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Beer tipped charms of Belgium (21 November 12:18) |
| Brussels is a largely under-rated city, often maligned for being too boring. Let me tell you a well-kept secret: Brussels is a great destination, particularly if you are beer fan. |
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Crossing the line (21 November 12:17) |
| The armed forces have remained above and beyond politics. But there are some unsettling moments in this sanitised situation. |
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In search of liquid gold (21 November 12:15) |
| Last week I was in Tuscany, a few miles north of Siena, at a guest house of one of the great vineyards, having a lunch to die for. |
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An enduring affair (21 November 12:14) |
| Enid Blyton continues to rule the hearts of her readers, in spite of what her critics say. |
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Bend it like Obama (20 November 09:42) |
| The entire duration of his week-long tour to Asia was given over to projecting, that under his watch, the US wouldn't conduct itself as a 'beat cop' policing the neighbourhood. |
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Five-and-half yards of pure mischief (20 November 12:53) |
| The sari isn't quite going the kimono way. But it seems to keep changing its status. I use the word status the way millions now use it on Facebook -- the latest public confessional -- to des... |
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Urban blight (20 November 12:52) |
| The Bombay high court has succinctly pointed out that Mumbai will take another 100 years to improve rather than the 2014 date being put forth by the government. |
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The Rahul riddle (20 November 12:50) |
| Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's quip in Vijayawada that he should not be counted upon as the future prime minister is delightfully ambiguous. |
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Bold and the beautiful (20 November 12:48) |
| The new crop of Marathi films is fearless in its exploration of sexual dilemmas. |
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The world outside the box (19 November 01:06) |
| The discomfort about pigeonholing identities has perhaps come to a head with a cult figure like Tendulkar taking a stand against the xenophobia. |
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Desperate times (19 November 01:04) |
| Right on the heels of the Shiv Sena chief's ill-conceived comments on Sachin Tendulkar, the public is subjected to a series of acts of hooliganism by his party members. |
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Divided worldview (19 November 01:03) |
| The China-US joint statement issued by presidents Hu Jintao and Barack Obama on Tuesday which referred to India-Pakistan relations is indeed the proverbial red rag for New Delhi. |
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Pink Panther strikes (19 November 01:01) |
| The Headley-Rana investigations seem unlikely to lead to anything substantial. |
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Living longer (18 November 10:08) |
| A positive attitude will not only help in enhancing the quality of your life, but also the length of it. |
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Crack the language code (18 November 10:06) |
| Migrants must blend into the cultural landscape to avoid local resentment. |
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Copenhagen capers (18 November 12:50) |
| The Copenhagen climate summit to be held in the Danish capital in the second week of December seems to be heading for a crash landing, with both the developed and developing countries unable... |
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Playing it safe (18 November 12:48) |
| The inner churning in the BJP since the loss of the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year has thrown up a number of startling events - expulsions, mini-revolts, interventions -- but very lit... |
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Physician heal thyself (18 November 12:47) |
| The national council is a positive step to revive the ailing medical profession. |
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Funding terrorism (17 November 12:44) |
| The US media reports citing former intelligence operatives have revealed that one-third of Central Intelligence Agency's (CIS) budget has been channelled to Pakistan's ISI. |
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Robbing tribals (17 November 12:43) |
| The amount spent on development by the Jharkhand government until October -- Rs1500 crore -- is about as much as the Rs1450 crore allegedly transferred through hawala channels to Dubai by fr... |
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The winter of 1989 and the autumn of 2008 (17 November 12:42) |
| Many in Europe are busy remembering the fall of communist regimes from Warsaw to Berlin to Budapest to Bucharest to Prague and Moscow in that memorable year of 1989, which also marked the bi... |
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Poised for a change (17 November 12:40) |
| With grievances against the CPM mounting, Mamata Banerjee is ready to take over. |
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Laurel Hardy are passé (16 November 11:21) |
| Reinventing yesteryear films by giving them a fresh appeal will keep the idea alive. |
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Masterly shot (16 November 12:51) |
| Sachin Tendulkar went on to reaffirm his idea of India: he was a proud Maharashtrian he said, but he was an Indian first. |
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Red terror challenge (16 November 12:46) |
| Some basic questions regarding our Naxalite operations need to be answered. |
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Reddy brothers will tighten their stranglehold (15 November 09:22) |
| Going by what has happened in the last few days, it looks like they will most likely have the rest of the acts and scenes play out according to their script. |
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For kids Laurel Hardy is so yesterday (14 November 09:07) |
| For someone who is supposedly in the midst of a war with the media, Amitabh Bachchan has been quite liberal in giving press and television interviews. |
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Is our country losing Mother Teresa (14 November 02:33) |
| Mother Teresa's life, work and death have been in public gaze. Now, her birth centenary is raising a fresh wave of debate. |
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Yog nidra chi gong you (14 November 09:26) |
| Going by the proliferation of wellness spas, you'd think Bangalore was the original home of pain, despair and high blood pressure. |
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Back to school (14 November 09:24) |
| Spotting a monarch butterfly raised the adrenalin, as did a bicycle ride downhill with bells ringing and wind in the hair. |
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Coming of age at Madh Island (14 November 02:34) |
| At that time Madh was untainted and clean like a baby's teeth. |
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No national language (13 November 09:45) |
| I would like to point out that India does not have a national language and Hindi is just one of the regional languages. |
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Terror track (13 November 09:28) |
| What this shows is that the shadowy terror organisations go about their business with meticulous planning. |
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What me worry (13 November 09:49) |
| Worry can affect any part of the body. Psychosomatic diseases don't have any carriers. |
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Poisoning minds (12 November 10:22) |
| This week's disruptive raucous in the state assembly virtually muted leaders of all the four major parties, Congress, NCP, BJP and Shiv Sena.
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Hidden power (12 November 10:19) |
| So long as a man fixes his attention only on the superficial it is impossible for him to make any progress in knowledge. |
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Are we prepared (12 November 10:13) |
| Alerts have now been issued by home ministry as a precautionary step to five states including Maharashtra, as Headley visited these states previously. |
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Back to the wild (12 November 10:06) |
| A trip to the zoo often includes a ride on an elephant as an extra treat. No longer, says the Central Zoo Authority. |
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Being there (12 November 09:47) |
| A patient in the hospital is like that lizard fastened to a bed. Nobody likes to be in a sick bay unless they work there. |
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Fighting Hindi hegemony (11 November 09:40) |
| The rowdy behaviour of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislators in the state assembly the other day could not have helped gain converts to the Marathi cause. |
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All about force (11 November 09:39) |
| The blind force of the people is a force that must be economised, and also managed. It must be regulated by Intellect. Intellect is to the people and the people's force. |
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Shoddy work (11 November 09:38) |
| The hospital staff and the police officers who transported the bodies to the hospital also have a lot to answer for. |
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Narrow shave (11 November 09:37) |
| In the two back-to-back mishaps on Tuesday, there were signs of grave danger waiting to happen and prevented by fate more than proper procedures. |
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Clear winners (11 November 09:36) |
| There was some speculation that the Bahujan Samajwadi Party was losing its cachet but having won 8 of the 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati is on top once again. |
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Sydney J Harris (11 November 09:35) |
| Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be. |
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Leadership on the line (11 November 09:42) |
| Post the crisis, Yeddyurappa and the Reddy brothers face many challenges. |
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Out of focus (10 November 09:48) |
| A young person came onto the stage, put on his or her best call centre accent, and narrated the synopsis of the movie that was to be screened within the next few minutes.
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Our true home (10 November 09:47) |
| What is the meaning of "true home"? When we are mindful, fully living each moment of our daily lives, we may realise that everyone and everything around us is our home. |
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Before his Asia trip Obama should see 2012 (10 November 09:44) |
| As US president Barack Obama prepares for his maiden visit to Asia this week, his policy advisers are sure to thrust position papers, talking point memos and speeches into his hands. |
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Not acceptable (10 November 09:42) |
| The incident at the swearing-in ceremony should be an eye opener to the government and the people of India. It clearly indicates the state of thing s to come in the near future. |
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