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Tiananmen Protests

China’s censors blocked internet access to the terms ‘six four’, ‘23’, ‘candle’ and ‘never forget

10 June 2012
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Science
The Pleasant Smell of Old Age

Humans can identify old age by its smell, and they find this scent pleasant

08 June 2012
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Gadgets
Breguet Marine Tourbillon Chronograph—Platinum Version

A bold new platinum edition of the all-gold favourite launched in 2007

08 June 2012
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Confessions
Confessions of a Timeshare Marketeer

“If you lose your client in those 90 minutes, he will never come again. The money has to be emotionally coerced out of him”

03 June 2012
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Facebook’s First Lady

Chan first met Zuckerberg at a party in 2003, when they were both standing in line for the bathroom

03 June 2012
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Science
Near Death

The time it took for life to bounce back after near total destruction was nine million years

30 May 2012
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Confessions
Confessions of a TV entertainment channel producer

“We can never [edit/snip] shows made by Balaji Telefilms. Otherwise, the shows will go to other channels”

25 May 2012
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Rave Parties

It was in 1989 that the acid party was formally re-dubbed the ‘rave’ by English musician Neil Andrew Megson

25 May 2012
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Science
The Healing Power of Status

If baboons are anything to go by, high-status males seem to be in better health

23 May 2012
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Gadgets
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Olympic Collection

Here is the latest Seamaster, a watch that was first launched during the 1948 London Olympics

23 May 2012

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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