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Dhoni quits tests: He has played a wonderful innings, this is the right time to resign
December 31, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
Indian skipper M S Dhoni’s decision to quit Test cricket in the middle of the ongoing series against Australia is surprising insofar as the timing of the decision is concerned. One would have expected Dhoni…
December 31, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
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Dhoni passes the baton
December 31, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
He has led India in 60 Test matches, more than any other cricketer ever has in India’s cricket story from 1932. He has won 27 of them and lost 18. Going by numbers he will…
December 31, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
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Cadaver donations: Things can and should get better with more awareness
December 30, 2014, 7:17 AM IST
The last two cadaver donations (reported by TOI in Monday morning’s edition) bring a happy ending to 2014, which has seen Mumbai reach an all-time high. But even this figure is abysmal if we consider…
December 30, 2014, 7:17 AM IST
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Unless BJP and PDP get their act together, governor’s rule looms large in J&K
December 30, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
A week after Jammu and Kashmir finally voted, there is still no clarity on what kind of government the state will get. This is partly due to the fractured mandate which reflects the complexities of…
December 30, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
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Don’t ban creativity
December 30, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
A is for aliens, B is for bans. If aliens arrived in India, would they find bans a defining feature of our culture? It’s paradoxical. While our populous diversity engenders rich cultural production, it has…
December 30, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
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Now, seize the opportunity of successful J&K elections to sideline separatists
December 30, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
Many of Kashmir’s politicians and intellectuals — who for years maintained that India could never hold a credible democratic exercise in the Valley — are now active on two fronts. Some have contested assembly elections….
December 30, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
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Mixi me a jingle
December 30, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
Ads can be dangerous. Like this one we were watching the other night where this lady’s having a ball washing dishes all because she used Soodsy suds or something and not only is she bestowed…
December 30, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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After Peshawar: What Pakistan needs to do to turn the tide on terrorism
December 29, 2014, 12:09 AM IST
Following the horrific attack on schoolchildren in Peshawar Pakistan is charging hard at terrorists, or so it would appear. It has adopted a 20-point National Plan of Action to tackle terrorism. Emerging out of a…
December 29, 2014, 12:09 AM IST
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India’s prevarication on finalising FATCA with US threatens to extract hefty economic price
December 29, 2014, 12:07 AM IST
The NDA government, very laudably, wants to pull out all the stops in improving India’s standing on ease of doing business. But an inexplicable prevarication on its part threatens to extract a hefty economic price….
December 29, 2014, 12:07 AM IST
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Thanks to politics, celebrating birth anniversaries isn’t always a cakewalk
December 27, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
Thanks to politics, birthdays of public figures have a bumpy ride. The most recent example is the rumpus caused by the central government’s declaring Christmas – which also happens to be the birth anniversary of…
December 27, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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How to ensure a fair and transparent auction of coal blocks
December 27, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
The cabinet has approved an ordinance for transparent auction of coal blocks. However, it neither ensures fairness nor reforms in the coal sector. The ordinance can help increase production quickly. Coal production was disrupted by…
December 27, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Bharat’s Ratnas: Why real achievers don’t really need government awards
December 26, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
Bharat Ratna awards have often been contentious, politically coloured or symbolic. On the face of it, both Atal Behari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya are eminently deserving. But their choice by the Narendra Modi…
December 26, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Coal and insurance ordinances showcase political will, but undermine Parliament
December 26, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
Given an unproductive winter session of Parliament, the NDA government’s decision to promulgate ordinances to facilitate auction of coal blocks and raise foreign investment caps in insurance sends out strong signals that it is committed…
December 26, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Losing my religion: If minority communities have the right to convert others then so does the majority
December 25, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
During the framing of India’s Constitution, the matter of whether it should guarantee the right to not just freely profess and practise one’s religion but also to propagate it was much debated. Ultimately, Article 25…
December 25, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Reboot and refresh: Congress, Janata Parivar and regional outfits must think out of the box to match BJP
December 25, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
Assembly elections in Jharkhand and Jammu & Kashmir once again saw the efficacy of BJP’s electoral juggernaut. Barring the Bihar-UP-Rajasthan bypolls, the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah partnership has delivered a string of BJP victories since the…
December 25, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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India may rethink refusal of DRS to check cricket umpiring errors
December 25, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
TIMES VIEW Plump for DRS Sanjiv Shankaran Following a series of umpiring errors in the first two tests of the ongoing India-Australia test series, India’s refusal to allow for the use of technology to complement…
December 25, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Another bloodbath: Bodo militants kill adivasis, Tarun Gogoi fails again to check massacre
December 25, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
The massacre of around 70 adivasi tea estate labourers by a faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland in Assam’s Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts on Tuesday has shifted the spotlight on the Tarun Gogoi…
December 25, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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New J&K government must bridge divide between ‘Hindu’ Jammu and ‘Muslim’ Kashmir
December 24, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
Assembly polls in Jammu & Kashmir have thrown up a fractured verdict, one that should give rise to concern about instability but also arouse hope of new political alignments. It is clear that BJP’s strong…
December 24, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Stalled in Kashmir Valley, a lower than expected score in Jharkhand, the Modi momentum has slowed
December 24, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
The Modi juggernaut continues to move ahead, but not at the pace it had hoped for. That is the upshot of the two ‘JK’ elections (Jharkhand and J&K). With BJP all set to form a…
December 24, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Jharkhand votes for political stability and development, opening new vista for BJP
December 24, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
For a state that has seen nine different governments and three spells of President’s rule in the 14 years since it was carved out of Bihar, BJP’s emphatic victory in the assembly election signals two…
December 24, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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