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The heat generated in the media on climate change issues has been put off by a cold winter. However, RK Pachauri of The Energy Research Institute, the leading climate change expert has suffered some burns. Manju Menon and Kanchi Kohli examine...

A family enterprise

Rahul Gandhi has indicated that he would like to change the power equations, that he would like to ‘open up’ the Congress to new talent. But a majority of the ‘young’ MPs who have emerged as the party’s next line of leaders are children of prominent Congressmen. Sagarika Ghose examines...

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The new epidemic

The mishandling of the Telangana issue by the UPA has sparked off many fresh statehood demands. All this can affect our federal structure, writes Sitaram Yechury.

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Election fever grips Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the victory sign with an ink-stained finger as he holds up his identity card at a polling station in Tehran. Iranians poured into polling stations to vote in the country's presidential race with incumbent hardliner Ahmadinejad facing a tough challenge fromex-premier Mir Hossein Mousavi.

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Between the lines

A blanket ban on sting operations would be unconstitutional. No Indian court will ignore the material in support of the sting, writes AG Noorani.

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Travails of the furry kind

Travelling with pets, particularly in India, brings with it a number of problems. Here’s how to tackle them. Ruchira Hoon reports.

A peep into Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau makes great reading. Am I saying the obvious? Obviously. Idiot. Reading his book, Walden And Other Writings, makes one feel close not only to the author-philosopher, but close to nature as well. One must say, it goes to the credit of the author that one feels as if one were in the lap of nature, forcing one to feel one’s true identity and the purpose of existence. One is compelled to ponder over why, after all, we are in a mad race to live and excel in this so-called civilised world!