The Panama effect: How India’s captains of industry became rich and powerful
Image credit: Wikimedia Commons The ways of India’s rich and famous are increasingly becoming public knowledge. The disclosure that as many […]
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Issues of land and landlessness echo in Adivasi hamlets in Kerala as elections draw near
Image credit: IANS It’s been seven years since 60-year-old Karuppi and 68 Adivasi families squatted on a 70-acre plot of land […]
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After arrest of alleged Indian spy, few Pakistanis trust New Delhi on Pathankot ‒ or anything else
Image credit: IANS Few in Pakistan are surprised by New Delhi’s rejection of the claims that Islamabad has found little evidence […]
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Why sorry continues to be the hardest word for Mamata Banerjee and most Indian leaders
Image credit: IANS When West Indies captain Darren Sammy accepted the World Twenty20 cricket trophy on Sunday, he came across as […]
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Why the very rationale of building flyovers needs to be revisited
Image credit: IANS In Kundan Shah’s rambunctious 1983 satire, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, that takes on the rampant corruption in politics, […]
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Eight myths about women on the military frontline – and why we shouldn’t believe them
Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Yesterday · 08:30 pm Leanne K Simpson, The Conversation Share Tweet Email Reddit Share Tweet Email Reddit […]
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India’s Ganga waterways project raises hopes (and fears)
Image credit: Chandravir Singh/Flickr One of the foremost river experts in India, Dinesh Mishra, recalls the fate of two mammoth barrages […]
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Why finding a real alternative to sugar is so difficult
So much for the decades in which fats and oils were public enemy number one on our dinner plates. There […]
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Beef ban: In Marathwada, everyone wants to sell cattle ‒ but nobody can buy
In March 2015, the President approved amendments to the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act of 1976 that had been pending for […]
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Eyes on the streets
STORY HIGHLIGHTS MyStatesman Get complete, in-depth analysis and more with our interactives Access to MyStatesman included for Statesman subscribers. EXPLORE […]
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Blue Eyes recap: episode two – over in Sweden, the darkness is winning
Spoiler alert: this recap assumes you’ve seen the second episode of Blue Eyes on More4 or Walter Presents. Don’t read […]
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7 Tips to Improve Your Golf Experience
The sheer love of conquering the vast green expanse with a couple of clubs and a passionate precision makes many […]
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