Tuhin A Sinha's protagonist Shruti Ranjan, at first glance, could be any of us. A newspaper journalist in a live-in relationship with a TV reporter, she agrees to an arranged marriage after discovering her boyfriend is involved with her best friend. So far, so cliched. But this is not going to be a rom-com chick lit beach-read. Sinha aims at a gritty political page-turner, and even before his heroine has...
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New Delhi: It is National Voter's Day on Tuesday and the Election Commission (EC) hopes that celebrating the day will encourage young voters to register and participate more in the election process. Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said in the last year 3.8 crore new voters have been enrolled of which 1.8 crores belong to the age group of 18 who have just become eligible. Quraishi said on the National...
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Decoding amma, didi, behnji and madam. Respect the Trinamool Congress, or else, warns the Ma Durga of West Bengal. Accept that Tamil Nadu operates ...
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New Delhi: Thursday's attack on Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar is the latest in a series of acts of public retribution. In 2009, Home Minister P Chidambaram was target of a shoe attack; journalist Jarnail Singh claimed he was upset at the Congress decision to allow Jagdish Tytler to contest elections. Singh eventually apologised. Singh said, "I want justice but my way was wrong. I don't want any journalist to...
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The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical reference book written by Ambrose Bierce. The book offers reinterpretations of terms in English language, lampooning cant and political ...
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I sometime wonder if the Indian ruling class knows about the existence of a wonderful 'tool' called 'incognito' which, should they prefer to use, I ...
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Rahul has become the synonym of political credibility in India. ...
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Rahul Gandhi is the heir to India's first political party. ...
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