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‘Occupy’ protests come to China, and the Party is shaken

A fishing village in southern China challenges the authority of the Communist Party by occupying the government offices and setting up its own administration. What next?

For Federer, there is no rest — 2012 begins now

The Swiss master has no time to rest and his planning for the next year has to begin already.

'Manmohan’s popularity dips; Rahul most preferred for PM'

CNN-IBN-CSDS national survey says 19 percent favour Rahul as PM; BJP’s Narendra Modi is way behind with five percent.

On Lokpal, Anna asks for the moon. What’s wrong in that?

Team Anna is being advised to claim victory and call off its agitation. But its Last Stand will make the difference between a mediocre Lokpal and a truly meaningful one.

Justice Katju, you’re not an editor and certainly not God

Justice Katju’s statements suggest that he is making a mockery of the Council and its aims, that he wants to be the sole arbiter of what is good and bad for the citizens of the country.

Shielded by a deal, it’s a jolly good life for Abu Salem

Gangster Abu Salem – an accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts and in the killing of music baron Gulshan Kumar — cannot be awarded the death sentence. He won’t be tried for offences that merit more than 25 years in jail. No wonder, he is making merry.

Now, all we need is for Raja and Kalmadi to join Anna's crusade

The line between the corrupt and the non-corrupt is getting blurred with everybody joining the Anna bandwagon. It a confusing situation where nobody knows who’s fighting whom.

Anna’s fast: Let’s get back to the original issue please

His movement has been overtaken by politics. The venerable Gandhian would not have anticipated the storm that has grown around his anti-corruption stir. The irony is, the recent developments have little do with corruption.

Resignation: It’s no more about moral benchmark in politics

Politicians have reduced an act of high principle to a joke by making self-serving calls for resignation of political rivals at the drop of a hat.

It’s arrogance combined with stupidity for Congress

The Manmohan Singh government has in recent months scored many embarrassing self-goals on the policy and political fronts.

Here's what the Sports Federation ought to learn from Infosys

Lessons that the Sports Ministry needs to learn from Infosys and Gopi Chand.

Priyanka’s milking buffaloes!

Priyanka Chopra is getting to live the simple life. 45 degrees, and no electricity -- thankfully she had her gadgets to tweet with.

How Mayawati’s own partymen have created a Hall of Shame

Mayawati has been tough on MLAs and ministers involved in crimes against women, but the sheer number of such cases in her own party cannot but be worrying.

What’s BJP without Congress?

Proving the Congress untrustworthy is okay but what the BJP needs more is to prove itself trustworthy.