Now that Barack Obama has won a second term, let's look at some of the reasons for his victory in what was predicted as a ...
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Some writers have the spirit of a voyeur. Perhaps none exemplified it better than Graham Greene, the British novelist, playwright and critic, who delighted in ...
05:32 PM, Oct 01, 2012
The two enfant terribles of Urdu literature - Ismat Chughtai and Saadat Hasan Manto - delighted in being provocative, outrageous, even blasphemous; both were tried ...
01:53 PM, Jun 11, 2012
With Euro 2012 around the corner and international squads being announced, managers around the world and scouts from top clubs will be on the lookout ...
01:23 PM, May 24, 2012
Nineteen years after the failed attempt to restore hope in Somalia, it appears the West is getting ready for another crack at Africa's Horn. The ...
01:31 PM, Apr 23, 2012
It was my first date with the Arab World. A fortnight ago, I was all set to fly to Syria, a country caught in conflict, ...
12:45 PM, Mar 12, 2012
On a day when television channels stayed focused on the fallout of the ongoing tussle between the Army Chief and the Government, hundreds of people ...
03:52 PM, Feb 17, 2012
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It's that time of the year again. Yes, the end of the year, but the start of a another summit on climate change. This is ...
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How does one identify grief? Is it the number of cigarettes someone is smoking, the compulsive checking of messages on the phone? Is it the ...
11:56 PM, Nov 03, 2011
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Beaming all over the Indian media is the Pakistan flag freshly branded 'the suspect state', after the much rejoiced and equally condemned Osama killing. Pakistan, ...
03:31 PM, May 06, 2011
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Think about this. Mr A is in trouble. His home is on fire. He picks up the phone and asks for help from all his ...
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What is the right balance between expression of religious belief and national values? Is Europe suffering from xenophobia in the name of secularism? Will forcing ...
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