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Twilight years…and years

Twilight years…and years

The secret of longevity, as is evident when profiling nonagenarians, is their resilience and optimism, a sacrosanct routine, their enviable…

October 18, 2018

Sketchy dilemmas

The #metoo movement has put me on a sticky wicket where I might end up offending people. But it reminds…

November 29, 2018

A skewed stance

Uninformed opinions by influential public figures on section 377 are a matter of grave concern In light of the recent…

November 29, 2018

DTC workers feel betrayed

DTC contract workers have called for a strike on October 29 to protest wage cuts of almost 25 per cent.…

November 29, 2018

More band for the buck

What took off as a business of supplying mares for weddings, turned into Chawla Band that has attained such immense…

November 29, 2018

Burger sting!

While fast food chains claim that there is a temporary shortage of tomatoes, a visit to wholesale markets reveals that…

November 29, 2018

Good riddance

There are no less than 5,000 of them — and more opening up — illegal industrial units that are supposed…

November 29, 2018

Age of innocence?

With the sudden surge in teenagers being involved in heinous crimes, the juvenile justice system has yet again been brought…

November 29, 2018

90 cars driven out

From the 37 lakh that are more than 15 years old, only 90 have been nabbed by the Transport Department.…

November 29, 2018

Nuisance value

Lucknow, A city known for its etiquette, is also the producer of brattish sons of politicians who keep a gun…

November 29, 2018