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Farrukh Dhondy
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In his words: "I am just a professional writer, which means I don't do blogs and try and get money for whatever I write."
    The official Peoples Daily said in another commentary on Sunday that Chinas military would conduct exercises on the high seas regardless of foreign provocations. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)Opinion
    The irony of UK's integrative initiatives

    The irony of integrative initiatives to encourage uniformity is that they, by definition, point to the differences.

    1 Dec 2018 1:14 AM IST

    Theresa Mays party failed to win a majority in parliament in Britains elections. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    May's exit looms: No takers for Brexit deal

    The DUP has now indicated it will not support the deal she has negotiated, leaving her without a majority in Parliament.

    24 Nov 2018 1:01 AM IST

    German Chancellor and candidate of the Christian Democratic Union for the upcoming election Angela Merkel delivers a speech in Dortmund. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Revisiting India's World War I role

    Neither Britain nor India has come to any conclusions about the colonial relationship.

    17 Nov 2018 7:24 AM IST

    So also, women who profess that they are men trapped in womens bodies would not have to undergo plastic surgery to acquire mock penises.Opinion
    I am whatever I think I am'

    My first stage play, called Mama Dragon, was commissioned by a company which named itself the Black Co-op Theatre.

    10 Nov 2018 7:06 AM IST

    The under construction statue of unity stands facing Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadiya Colony, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Ahmedabad, India. The statue, a 182-meters tall tribute to Indian freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, will be inaugurated on October 31 and is slated to be the worlds tallest statue. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Politics of Unity: When size matters, and when it doesn't

    The Empire State Building in that same city, traditionally renowned for skyscraping architecture, is a little above 318...

    3 Nov 2018 2:22 AM IST

    Now, male behaviour is on the radar too; a rising number of women are saying no to unsafe workspaces, for themselves and others. This is one of the biggest achievements of the #MeToo campaign. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)Opinion
    Protests can be absurd sometimes

    The snowflake twitter storm troopers objected to this labeling on the grounds perhaps, that it implied that only males...

    27 Oct 2018 12:35 AM IST

    The winning translator will receive 1,000 pounds and a selection of Harvill Secker books.Opinion
    Profit moves influencers' of our time

    The Bible tells us that many were influenced and converted to follow Jesus through watching miracles such as the raising...

    22 Oct 2018 6:02 AM IST

    (Representational image)Opinion
    In the world of spirits, old is gold: Price is what fools pay

    It was distilled in 1926 and bottled in 1986. It's obviously not for drinking, but for display, like a Titian or a...

    13 Oct 2018 6:31 AM IST

    British Prime Minister Theresa May at a press conference at Downing Street in central London. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Chess game democracy in the UK?

    It's pocket science to realise that democracy means very different things in different countries and institutions.

    29 Sept 2018 12:48 AM IST

    Uday Chopra was last seen in Dhoom 3.Opinion
    Of marijuana and the Mumbai police

    Chopra quotes several reasons for legalising it. He rightly says it's an integral part of Indian culture.

    22 Sept 2018 1:30 AM IST

    All 2.2 billion Facebook users will receive a notice on their feeds titled Protecting Your Information. It will have a link to information on which Facebook apps they use and what information they have shared with those apps. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)Opinion
    Of Internet yug and copyright

    I suppose the name Johnny Depp wouldn't mean much to people in a village in Savantwadi or maybe in our...

    15 Sept 2018 5:57 AM IST

    In TV there is an increasing tendency to try and reduce drama to formulae: In a series there ought to be x number of characters who appear in all episodes. Each episode should follow y number of main plots and z number of subsidiary ones etc. (Representational image)Opinion
    Lies, damned pretences and statistics

    Not being a gambler or not having, at the time, any money to gamble, my friends and I never bought the opening†sheet.

    8 Sept 2018 1:03 AM IST

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