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Deterrent for big pharma scrambles
2 April 2013 5:53 AM ISTIn a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court of India has rejected the petition of the Swiss-origin multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis AG for...
Roadblocks and NHAI bottlenecks
2 April 2013 5:53 AM ISTThe dismal performance of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has meant that its dream of constructing 20 kilometres of national highways...
Unsafely foreign in Incredible India
1 April 2013 6:15 AM ISTIt’s time for the authorities to wake up to the reality of India’s all-pervasive misogyny, which is beginning to have global impact already. According...
Save our rhinos from extinction
1 April 2013 6:14 AM ISTDespite the measures taken in the last few years to end the menace of rhinoceros poaching in Assam, it continues with devastating effect. In Kaziranga...
Congress wooing back old allies
30 March 2013 7:28 AM ISTWith intense speculations over the possibility of an early poll sending jitters through the political spectrum, it seems that the Congress-led UPA is...
Depriving kids of their future
30 March 2013 7:27 AM ISTThree years after the enactment of the Right of children to free and compulsory education (RTE) Act, it has still not been implemented with the...
Are third fronts actually viable?
29 March 2013 5:40 AM ISTCoalition experiments in India have become staple in politics, yet between the myth and reality of their actual formation and implementation falls the...
Pardon debate is erroneous
29 March 2013 5:39 AM ISTIt is surprising that a debate has built up around the issue of granting pardon to actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been sentenced to five years in prison...
CAG selection row a smokescreen?
28 March 2013 5:22 AM ISTAs the current Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, Vinod Rai, prepares for retirement in May this year, speculations and machinations in...
Will Mush’s return have an impact?
28 March 2013 5:21 AM ISTGeneral Pervez Musharraf returns to Pakistan seeking to make a place for himself in the politics of this nation, one which he once ruled as a military...
Coalition politics of convenience
27 March 2013 4:28 AM ISTIn the era of coalition politics, there neither are permanent allies, nor perennial foes. However, what is unfolding in the name of coalition politics...
Oz whitewash best Holi gift
27 March 2013 4:28 AM ISTThe Indian cricket team could not have given a better Holi gift to the nation than the 4-0 defeat of Australia, a whitewash, in the test series...
Rebel, Romantic, Revolutionary
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27 Sept 2025 9:11 PM ISTDocumenting Exclusion, Chronicling Courage
27 Sept 2025 9:06 PM ISTRewilding Through a Child’s Eyes
27 Sept 2025 9:04 PM ISTPostcards and Parisian Nights
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‘Kolkata Shree’ awards to honour excellence in Puja
28 Sept 2025 11:54 PM ISTDetermination: All-women dhaki troupe beats to the rhythm of...
28 Sept 2025 11:53 PM ISTSupreme Court stays demolition of Elita Garden Vista’s Tower 8
28 Sept 2025 11:53 PM ISTSantosh Mitra Square row: Police stress public safety
28 Sept 2025 11:52 PM ISTDurga Puja remembers Bengal’s matinee idol Uttam Kumar
28 Sept 2025 11:52 PM IST