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Clip Clop Chronicles

Avantika Bhuyan

A recent conference in Delhi drew highly professional attention to a work-related question that goes unasked in this uncaring city. What ails horses, donkeys and mules at work?

The Leopard Assassin

Ninad D. Sheth

As a hunter, Lakpat Singh Rawat does not like to be compared with Jim Corbett. But with three dozen kills in less than a decade, his presence in the hills of Garhwal is lethal for any man-eater with spots

So, Who’s the Boss?

Dhirendra K Jha

From two not so long ago, the Congress now has three clear power centres, but no one knows how and where whose writ runs

Thunder from the Northeast

Adam Matthews

Naga Jolokia has gained popularity with chilli fanatics in America, Europe and Australia

Sex and the Mumbai Police

Haima Deshpande

Two recent cases highlight how the city police force is getting screwed by its libido

A Beautiful Anarchy

Shougat Dasgupta

At their heart, WikiLeaks and its future spawns represent an alternative architecture for democracy, putting power in the hands of many rather than a few

See-saw Expectations

Jatin Gandhi

India just saw its worst ever session of Parliament. But it has left the NDA energised and aiming for a quick return to power at the Centre

Pipeline of Peace

Shailendra Tyagi

The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline will likely test the political patience of some unlikely allies

Because You Were Once Impressionable Too

Haima Deshpande

Saas-Bahu and other television soap operas have transformed Indian lives in ways you can laugh at—or empathise with

More Cardboard Cutouts

Shougat Dasgupta

Indians are popping up on American television screens in new and still typecast ways, typically for the laughs they get. Watch awhile, though, and you know this is mostly about America coming to terms with emerging realities