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In a manner of speaking

Jaitley mentioned the word cities 17 times, underscoring his Prime Minister’s vision of smart cities

10 July 2014
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Bullet trains in India

A public-private partnership is favoured for the project and Rs 100 crore will be set aside to develop its infrastructure

10 July 2014
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Science
The evolution of feathers

Plumage did not emerge to help birds fly, but to either attract mates or stay warm

09 July 2014
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Fifa World Cup cooling breaks

Fifa is believed to have rejected the argument from the Brazilian players’ union that all 1 pm games be moved to 4 pm, when the temperature is usually lower

03 July 2014
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The National Herald case

The two Gandhis own 76 per cent of Young Indian, which Swamy accuses of high level fraud

26 June 2014
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Science
Do we have free will?

What we do may not really be our own doing

26 June 2014
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An incredible heart delivery in Chennai

The speed of the ambulance is said to have touched 100 kmph, making the 12 km journey in less than 14 minutes

19 June 2014
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Science
Face value

Our faces evolved because of the millions of years of fistfights our ancestors have been involved in

18 June 2014
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The communal ways of the Hindu Rashtra Sena (HRS)

Desai is the head of the Hindu Rashtra Sena, a fringe extremist Hindu group active mainly in western districts of Maharashtra

12 June 2014

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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