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Poison Pot

Perpetrators prefer using a poisonous delicacy when they want to get away with murder. Food offers a very convenient way of avoiding detection. Despite all his precautions, rumour has it that even the Roman Emperor Augustus could not escape being slowly poisoned to death by his wife

Pakistan’s Deadly Double Game

Western journalists are talking of ISIS planning an Armageddon in India. That's pure exaggeration fed by the ISI

Shaming the Empire

There is more to the history of the Indo-British encounter than Shashi Tharoor’s polished rhetoric

The Write Education

A liberal education helps you write a good sentence, form a narrative out of whirling thoughts

The Anti-Green Revolution

Why the MNS is right in bullying the vegetarian bully

Agriculture: The Missed Harvest

The Modi Government is yet to seize the opportunity to revive and modernise Indian agriculture, which is plagued by state apathy, lack of research and the misplaced priorities of regulators

Artists Without Borders

The Gujral Foundation’s decision to present two artists from India and Pakistan in its collateral show at the 56th Venice Biennale this year did seem like a risky proposition. Thankfully, it was the choice of artists that made the difference

Bollywood’s Latest Bromance

The Devgn-SRK Détente • A Case of Post Sign-Up Dissonance

Of Shashi and Shanta

Tharoor and Kumar are united by a familiar trait of controlled democracy

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