TODAY'S Columnists

Without free Press, there can be no free society

Written by Joginder Singh | in Edit
Contest about Modi versus rest

Written by KG Suresh | in Oped
Political soaps work up a lather

Written by Swapan Dasgupta | in Usual Suspects
Living like there is no second day

Written by Hiranmay Karlekar | in Edit
Afghan endgame: Karzai ties Obama up in knots

Written by S Rajagopalan | in Oped
Revival of the dreaded Cold War tensions

Written by SUNANDA K DATTA-RAY | in Edit
New politics must respect Parliament

Written by Kalyani Shankar | in Oped
The sum of many variables is key

Written by Vinayshil Gautam | in Oped
It’s the worst of times; the best is to come

Written by Gautam Mukherjee | in Edit
A taste of your own medicine

Written by Mayuri Mukherjee | in Oped
Now, mediocrity has become the norm

Written by Meeta W Sengupta | in Oped
U-Turn Babus

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
General who spells trouble for the BJP

Written by Ashok K Mehta | in Edit
Dysfunctional House, diseased Government

Written by A Surya Prakash | in Edit
Balanced approach to defence

Written by Abhijit Iyer-Mitra | in Oped
Militants ravage a moth-eaten vision

Written by Balbir Punj | in Edit
Cong making plans to trip up next PM

Written by Swapan Dasgupta | in Usual Suspects
Modinomics, route to economic revival

Written by Kanchan Gupta | in Coffee Break
We free terrorists, Israel hunts them

Written by Rajesh Singh | in Plain Talk
The rise of the automatic

Written by Kushan Mitra | in Science

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Without free Press, there can be no free society

Written by Joginder Singh | in Edit
Not really the full truth

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
More than just cricket

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Living like there is no second day

Written by Hiranmay Karlekar | in Edit
Collapse of governance

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Ukrainian crisis deepens

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Revival of the dreaded Cold War tensions

Written by SUNANDA K DATTA-RAY | in Edit
Mobocrats of the AAP

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Still in whitewash mode

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
It’s the worst of times; the best is to come

Written by Gautam Mukherjee | in Edit
Dance of democracy

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
UPA embarrassed again

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
General who spells trouble for the BJP

Written by Ashok K Mehta | in Edit
Congress dreams crash

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Garbage at Mount Everest

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Dysfunctional House, diseased Government

Written by A Surya Prakash | in Edit
President with a spine

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Slow and steady progress

Written by Pioneer | in Edit
Militants ravage a moth-eaten vision

Written by Balbir Punj | in Edit
Too late for symbolism

Written by Pioneer | in Edit

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Oped

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Contest about Modi versus rest

Written by KG Suresh | in Oped
Story of scams and plotting agents

Written by Manjula Pal | in Oped
Centres of learning falling apart

Written by JS Rajput | in Oped
Season of hope & despair in Afghanistan

Written by Ashok Behuria | in Oped
Afghan endgame: Karzai ties Obama up in knots

Written by S Rajagopalan | in Oped
A lean, mean fighting force

Written by Vishal Nigam | in Oped
Magic for job seekers

Written by SAMREEN HAQ | in Oped
New politics must respect Parliament

Written by Kalyani Shankar | in Oped
The sum of many variables is key

Written by Vinayshil Gautam | in Oped
A taste of your own medicine

Written by Mayuri Mukherjee | in Oped
Now, mediocrity has become the norm

Written by Meeta W Sengupta | in Oped
Polluting and bearing the brunt

Written by Kota Sriraj | in Oped
On a comeback trail in UP

Written by Biswajeet Banerjee | in Oped
Victims of their own vote banks

Written by MK BHAT | in Oped
Balanced approach to defence

Written by Abhijit Iyer-Mitra | in Oped
Russia is backing the wrong horse

Written by Gwynne Dyer | in Oped
Failing to look beyond the ‘red line’

Written by UTTAM GUPTA | in Oped
Take the ties to the next level

Written by Annpurna Nautiyal | in Oped
Behind the resignation is a story

Written by Shivaji Sarkar | in Oped
Diffusing nature of cultural bombs

Written by Anirban Ganguly | in Oped

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Thoughts

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Think now | Tennessee Williams , American author

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think Now | Bill Gates , Microsoft founder and philanthropist

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Haruki Murakami , Kafka on the Shore

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Norman Maclean , A River Runs Through It and Other Stories

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | C JoyBell C , Author

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Steve Maraboli , Motivational speaker and author

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | John Piper , Baptist preacher

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Stephen Fry , English actor and activist

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | W Somerset Maugham The Painted Veil

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Thomas Mann , German novelist

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Ayn Rand , Atlas Shrugged

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now |Flannery O'Connor , American writer

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

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Anne Frank , Jewish author

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Nick Hornby, How to Be Good

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

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Kahlil Gibran , Lebanese-American poet

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | Yann Martel , Life of Pi

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts
Think now | John F Kennedy , Former US President

Written by Pioneer | in Thoughts

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Business

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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
Broken Wing

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Ford India to work setting EcoSport deliveries right

Written by Kushan Mitra | in Business
Cambridge MPhil!

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
#AAPnomics Mojo!

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Reminding AAP: The Economy, Stupid!

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Welcom CAG in Telcos, Discoms!

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Manmohan’s Last Sigh on January 3

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Tense X’mas For Our S Sudan FDI

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Can Maid Fracture Plateau with US?

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Pak No.2 coming to bat for trade

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Unbridled Horse Or Caged Parrot, Coal Spooks CBI

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Tehelka,THiNK A Piece of Junk?

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Bharat Ratna Will Dent Brand Sachin

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Mens Rea Test For Paid News

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business
Why Our Anti-Graft Ombudsmen Hobble

Written by Rohit Bansal | in Business

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Today's Newspaper

Joshi rejects Varanasi row as ‘media fiction’

Monday, 10 March 2014 | PNS | New Delhi

Will obey party call, won’t hurt Modi’s prospects, says senior BJP leader Breaking his silence on the controversy revolving around his candidature from Varanasi Lok Saba seat in Uttar Pradesh, senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi…

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Vivacity

Spoofed out

Monday, 10 March 2014 | Karan Bhardwaj | New Delhi

The acceptance of political satire and musical parodies has set the digital economy rolling worldwide. Back home, it is touted as the future of entertainment, finds out KaranBhardwaj Not even in wildest dreams, neither Alok Nath…

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Sports Bytes

Pietersen claims having difficulty in coming to India

Monday, 10 March 2014 | PTI | New Delhi

Star batsman Kevin Pietersen today took to micro-blogging site twitter to express his difficulties regarding procuring visa to come to India for some personal work. Pietersen wrote on his twitter page to reveal that…

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POTPOURRI

Javed Akhtar speaks up for Aamir Khan

Monday, 10 March 2014 | IANS | Mumbai

Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar finds it a "shame" that certain people have abused actor-filmmaker and "Satyamev Jayate 2" host Aamir Khan and doubted his intentions of amassing donations via the social issue-based TV show. "Shame! Instead…

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BUSINESS & FINANCE

Stage set for India Aviation 2014 in Hyderabad

Monday, 10 March 2014 | IANS | Hyderabad

The stage is set for India Aviation 2014, country's largest event on civil aviation, which begins here Wednesday with the theme "enhancing air connectivity". More than 250 aviation companies from 18 countries would be exhibiting…

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HEALTH & FITNESS

Giving birth 10 times lowers mom's cancer risk

Monday, 10 March 2014 | PTI | New York

Women who give birth to 10 or more children are at a reduced risk of developing cancer, a new study has claimed. Researchers examined cancer risk in nearly 5,000 Finish women who gave birth at…

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Avenues

New Outlook on HR

Wednesday, 26 February 2014 | Rajesh Tripathi | New York

The scope of HR has grown by leaps and bounds as it is required by every business for its burgeoning demands, in terms of people orientation, creativity and innovative thinking to be cultivated among its…

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India Abroad

Top Indian executives in Oman firm jailed for graft

Monday, 10 March 2014 | IANS | Muscat

Two Indian nationals, including a former managing director and a manager of a multinational engineering company in Oman, were among seven persons convicted and sentenced to jail in five bribery cases. Muscat Primary Court Sunday sentenced…

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SHOW TIME

Impressive show

Sunday, 09 March 2014 | Shalini Saksena | Muscat

Gulaab Gang Starring: Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla Rated: 6.5/10 It is not surprising that two women-centric movies have been released when the country is celebrating a week-long International Women’s Day. And there is no better way to celebrate…

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BOOK REVIEWS

I’ll always be a policeman

Sunday, 02 March 2014 | Ananya Borgohain | Muscat

The Prisoner Author: Omar Shahid Hamid Publisher: Pan Macmillan, Rs 350 Omar Shahid Hamid, former deputy director of Counter Terrorism Intelligence, Sindh Police, monitored terrorist activities in Pakistan, arresting Taliban and Al Qaeda suspects. He has also been…

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Parties must keep away from tainted leaders

Monday, 10 March 2014 | Vani Acharya | Hyderabad

Two tweets by senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj seems to have created a buzz if not a storm in political circles which are looking for every whiff and detail to follow the goings-on in the…

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Sunday Edition

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Out of the soap box

09 Mar 2014 | Deebashree Mohanty | Hyderabad

They can tell you if Jodha Akbar will confess their love tonight, whether Zoya of Qubool Hai will find out about her abbu in Friday’s telecast, whether the precap in Sasural Simar Ka was a dream by Roli and also if Saras of Saraswatichandra will forgive and accept his father by next Wednesday. Soap potatoes are not happy with just watching their favourite episodes on TV...

STATE EDITIONS

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CM sacks two ministers

10 Mar 2014 | Deebashree Mohanty | Hyderabad

In an attempt to come clean of the controversy Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav dropped two ministers - Agriculture Minister Anand Singh and Minister of state for Stamp and Registration Manoj Paras - with immediate effect. Chief Minister decided to drop Paras from the cabinet after Government’s attempt to drop rape cases against the minister was challenged in the court...

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