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57 killed as mob torches train in Gujarat (The Hindu) Fifty-seven persons, mostly women and children, were killed and 43 sustained burn injuries when a coach of the Faizabad-Ahmedabad Sabarmati Express ...

The 1992 Wimbledon men's singles finals was an eyeopener and a life lesson for me, in many ways. It wasn't just a tennis match. On the one hand was the big ...

Amidst the mounting clamours of NDA coming to power with BJP’s Narendra Modi as its prime minister, I decided to contemplate beyond the obvious (as it seems to most of us).  ...

As one more state is finally having its way, many of us must be wondering what next? How many more such divisions before we reach our “princely” status of what we ...

"How can a nation be great if its bread tastes like Kleenex?" - Julia Child  There isn't anything that tells you more about a nation's cultural heritage and diversity than its ...

“Hare Krishna” He said. I looked up. He was a saffron clad monk. Not the long-beard-ash-smeared kinds but a decent looking monk. He had a nice gentle face with a persistent ...

Keeping a few Nazis off the streets of Skokie will serve Jews poorly if it means that the freedoms to speak, publish or assemble are thereby weakened ~ Aryeh Neie, ACLU Executive Director ...

For those who waited patiently and those who harangued us endlessly for our perspective on the Ambani-Moily FIR, here it is. Thanks for your patience, and apologies for the delay - ...

"Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least” – Goethe. It's abundantly clear and simple when we read and understand this, yet most often ...

I loved the movie “The Wolf of Wall street”. Can’t call it one of Scorsese’s classics but will certainly rate it as one of the better movies that released recently. The ...

It is a harsh reality that neither Congress nor BJP can form government at the Center without the support of the regional parties. And the problem with regional players is that ...

He was a smart developer. He teamed up with his smart MBA friend and couple of other IT guys to create a trailblazing product in the e-commerce domain. They planned to ...