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Abhishek Singhvi. And lessons from the third eye -
Shoma Chaudhury, Tehelka
The third Eye has always been exalted in Hindu mythology as the domain of Shiva, the meditative one. A capacity for supranatural sight acquired after strenuous penance. A tool fit only for the initiated. In the 21st century, however, the Third Eye has been democratised. Technology has ensured everyone can now look beyond...
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BRTS: Lessons Delhi can learn from Ahmedabad's transport system -
Vishal Dutta, Economic Times
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Train through Pakistan -
Declan Walsh, New York Times
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90-yr-old’s 1 lakh books in Karnataka a global hit -
Riddhi Doshi, Hindustan Times
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Newspaper vendor from Bangalore walks into IIM-Calcutta -
Sruthy Susan Ullas, Times of India
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Indian historical linguistics -
Economist
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Gatsby's heartbreaker -
Christopher Stevens, Mail Today
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The immensity of India -
Adam Roberts, Times of India
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An 18-year-old wunderkind named top graduating senior -
Sarah Yang, UC Berkeley
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Robodiptera -
Economist
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Capital gain -
Bhupesh Bhandari & Ramveer Singh Gurjar, Business Standard
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Panchayats take first steps towards digital empowerment -
Anuja, Mint
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100 years of excess, a billion dreams -
Shiv Visvanathan, Asian Age
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A home away from home -
Raksha Kumar, Hindu
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Tamil Nadu flush with pride -
Somya Sethuraman, Hindu
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Kota’s coaching ecosystem -
Sudhanshu Mishra, Mail Today
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The future of the car: Clean, safe and it drives itself -
Economist
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South African cricket's star is a performance analyst from India -
Bharat Sundaresan, Indian Express
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Mango nation -
Mint
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Coffee and the selfish gene -
D Balasubramanian, Hindu
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Garam Masala: Explosive vessels -
Vikram Doctor, Economic Times
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Life’s about living healthier, not longer -
Sanchita Sharma, Hindustan Times
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God of small things -
Sweta Goswami, Pioneer
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One up on Einstein -
Paromita Chakrabarti, Indian Express
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The happy marriage of technology and tradition -
Gowri Ramnarayan, DNA
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At Nalanda, science first met spirituality -
Claude Arpi, Pioneer
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 There was for years an old "social contract" between politicians and business. This provided for complex rules and regulations that made it impossible to do business honestly in many fields. But it was possible to do business dishonestly, through pay-offs . Some called this "efficient corruption" : politicians took money and delivered clearances. However, the anti-corruption mood of the courts, and new fears of getting caught (like Pawan Bansal) have ended "efficient corruption" . Politicians may still take money but not deliver on clearances , what some call "inefficient corruption" that freezes investment and growth. The old social contract has broken down.
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Split with Nitish will only boost BJP in Bihar -
K Balakrishnan, LensOnNews
WITH THE BJP seemingly decided on projecting Narendra Modi as its PM candidate and its close ally Nitish Kumar of JD(U) equally firm in his opposition to the idea, a split in the NDA alliance looks inevitable; most observers think it’s not a question of if, but when. |
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