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 | Art faces moral policing
Our Correspondent Now art is facing censorship. A Delhi-based artist Damayanti Sharma had been told by Mumbai’s oldest public art gallery, the Jehangir Art Gallery, that she could not display some of her paintings “for fear of offending the sensibilities of some quarters.”.. [ full story ] |
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Saffron art-iculation: Karnataka Minister incenses artists Our Correspondent
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems too eager to score self-goals. After allowing the thugs like Sriram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik to go berserk and alienating the young—at least those who live in cities—the party has decided to antagonize another sect.. [ full story ] |  |
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 | Doubly vile: PCI's media guidelines are unwarranted
Our Correspondent The Press Council of India's (PCI's) new guidelines for reporting on people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and suffering from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) not only smack of political correctness but are also an attempt t.. [ full story ] |
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Ode to farewell: A Kishore Kumar song for Mamata Our Correspondent
In one of his best songs, zindagi ke safar me guzar jaate hain jo makaam… (from the movie Aap ki kasam), Kishore Kumar sang these immortal lines, Kal tadapna pade yaad me jinki/Rok lo roothkar unko jaane na do/Baad me pyaar ke chahe bhejo.. [ full story ] |  |
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 | Goondaraj has to stop fast
Our Correspondent It is testimony to the declining standards of the political system, community living and public discourse that a ruffian like Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray is not only able to insult the biggest family of Hindi cinema but also manag.. [ full story ] |
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| Gagging creativity orders on Arushi |
| Mind your business, Ramadoss |
| Moral police targets IPL |
| Torch relay: Celebrities can't speak the truth |
| Sanctimoniousness stifles Sania |
| Kangaroo cricket: Ponting's shameless victory |
| Cheers! SC allows women bartenders |
| Nation of idolaters: Manoj overreacts on OSO |
| Black out: UP enforces dress code for ODI spectators |
| Dhoni's attitude is victor |
| Intoxicant of people |
| Aborting liberty: Govt wants to enter bedrooms |
| Bad vibes: Let PSU bosses decide |
| It's not cricket |
| Targeting open society |
| Secularists, jibadis blast Israel |
| Soliciting censorship |
| Rang de basanti: Let the generation sleep |
| Message from Dr Subramanian Swamy |
| A Successful Taiwan Delegation Visit |
| The descendants of Gandhari |
| Democracy is not a spectator sport |
| Sunil Dutt’s death unleashes Hindu-bashing |
| US liberals eulogize scurrility |
| Jihad Factory mirrors Pakistan |
| Appeasement of all, justice for none |
| Sins of intellectuals |
| Ahmedabad as cricket venue: Pakistan humiliates India |
| Valentine’s Day and saffron pathology |
| NAC’s tribal welfare programme: Remedy worse than malady |
| From Gambler to Munnabhai, MBBS |