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Thank you for all the laughs, Deven Verma

Veteran comic actor Deven Verma died of a heart attack and kidney failure early this morning in Pune. He was 77. We will remember the actor would for the immense joy he gave us in Angoor, Khatta Meetha, Rang Birangi and many other films. Verma was a comic actor in the truest sense as he didn't need to resort to lewd or slapstick humour to make his audience laugh.

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BJP's Dr Jekyll and Hyde game 

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti's apology might bring an end to the controversy surrounding her distasteful remarks at a public meeting in Delhi on Monday, it is difficult to understand what the BJP is trying to do. On one hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautions BJP leaders from making derogatory language, but on the other hand he rewards motormouth politicians like Giriraj Singh and Niranjan Jyoti with ministerial berths. Is the BJP following a deliberate strategy of showcasing Modi as a development icon, while at the same time administering limited doses of bile through rabble-rousers like Singh, Niranjan Jyoti and Yogi Adityanath? 

RBI doesn't oblige govt, keeps interest rates unchanged

The Reserve Bank of India has kept the interest rates unchanged in its monetary policy review on Tuesday. The government is said to have tried to convince the RBI for a rate cut, given the falling demand and weak growth. In its review, the RBI does expect inflation to soften further.

Ranveer is right, talking about sex is healthy

Actor Ranveer Singh, who emerged as a sex icon with his bold condom ad campaign Do the Rex, now says sex is natural and it's time to bring it out of the bedroom. He rightly says that an open and healthy discussion about sex amongst young people is important to combat the repressed status of sex in India. Condom companies have played an important role in promoting the idea of safe sex, it is heartening to see that they are now trying to foster a healthy mindset regarding it.

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