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The fall and rise of political dynasties

Why, centuries after the French Revolution promised an end to feudalism, do political dynasties persist -- even in democracies, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Image: Congress party chief Sonia......

Nepal's floundering democracy cosies up to China

It is only natural for China to exploit the messy situation in Nepal and seek to supplant Indian influence and goodwill, writes Gurmeet Kanwal. Strife-torn Nepal's fledgling democracy is at a......

Musharraf's Theater of the Absurd

After years of observing the deft General Musharraf, I must admit a sneaking feeling of admiration for the way he has navigated the minefields of, to mix metaphors wildly, dancing with three......

Dynasty zindabad!

The K Karunakaran/A K Antony feud in Kerala reached a crescendo recently, when Karunkaran's son Muralidharan was made a minister in the Antony government. The sceptical public in Kerala has been......

Tax, spend and be doomed: A lesson from France

GST will make it easier for governments to spend more, says T C A Srinivasa Raghavan. Image: A labourer pushes a handcart loaded with sacks containing tea packets, towards a supply truck at a......

Homes of the world's richest

The world's second richest man lives in the same five-bedroom, gray stucco house he bought in 1958 for $31,500. That's right. Legendary investor Warren Buffett, 77, still calls his humble digs in......

Lakshmi Mittal's $19-billion year!

In raw dollars, no one had a better year that Lakshmi Mittal. The London-based, Rajasthan-born steel baron was the biggest dollar gainer on this year's listing of the world's billionaires, adding......

Of toilet tales and Bollywood masti!

Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us! How a week that began with MAMI withdrawal symptoms and post-Diwali blues is brought back to life by Marvel's trippiest superhero, Netflix's......

Why Charles scores over Titli

'Both Main Aur Charles and Titli are essentially stories of two plot-devices that became protagonists.' 'You cannot relate to Titli or Charles, without submitting to the knowledge that neither of......

21-year-old Lim Si-hyeon sets World, Olympic archery mark

IMAGE: South Korea's Lim Si-hyeon set a World and Olympic record 694 in the Olympics women's individual ranking round at the stunning Esplanade des Invalides in Paris on Thursday. Photograph:......

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The fall and rise of political dynasties

Nepal's floundering democracy cosies up to China

Musharraf's Theater of the Absurd

Dynasty zindabad!

Tax, spend and be doomed: A lesson from France

Homes of the world's richest

Lakshmi Mittal's $19-billion year!

Of toilet tales and Bollywood masti!

Why Charles scores over Titli

21-year-old Lim Si-hyeon sets World, Olympic archery mark

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