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Speakeasy

Doing it all over again

Legislators who obeyed the party whip in the Rajya Sabha are privately agitated about the effects of the Women’s Reservation Bill on their political fortunes in the next election. Pratik Kanjilal examines...

Richter’s lessons lost

As Kutch and Latur showed, India is vulnerable to earthquakes. We need to know more about them not only for information but also for our safety, writes Gopalkrishna Gandhi.

Qatar? Qatar?!

I have a sneaking suspicion that all the shame and discomfort among our liberal arts-friendly and liberal countrymen over MF Husain’s giving up his Indian citizenship has little to do with the artist no longer being an Indian passport-holder and everything to do with him choosing Qatar — “Qatar? Qatar?! Qatar!!” — as his country of abode. Mondy Thapar examines...

Columns

A look-east festival

Northeast India is where Southeast Asia begins. The vast plains of the South Asian landmass give way to unending rows of green hills where myriad tribes have lived since times immemorial.

OffTrack

The dialogue

The other Bill

Are you against the Bill or for it? Well, the Constitution (109th Amendment Bill) isn’t likely to be introduced, let alone passed, in Parliament in a hurry. But yes, I’m against the bill.

Armistice Day Commemoration

Comments

It’s back to front

Can a pilot ever forget to connect with the local Air Traffic Control before landing or taking off?

Letters to the Editor

Too early to predict the political futures of Varun and Rahul

Khushwant Singh presents an interesting comparison between the two young Gandhis — Rahul and Varun — in his article The politics — all in the Gandhi family (With Malice Towards One and All, February 21).

Interviews

‘Indian pizza mkt growing fastest’

Patrick Doyle, global chief executive officer, Domino’s Pizza Inc, inaugurated the 9000th Domino’s Pizza store in the country. This is the 300th Domino’s store in India. He spoke to HT on the pizza market in India and growth prospects. Excerpts: