| The need of the hour is some honest introspection. But it seems the citizens of Pakistan are unable or unwilling to face that reality and its consequences for them. BY VINOD MEHTA The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news Random notes, gossip, bitching, angles, conspiracy theories, spoofs, essential fundas Published feedback from our readers: rants, raves, bouquets, brickbats |
MOVIE REVIEW A delightful yet moving film on the trifle of an idea, but why must a film with children has to always come with a message attached? MOVIE REVIEW Nana Patekar plays to the gallery and brings a smile to the audience's faces but the movie soon turns into gimmickry than fun. 10 QUESTIONS Sarla Razdan on her mouth-watering debut,Kashmiri Cuisine Through The Ages. GOSSIP No successor yet for Ravi Singh of Penguin while the gap between prize juries and the common reader widens |
| | ASSEMBLY POLLS It's a mixed result for the UPA: at least a presence everywhere, a routed Left, an ineffectual BJP. Andhra is its only big worry. | ASSEMBLY POLLS Satrap Junior Will Jagan's start be the Congress end? MADHAVI TATA | TAMIL NADU Chennai Super Queen Jayalalitha has returned in a mandate against corruption and cronyism. Weaknesses she's prone to. PUSHPA IYENGAR | PUDUCHERRY The Motorcycle Man Rides Again The AIADMK wave propels Congress rebel and ex-CM Rangaswamy to victory | WEST BENGAL Red Dusk A new colour, a promise of renaissance. Mamata has to redeem her pledge, the Left can learn from the long making of its hubris. PRANAY SHARMA | KERALA Down To The Wire The Congress-led UDF scrapes through DEBARSHI DASGUPTA | ASSAM Trifecta On The Luit Veteran savvy and economic growth helps Gogoi do a Sheila PRARTHNA GAHILOTE |
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AYODHYA: SC ORDER The Supreme Court puts on hold a partition that no one wanted | |
UP: FARMER'S CRISIS Riding pillion on the farmers' crisis, Rahul steals Round 1 in UP battle | |
AVIATION: HELICOPTERS Pawan Hans badly needs new choppers | |
PAKISTAN: OSAMA Except JuD, other militant outfits have refrained from direct sympathy for Osama | BIN LADEN: THE HIDEOUT A Moveable Kingdom The 'mansion life' was a frugal one for Osama and extended family MARIANA BAABAR | AMERICA: VOICES That Faraway Hyper-Dystopia The American street opens up on Pakistan ASHISH KUMAR SEN | OPINION The Funambulist State Questions of balance will let Pak generals brazen out Abbottabad PERVEZ HOODBHOY |
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THE SECRET DIARY OF "Presidentji," he drawled, "I suggest you immediately seek the help of Amar Singh, the politician, who is an expert with all things phon(e)y." | |
AGRICULTURE: GM CROPS The GM crops debate rages, but pressure is on to end the moratorium | |
BLACK MONEY: HASAN ALI Has Hasan Ali really stolen from the Nizam's treasures? | |
OPINION On whom will the dust of Raj Rajaratnam's crumbling kingdom settle? | |
OPINION How to stop our patchwork cultural fabric from ripping at the seams | |
PROFILE Cheryl D'Souza, unlikely green warrior, takes on south Goa's mining mafia | |
MIND YOUR BODY Pursuing fads like besan today, veggies tomorrow and juices the day after, are not just an insult to your stomach and brains but also to your mother. | |
TAGORE: ART A new Tagore meets the world: non-verbal, and full of querulous lines | |
REVIEW Studded with many a queer realisation--not least those about sexuality, vengeance, parents, power and about the makeup/pretence by which we all get by. | |
REVIEW Far from a brisk how-to-solve manual, it is not even straightforward chick-lit. But it offers unexpected delights and a dollop of charm. JAISHREE MISRA ON THE VAGUE WOMAN'S HANDBOOK BY DEVAPRIYA ROY | |
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