OPEN TO OPINION
Senior sub editor
VARIETY
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US President could be India’s R Day guest: Will our welcome trump the Britons’?
Donald Trump’s visit to Britain has so far been a ballooning up of embarrassments.
POLITICS
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Behind changes to Bihar’s liquor law, a stirred and shaken Nitish Kumar
Is the decision to dilute the draconian law just course correction, or does it have political implications?
VARIETY
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Mumbai drowning: The buck stops with Shiv Sena. Why is it not in hot water yet?
The party has ruled the BMC for decades, and Mumbai’s infrastructure has grown steadily worse.
VARIETY
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It is a shame Section 377 still exists. SC must uphold human dignity over false morality
No, homosexuality is not unnatural, not a choice, not a perversion.
POLITICS
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BJP spells out sales pitch: Our Harvard gowns come with the saffron goons
Jayant Sinha, Giriraj Singh episodes is basically the party telling us it stands, whole and soul, for Hindutva, and will not be shamed for it.
VARIETY
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Make a bet. Legalise sports betting. It is long overdue
The government should heed the very sensible Law Commission report.
VARIETY
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Mere Frog ki Shaadi – Mantras for crops, marriages for rain, why does government seek divine 'solutions'?
If in God the government trusts, whom do the citizens turn to?
VARIETY
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Your protest versus mine: Those asking why no Kathua-like outrage over Mandsaur rape are wilfully missing the point
Kathua had the powerful openly backing the accused. In Mandsaur, the police has done its job, and the locals have disowned the accused.
VARIETY
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No, Bollywood, the audience does not ‘want’ mediocre songs
Race 3’s Selfish is Bollywood’s latest effort to sell a very poor product in very pretty packaging.
VARIETY
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