TODAY'S Columnists

Achche din or jungle raj? Bihar’s choice

Written by Ashok Malik | in Edit
To each superpower, its own near-abroad

Written by G Parthasarathy | in Edit
Reaching out to our neighbours at last

Written by Kalyani Shankar | in Oped
Third Reich comes in several forms

Written by Hiranmay Karlekar | in Oped
Gateway to Nepal via the roof of the world

Written by Claude Arpi | in Edit
In Nepal, dhotiwallah betrays the ‘dhoti’

Written by Rajesh Singh | in Edit
Delhi’s dirty secret of privatization

Written by Sandhya Jain | in Edit
Arteries of concrete and blood

Written by Kushan Mitra | in Oped
Matters of life, death, and human dignity

Written by Joginder Singh | in Edit
In memory of our real icons

Written by KG Suresh | in Oped
India-SL ties crying out for strategic shift

Written by Swapan Dasgupta | in Usual Suspects
India’s inexplicable vote against Israel at the UN

Written by Kanchan Gupta | in Coffee Break
Manmohan Singh Govt officials under CBI lens

Written by Hari shankar vyas | in GupShup
Time is biggest constraint today

Written by Pramod Pathak | in Spirituality
Dog-eared solutions, and senseless too

Written by Hiranmay Karlekar | in Edit
First rejected, then humiliated, isolated

Written by Kalyani Shankar | in Oped
Catch the reform bull by the horns

Written by Vinayshil Gautam | in Oped
Straws in the wind, and forceful ones

Written by Gautam Mukherjee | in Edit
Delhi’s pragmatic policy-making

Written by Mayuri Mukherjee | in Oped
Shadow-boxing Taliban for a billion US dollars

Written by Ashok K Mehta | in Edit

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Achche din or jungle raj? Bihar’s choice

Written by Ashok Malik | in Edit
Fresh India-US chapter

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Pune’s mudslide tragedy

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
To each superpower, its own near-abroad

Written by G Parthasarathy | in Edit
The Army chief, finally

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
For some, lives are cheap

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Gateway to Nepal via the roof of the world

Written by Claude Arpi | in Edit
Indians abroad at risk

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Jokes of the serious kind

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
In Nepal, dhotiwallah betrays the ‘dhoti’

Written by Rajesh Singh | in Edit
Handle with caution

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Orphanages as a cover?

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Delhi’s dirty secret of privatization

Written by Sandhya Jain | in Edit
Gross failure yet again

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Underground terror route

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Matters of life, death, and human dignity

Written by Joginder Singh | in Edit
A genuine grievance

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Adjournments and after

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Dog-eared solutions, and senseless too

Written by Hiranmay Karlekar | in Edit
Petty minds at work

Written by Pioneer | in Edit

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Oped

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Beginning of a South Asian moment

Written by Medha Bisht | in Oped
Nepal hopes India will keep its word

Written by Post Bahadur Basnet | in Oped
Modi's Nepal visit shouldn’t take the beaten track

Written by Anshuman Behera | in Oped
A village that harnessed the sun

Written by Avik Roy | in Oped
Merit for sale at a price

Written by ATUL CHATTERJEE | in Oped
Reaching out to our neighbours at last

Written by Kalyani Shankar | in Oped
The well-being of a nation

Written by Kenneth E Thorpe | in Oped
New chief and old challenges

Written by Pravin Sawhney | in Oped
Third Reich comes in several forms

Written by Hiranmay Karlekar | in Oped
Agriculture sector needs stimulus

Written by Kota Sriraj | in Oped
Imminent fall of Nitish Kumar

Written by ATUL K THAKUR | in Oped
Emerging economies make their mark

Written by Geethanjali Nataraj and Rohit Sinha | in Oped
Crest and trough of human conscience

Written by ARNAV SAWHNY | in Oped
Arteries of concrete and blood

Written by Kushan Mitra | in Oped
A conflict of the asymmetric

Written by Vijeta Uniyal | in Oped
Putrid mix of politics and academics

Written by AJITH KUMAR | in Oped
In memory of our real icons

Written by KG Suresh | in Oped
Crouching American spies in Germany

Written by Gwynne Dyer | in Oped
When rights and laws matter less

Written by Kailash Satyarthi | in Oped
Need for a new non-alignment strategy

Written by Chintamani Mahapatra | in Oped

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Thoughts

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Think now | M Scott Peck , American psychiatrist

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Motivational guru Deepak Chopra

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Carl Sagan , American astrophysicist and author

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Former British Prime Minister , Winston Churchill

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Meditation teacher , Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Osho Rajneesh , Spiritual leader

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | John Stuart Mill , British philosopher

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Salvador Dalí , Legendary painter

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Rabindranath Tagore , Gitanjali

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Sri Aurobindo, Spiritual leader

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | BR Ambedkar

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Margaret Thatcher , Former British Prime Minister

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | George Washington , First US President

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | René Descartes , French philosopher and mathematician

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Jean-Paul Sartre , Existentialism is a Humanism

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Jean-Jacques Rousseau , Genevan philosopher

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Jiddu Krishnamurti, Spiritual leader

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Kabir , Mystic poet

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Plato , Classical Greece philosopher

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Aristotle , Greek philosopher and scientist

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts

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Business

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Wanted, A Few Good Econocrats

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Importance of Jaitley Facebook

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
BP Chief Flags ‘The’ Question

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Pradhan, Doval Must Visit China

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Can NaMo Check Overkill By 3Cs?

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Porn Czarina

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
@SuperStarRajini!

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
P2P Diplomacy Over Mangoes!

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
An Author Inside Your Boardroom?

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
PMO Scripts A Blockbuster!

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
It’s About Babus, Not Manifestos

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
RBI Caution To Next Govt

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
India Ink!

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Shakti, Shanti and Pakistan

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Is NaMo Critique AAP’s Only Vision?

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
U-Turn Babus

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Who Wants To Be An Independent Director?

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
HRH Rahul Gandhi

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Powell Read Chai Leaves via US Inc

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Fiat India hopes to gain lost ground in 2014

Written by Kushan Mitra | in Business

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LATEST NEWS

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In the company of verses

Course of life

Beast on the mask

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‘I am not grumpy, I am sweet’

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Karbonn plans to expand its reach to Russia by Aug-end

Carmakers report higher sales in July

Today's Newspaper

Lanka says sorry to PM, Jaya

Saturday, 02 August 2014 | Pioneer News Service | CHENNAI

The Government of Sri Lanka on Friday extended an “unqualified apology” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for an objectionable article which was posted earlier in the day on…

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Vivacity

In the company of verses

Saturday, 02 August 2014 | Karan Bhardwaj | CHENNAI

Noorul Hasan took 20 years to translate 50 poems penned by Meena Kumari. He tells Karan Bhardwaj that the legendary actress escaped the tragedy of her life through her compositions No one could have described the…

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Sports Bytes

Don't know what India did in 5 days after Lord's win: Gavaskar

Friday, 01 August 2014 | PTI | New Delhi

Severely critical of the Indian cricket team's poor show against England in the third Test, former captain Sunil Gavaskar said the old habit of getting complacent after a big win seems to have affected the…

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POTPOURRI

Jai, Veeru - Bollywood's best onscreen friendship: Survey

Friday, 01 August 2014 | IANS | New Delhi

Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra's camaraderie as Jai and Veeru in cult film "Sholay" has been voted the best example of onscreen friendships in Bollywood, in a new survey. International Friendship Day falls Sunday, and ahead…

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BUSINESS & FINANCE

India and US to collaborate on aviation safety

Friday, 01 August 2014 | IANS | New Delhi

India and the US Friday entered into an agreement to establish an aviation security equipment testing and evaluation programme as part of their strategic partnership. The agreement was inked between the US Trade and Development…

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HEALTH & FITNESS

NHRC notice to Delhi government over medical negligence

Friday, 01 August 2014 | IANS | New Delhi

The National Human Rights Commission Friday issued notice to the Delhi government over reports of medical negligence leading to a child's birth outside a government hospital here. The commission took suo motu cognizance of media…

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Avenues

New ways of learning

Wednesday, 30 July 2014 | Pioneer | New Delhi

Montessori to inquiry-based and experiential way of teaching has taken the primary education segment in India by storm. Deebashree Mohanty explores what is the big advantage of this modern way of teaching over the traditional set-up.…

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India Abroad

Obama nominates Indian-American as district court judge

Friday, 01 August 2014 | PTI | Washington

US President Barack Obama has nominated yet another Indian-American counsel to the key post of US District Court judge for Washington DC. Announcing Amit Privardhan Mehta's nomination along with other judiciary posts, Obama said, "I…

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SHOW TIME

Lacks the kick

Sunday, 27 July 2014 | MEENAKSHI RAO | Washington

Kick Starring: Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Rated: 4.5/10 Jai Ho! Sallu bhai is all for Being Human, and now in the most aggressive way — through his movies. This is the second one of…

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BOOK REVIEWS

Modi’s metaphysical musings

Sunday, 18 May 2014 | KK SRIVASTAVA | Washington

A Journey: Poems of Narendra Modi Author: Translated by Ravi Mantha Publisher: Rupa, Rs 295 KK SRIVASTAVA dissects poems written by Narendra Modi and concludes that the collection, evocative and poignant, once afloat on the surface will bring…

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Re-building relations with Washington, Vajpayee way

Saturday, 02 August 2014 | Ganapathi Bhat | Akola

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's uncanny diplomacy came to the fore when he let go the US visa row without a fuss. He knew well that as the leader of the world's leading democracy, his time…

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Home away from home

27 Jul 2014 | Pioneer | Akola

SOS Homes for Tibetan children has around 1,000 kids who are either orphans or their parents are in Tibet, says Ritu Pandey It’s a short walk from the Mall Road to Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy. But in contrast to the incessant chatter that surrounds me on Mussoorie’s most prominent landmark, silence rings aloud on the Academy Road...

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Use of plaster of Paris banned

02 Aug 2014 | Pioneer | Akola

Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board has banned the use of plaster of Paris in the making of idols and laid down the green guidelines to ensure eco-friendly celebration of upcoming festivals. The Board chairman N Baijendra Kumar has directed the collectors of all the districts to discourage the use of plaster of Paris in the idol making as it is not eco-friendly...

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SOUND BITES

I can tell you that our response to any such act (Pakistan's beheading of Indian soldiers) will be more than adequate. It will be intense and immediate.

Chief of Army Staff | Gen DS Suhag

I don't think we played good cricket. England pacer Moeen Ali bowled well, but we also allowed him to bowl well.

Indian cricket captain | MS Dhoni

Most of the military aid US gave to Pakistan never went to counter-insurgency. It went into buying equipment to fight India.

Former US envoy to Afghanistan | Ronald Neumann

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