Monday, September 6, 2010

‘Lifestyle’ News

Steering through the gender barrier

Thursday, April 1, 2010 19:08

A Delhi-based NGO is training women to be chauffeurs but finding them jobs requires getting round deep-seated prejudice.

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Raising the bar

Thursday, April 1, 2010 19:02

The book Tales from the Bar and Bench sets a new benchmark for wit and humour. Contrary to popular perception that all is black and white in the profession, anecdotes and incidents both from the bar and bench can easily qualify for the laughter show.

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Raising the bar

Thursday, April 1, 2010 19:02

The book Tales from the Bar and Bench sets a new benchmark for wit and humour. Contrary to popular perception that all is black and white in the profession, anecdotes and incidents both from the bar and bench can easily qualify for the laughter show.

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The cards Jinnah played

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 19:34

Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the man who created Pakistan, made his first speech at a Friday congregation in a mosque in February 1936. In his long political career, that began in the early twentieth century as an advocate of a joint electorate for both Hindus and Muslims in British India, that ...

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A delectable treat

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 18:53

Indias consumption story has been making news not only within India but internationally too. For more than 10 years on the trot, there has been a universally amazing fascination with Indian consumption, Indian consumers, and Indian retail. Indeed, the consistently increasing size of private retail consumption, estimated at almost $475 ...

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Indian couture Asia-bound, but eyeing West

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 18:47

Demand for Indian couture has surged in West Asia and East Asia in the last five years but the West remains out of bounds due to lack of exposure, designers and buyers said at Indias largest fashion event.

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The mysterious Mr Ram Kumar

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 18:44

The reclusive New Delhi-based artist remains in demand despite a recent hiccup in his prices.

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Lunch with BS: P Chidambaram

Monday, March 29, 2010 18:59

Hes looked after commerce, finance, home ... and holds forth on his predecessors, their bosses, his bosses, and more.

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Nilanjana S Roy: Faith, fatwas and free speech

Monday, March 29, 2010 18:41

As for Jesus, there isnt any single Jesus. There are Jesuses and Jesuses and Jesuses and Jesuses. Harold Bloom, in a 2005 interview for his book, Jesus and Yahweh, The Names Divine.

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Of cliches and silly points

Saturday, March 27, 2010 19:28

Cricket commentary sounds like brand promotion. And using stock phrases isnt helping.

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