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  1. BJP, a party with diffidence

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    / July 1, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Oh no, not again. That’s the familiar groan every time, yes, every time B S Yeddyurappa decides to raise the banner of revolt. This chief minister-turned-thorn in the BJP flesh has clearly emerged as the Principal of the Rebel Politicians College of India. The optimist in him refuses to die...

  2. Indian tennis – The Dirty Picture

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    / June 27, 2012 / 1 Comment
    The outrage expressed in Sania Mirza’s open letter (Read entire letter here) was exactly my reaction when she was `offered’ as partner to Leander Paes if he agreed to `accept’ Vishnu Vardhan. I remember telling a friend then that the All-India Tennis Association (AITA) is attempting to be a benevolent...

  3. When Naidu flew off the handle for a flyover

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    / June 26, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Just what’s wrong with Chandrababu Naidu? That’s the question everyone is asking after his `maha dharna’ in Vijayawada on Monday. Naidu was demanding the construction of a flyover near the Kanakadurga temple in the city to reduce traffic congestion. A former CM of Andhra Pradesh agitating for a flyover, begs...

  4. What’s for breakfast? 18 pesticides !

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    / June 24, 2012 / Leave a comment
    If you are in Hyderabad, you would be shocked to know that you just consumed 18 different pesticides for breakfast. And the same would probably continue to be on the menu whatever you have for lunch and dinner. Today, tomorrow, everyday. A report released by the Hyderabad-based National Institute of...

  5. Why Karnataka is Gowda’s own country

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    / June 23, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Yet another wicket has fallen in Karnataka. This time, Law and Urban Development minister Suresh Kumar. And the charges, pretty familiar. Suresh Kumar was accused of securing allotment of residential sites through his family members (mother and daughter), in violation of rules. Kumar decided to resign on moral grounds, besides...

  6. Let the Games begin? But in India, they already did

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    / June 22, 2012 / 1 Comment
    The serve was faulty. The volleys were worse. Return of serve was pathetic. And in the end, it was not Advantage India. In fact, Indian tennis has lost the match much before the Queen says `Let the Games begin’. In fact, the games in India began a good seven weeks...

  7. Double Fault. And no love-all

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    / June 18, 2012 / 1 Comment
    “We never realised the depth of the bitterness,” admits S P Misra, who was among the six selectors who chose Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi to represent India in the men’s doubles tennis at the London Olympics. “We did not realise the gravity of the dispute because in the past...

  8. Coalition = Corruption = Compromise

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    / June 18, 2012 / 1 Comment
    I am appalled by reports and analyses lauding Sonia Gandhi’s ability to checkmate Mamata Banerjee on the Presidential election. This is with specific reference to how the Congress president was extremely annoyed by Mamata’s announcement to the media about the two names discussed inside 10 Janpath and then deliver a...

  9. A Father’s day gift from Saina Nehwal

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    / June 17, 2012 / 1 Comment
    When I called up Saina Nehwal’s father Dr Harvir Singh to congratulate him on his daughter’s incredible triumph at the Indonesia Open Super Series, I asked if he was laughing or shedding khushi ke aansoo. Harvir Singh’s tears do the talking whenever he feels overwhelmed with Saina’s performance. “Sudhir Sir,...

  10. A wake-up call for Chandrababu Naidu

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    / June 15, 2012 / Leave a comment
    “It is all Chandrababu Naidu’s fault,” a senior Telugu Desam leader told me after the results of the byelections in Andhra Pradesh had delivered a duck for the party. When I asked him to explain, he rewinded to December last year. “All this is the result of the no-confidence motion...

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