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Self-inflicted setback
The decision of the Election Commission of India to hold Assembly elections in Karnataka before the expiry of the six-month term of President’s Rule ends a period of political uncertainty that was marked by intense lobbying on the part ...

Space odyssey dreams live on
Arthur C. Clarke, the prophet of the space age, is no more. His magical prose transported readers across the globe on epic voyages to worlds far way and to environments difficult to conquer. Long before the Sputnik was launched, his writing ...

Leader Page Articles
Pakistan’s democracy and the peace process
By Nirupama Subramanian

News Analysis

Concern over extended time frame to probe communal riots cases

Bhagat Singh as seen by Ramasami Periyar
By S. Irfan Habib

Reichstag to go green
By Kate Connolly

The German Reichstag is expected to become the greenest parliament building in the world, thanks to a decision to rely solely on renewable energy. From late summer the building is due to swap to green power sources such as water, wind and ...

Corrections and clarifications
* * The report “Appeal to trace Kerala PoW” (March 21, 2008) has a few errors: The missing K.P. Muralidharan was a Flying Officer, not Flag Officer or Flight Officer, as mentioned. The aircraft he flew was Hunter F56A, not ...

Letters to the Editor

Taslima’s remarks

On reducing stress

Romance and women

Doyen of science fiction

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