Many police officers and bureaucrats have taken to writing, some after retirement. Their books give an insider’s perspective on issues and events that shaped our nation Much of the power that bureaucrats enjoy is because they are custodians of information. Though the Right to Information Act made a dent in the steel frame, secrecy remains […]

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Neeraj Kumar, former police commissioner of Delhi, now an author, gives insights into the working of the police and how things go wrong Neeraj Kumar has had an illustrious career as a police officer. He was Delhi’s Police Commissioner, served in various capacities in CBI, and has investigated terror and cricket betting cases amongst host […]

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Amitabh Bachchan, India’s most famous actor completes 50 years in cinema. We are natives of the same town Last week Amitabh Bachchan completed 50 years in Indian cinema. An actor who touched the lives of most of the Indians, and is the face of Indian film industry. A living legend. Though his life was not […]

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The poorest of the poor who are the worst affected by the pollution are least bothered about it – some think it’s just winter fog The irony is deep and distressing. The worst affected people by the pollution are the least bothered. They are the poorest of poor who spend most of their time out […]

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IPL made T20 one of the most popular formats of cricket. India, ironically, is struggling to register the first-ever defeat from Bangladesh in a T20 match A major upset in a cricket field sets tongues wagging, a celebrity sports person becomes the butt of a joke. Castigating players is apparently a way to come to […]

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Shreyasi Gopinath is one of the youngest professional practitioners of Bharatanatyam and a teacher. She has made it big in the world of classical dance Shreyasi Gopinath, 27, a modern girl who likes to party with friends, is a regular to Monkey Bar. But that’s where her similarity with a typical Delhi girl ends. She […]

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This time again, a few months before the Delhi Assembly elections, the government announces it will regularise 1,797 unauthorised colonies. The public is sceptical, not hopeful Last week, a few months before the Delhi Assembly elections, the Modi government made the announcement it will regularise all unauthorised colonies. Out of them, 69 are affluent with […]

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Deepa lives a frugal life and helps people barter instead of buy. Her life is her message Very early in Deepa’s life, her parents came to the conclusion that their daughter is “strange” to put it mildly. She doesn’t exist in the normative shell, instead breaks it all the time to assert how unsustainable human […]

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