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A few years, a few inches, a few strands later
Karnataka’s chief minister in waiting, B.S. Yediyurappa, then and now. Photographs: Karnataka Photo News
How shlokas, mantras put Bee in Akshay’s bonnet
MADHU GOPINATH RAO writes from New York City: Anurag Kashyap, Sai R. Gunturi, Pratyush Buddiga, George Abraham Thampy, Nupur Lala. Do these names ring a bell? They are not up-and-coming …
In first past the post system, one vote is enough
Congress spokesman Manish Tiwari: “The Congress lost 21 seats [in Karnataka] by less than 3,000 votes: two seats by less than 100 votes, six by less than 1,000 votes, another …
CHURUMURI POLL: Will BJP govt last its full term?
An intimation of mortality even before promised date of delivery is not what any parent looks forward to, but by getting tantalisingly close to the half-way mark, yet not quite …
Ours is not to ask whether smplr means tts-n-ss
RAMYA KRISHNAMURTHY writes from Bangalore: Deccan Chronicle, the Hyderabad-based group that is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, has just launched its Bangalore edition. Hoardings like these that greeted Bangaloreans …
Sorry, IPL fans, Test cricket is alive and rollicking
ALOK PRASANNA writes from Bangalore: While the Indian Premier League (IPL) winds down towards the knockout stages, two of the most engrossing Test matches in recent times have been unfolding …