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Two of the country's biggest sports events in the last 12 months mirror two Indias. The Commonwealth Games last October were organised by an older ...

12:08 AM, Nov 04, 2011
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As promised, here's the list of the top 10 movies of 2010 with brief reviews. Unfortunately I haven't seen 127 Hours yet, so it doesn't ...

11:45 AM, Jan 08, 2011
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YouTube describes it as the world's most ridiculous border ceremony. And that's putting it politely, as anyone who has watched the Wagah flag-lowering ceremony between ...

11:23 AM, Jan 03, 2011
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Ask Gary Kirsten what he remembers about playing his only Test against India at Kingsmead in Durban and he would no doubt rather talk about ...

10:19 AM, Dec 22, 2010
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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar - does he need any kind of introduction? If you are a cricket fan and if you are asked in your sleep ...

12:12 PM, Dec 21, 2010
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The 'Godsend' creature was approaching his chef d'oeuvre, his 50th Test hundred. And not just me but the cricket fans all over the world had ...

12:51 PM, Dec 20, 2010
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The manner in which Australia has begun its 2010 Ashes campaign is nothing short of shocking for a side that has been so used to ...

08:03 PM, Dec 03, 2010
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Only Bhajji (Harbhajan Singh) can fry the Kiwi! To say that one was always aware of the unpredictable, irrational ways of Harbhajan Singh, India's brash, ...

05:40 PM, Nov 19, 2010
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Women are in the process of scripting history. Never before have so many come out of their domestic confines to exercise their right to franchise ...

05:21 PM, Nov 19, 2010
![Rajdeep Sardesai Rajdeep Sardesai]()
Predicting elections is hazardous business, and can be detrimental to a journalist's health. In the highly competitive world of Indian elections, the 'hawa' (wind) we ...

12:42 PM, Nov 19, 2010
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It is a fairly cynical view that politics is the last refuge for you know who. It is because of this blinkered vision that, after ...

08:25 AM, Nov 10, 2010
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Material change is always preceded by discursive change. In a state with feudal moorings and plagued with abject poverty, variable healthcare and education, poor infrastructure, ...

10:29 AM, Nov 01, 2010
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A year ago, there was a bouncy step in New Zealand's side. Why, against expectations, they had even managed to reach the Champions Trophy final. ...

12:08 AM, Oct 28, 2010
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Dynastic politics in most western liberal democracies have become significantly rare. But in India and in Bihar, charismatic leaders have consciously encouraged private limited political ...

01:31 PM, Oct 26, 2010
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Guest editors on Karan Thapar's show, the Last Word, gave high marks for media coverage of the Commonwealth Games. Only Swapan Dasgupta gave it 50:50. ...

06:19 PM, Oct 23, 2010
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It's been called the 'Jatification' of Indian sport. There were 50 Jats in the Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Games and they won 27 of ...

10:42 AM, Oct 22, 2010
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For many people, there seems to be a growing disenchantment with the political class. Much of this is on account of the popular endorsement of ...

06:56 PM, Oct 11, 2010
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The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ruled Bihar for the last five years on the development plank. When they came to power they said that the ...

05:44 PM, Oct 11, 2010
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Sita is gone. Delhi is shining, as is Gurgaon. Sita, like my Uncle's family, lives in Malibu Towne in Gurgaon, 212 acres of a middle-class ...

09:59 AM, Oct 08, 2010
![Tulika Agnihotri Ojha Tulika Agnihotri Ojha]()
Sunday, October 3, was a big day for India. It was a day of national pride for all of us. For me, well, it was ...

07:46 PM, Oct 04, 2010