Make America bland again

I spent my first American Christmas in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania visiting the family of a friend at Harvard. He was genial and easy-going, from a Christian Republican family. They took their religion very seriously, he said….

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How to win after losing big

Whoa! What was that Maharashtra result? BJP-led Mahayuti swept the assembly elections. Sometimes, BJP doesn’t just defeat its opponent. It crushes them. It takes away their souls. Out of 288 seats Mahayuti won 235, MVA…

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Drama kings

Royals of Udaipur are in street-fight mode. Ex-monarchs make for good entertainment In Udaipur, a feud between former royals has spilled into street fight. A newly crowned ‘maharana’ and legislator seeks blessings from a family…

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Missing in action

Soren’s aced the politics, it is governance he needs to improve Will Hemant Soren turn out to be a cat with nine political lives? Jharkhand has returned him to office, a rare CM on bail….

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