be past. Although police have…
January 20, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Advantage BJP: BJP ahead of main opponents in Delhi and becoming the main opponent in Bengal
January 19, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
Erstwhile Arvind Kejriwal colleague and one-time Delhi police commissioner Kiran Bedi joined BJP as its possible CM candidate, strengthening BJP’s hands as the national capital awaits assembly elections scheduled for February 7 after a year-long…
January 19, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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In Pakistan women who dare to pursue relationships of choice are in danger of losing their lives
January 19, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
In a country fighting to preserve patriarchal and tribal traditions, Pakistan’s women can face brutality – and even death – if they fall in love with the wrong person. Arifa, 25, dared to stand up…
January 19, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Censor the censor
January 19, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
With the resignation of censor board chairman Leela Samson and 13 of her 33 colleagues, what began as a fight over Baba Rahim’s film MSG has now snowballed into a major confrontation over the flawed…
January 19, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Our Common Religion: Jews, Muslims, Parsis, Christians have thrived in India because of a liberal Hinduism
January 17, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
Among the many battles that will determine the further evolution of the world’s largest democracy, one is unfolding largely ignored. We are familiar with the normal fault lines: rich vs poor, left vs right, Muslims…
January 17, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Just take the pork out: With publisher’s ban, political correctness could soon put us on a stringent literary diet
January 17, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
Will George Orwell’s classic critique of authoritarianism, Animal Farm, in which pigs play a major role, get proscribed in schools and colleges? It just might, if others follow the reported example of a major publishing…
January 17, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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