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RAJDEEP SARDESAI’S DOODLES
Yello, my dearest readers! By the grace of your jasmine-scented prayers and round-the-clock temple vigils, your favourite uncle Rangarajan is back, having snatched innocent life from the well-built...
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CLARIFICATION
On May 22, 2013 Newslaundry carried an article on the UPA government’s expenditure on advertisements to commemorate Rajiv Gandhi’s 22nd death anniversary - titled “A Multi-Crore Memento Mori”. The...
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IF THE HATCHET FITS
No PR campaign can be as effective as dropping dead. Especially for politicians. Suddenly you develop a saintly aura, all your sins are washed away. And anyone who refers to any slightly untoward...
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THE FILIBUSTER SURVIVAL SERIES
What’s all this talk about “filibuster”? That’s what Democrat Senator Wendy Davis used to block an anti-abortion bill in Austin. Davis began the filibuster at 11:18 am on Tuesday morning and continued...
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GIVE PANCHOLI A BAD NAME AND…
I read some wise words from Shobha De the other day. “Showbiz is a voraciously hungry monster that devours the unwary”. Why refer to herself as “unwary”? Oh ye of little brain. I think she was...
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US AND THEM
The local municipal councilor in my neighborhood in suburban Mumbai, R Kelkar, is a young Maharashtrian man from that much-derided political party whose mention causes seizures among liberal urban...
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INDIA’S WHISTLEBLOWERS
Credit: Vibhishan's name was recommended by alert Newslaundry reader, Rachna Lal.
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MANDELA: NEVER LET HIM GO
They say there are six degrees of freedom but all his life Madiba fought for only one. And on the day they gave it to him, he held no sword that dripped sweet blood, nor words that roused an army; it...
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CALAMITY REPORTERS & SOONDAS
The last rescue sortie has left Badrinath. And Uttarakhand has been knocked off the front pages and headlines of our newspapers and TV channels. But along with the images of devastation and that of...
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ALL RISE
“All rise!” All rise. “The court is now in session. The presiding judge, the honourable [name withheld] will now hear the opening arguments and preside over the filing of preliminary charge-sheet...
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KEEPING IT IN THE COMMUNITY
Water-logging in villages, absentee teachers in a school in tiny corner of Madhya Pradesh, discrepancies in MNREGA wages - these are some of the issues which rarely find mention in newspapers or news...
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TALKING ABOUT ISHRAT JAHAN
I do not know what exactly happened to Ishrat Jahan and her companions except that they died after being shot by the police. Beyond that, it is purely a matter of conjecture on whether one believes...
View ArticleI AGREE WITH RANA AYYUB
Rana Ayyub speaks about righteousness, mysterious offerings & those supporting Modi for financial gain. Coming Soon on I Agree.
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LOBBYING OR REPORTING?
D Subbarao’s term as the RBI Governor comes to an end on September 5, 2013. At a time when the country is going through an economic downslide and a chronically ill rupee continues to depreciate, who...
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