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| Why affirmative action |
| All parties show a palpable bias against women at the top |
| The dissension over the reservation of seats for women in Parliament has brought out some curious aspects of negotiation and bargaining in our political life. On the face of it, all political parties are in favour of reservation, and none will speak ... |
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| Forgotten plans |
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Sir — Ashok Mitra’s article (“Abul Hashem had a point”, June 22) was not just interesting and infor ... |
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| Death of a legend |
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Sir — The ‘Peter Pan of pop music’, Michael Jackson, is no more. An era of dynamic and innovative p ... |
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| STATE’S CARD |
| The appointment of Nandan Nilekani to head the project to give every Indian citizen a unique biometric identity card has tend...|
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| HARD TO SELL |
| Selling Calcutta as a business-friendly city was always a hard job. A World Bank survey of 17 Indian cities, which ranks Calc...|
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| WITHOUT A CLEAR ROADMAP |
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The situation in Nepal continues to be uncertain. A little over a year ago, there was the palace rule which had ceased to enj... | Read.. |
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| Hard won liberties |
| The streets are no longer a war zone in Iran. The Republican Guards and the Basij militia have managed to clean up whatever remains of the violent protests that broke out in I... |
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| Twitter than thou |
| Technology is bringing the world to the White House in fascinating ways. At a recent press conference with President Barack Obama, a journalist relayed to him a question from ... |
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‘Equality,’ I spoke the word / As if a wedding vow / Ah, but I was so much older then, / I’m younger than that now.
— BOB DYLAN
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