Niranjan Takle

Letter to Kalavati

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Dear Kalavati, Did you vote? No? But, why? I don't understand why you people are so depressed nowadays. Actually, traditionally we Indians have all ...

If I were the FM of India

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I aim to be the Prime Minister of India. Recent history, however, guides me to be the Finance Minister first and then only can I ...

Politics of convenience at work again

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I was recording vox pops of some young voters from Nasik during the recent Lok Sabha elections. A young MBA student in this Maharashtrian town ...

Malegaon blasts probe: Cops list more suspects

The investigation has also put the focus on Bhonsla Military School in Nashik. ...

Dhule simmers as communal violence toll goes up

Communal clashes that broke out on Sunday in Dhule, Maharashtra. ...

Watch: Malegaon blast site

Bombs went off in the communally-sensitive town of Malegaon. ...

Nashik village reels under deadly disease

Mumbai: Dave Callaghan, the former South Africa all-rounder, who overcame testicular cancer to play international cricket in the 1990s and early 2000, has some advice for cancer-stricken Yuvraj Singh: Set yourself a goal. While Port Elizabeth-based Callaghan conceded that survival would be uppermost on India's 2011 world cup star's mind, the 47-year-old South African said that Yuvraj must soon set a time frame for his return to cricket. Yuvraj will...

Teacher attacks 7-yr-old with a knife, cuts his throat

New Delhi: Former India and Kolkata Kinght Riders skipper Sourav Ganguly may have lost a realistic chance of playing in this year's Indian Premier League, according to the IPL rule book. It was learnt on Friday that the Kochi Tuskers Kerala had made an attempt to rope in Ganguly as a replacement player for Steve Smith. Having been ignored at the IPL-4 auction in January in Bangalore, the only way...

The Onion Blog: Your curry has blood in it

Thanks to politicians and traders, our country is dieing in rural India. ...

Buddha 'saffronised', has to smile

Lonavla's 1,000 rock caves and their Buddhist shrines are now under siege by Hindu devotees. ...

First arrest in Malegaon blast case

Police arrested Noor-ul-Hooda, a Bangladeshi national, the first to be arrested in connection with the Malegaon blast. ...