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What Drives a Man to Rape?

Park Street, Nivedita Setu, Katwa, Raiganj, Bankura… Today, the commonality among these is not just some geographical locations in and around Kolkata but is linked up with witnessing much grave… Read more »

Media

In Defence of the Media, But Not an Apologist for Mamata

(This letter was sent to us by a Kolkata-based journalist who chooses to remain anonymous, not for any witch-hunting fears, but simply because he is not supposed to contribute outside…. Read more »

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A Letter from a TMC supporter: In Defence of Mamata Banerjee

(This is a letter we received from a reader. We have chosen to run it as it is and decided not to edit it for the fear of being called… Read more »

Mamata Banerjee

Didi’s Battle of Ego is a War on People

Agreed, that it is the government’s duty to minimise the effect of strikes and lockouts. Agreed that a strike means huge financial losses for the state. But does our honourable… Read more »

Mamata Banerjee

Foot in Mouth Disease is a Killer, Does Mamata Know that?

What’s common between Vijay Mallya and Mamata Banerjee? I agree to disagree with my fellow Howzziter Soumya Datta (Read: Park Street Rape Case, Ex-MLA Murder a Slap on Mamata Govt’s… Read more »

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Park Street Rape Case, Ex-MLA Murder a Slap on Mamata Govt’s Face

What’s common between Vijay Mallya and Mamata Banerjee? It seems ‘good times’ are over for both of them. It’s a body blow for the 10-month-old Trinamool Congress government in Bengal,… Read more »

Mamata Banerjee

Pardon Me Madam Chief Minister, but Your Slip is Showing

The headlines in Hindustan Times flashed: Not paid salary, transport worker commits suicide. According to the report, Vikram Singh, a non-technical casual employee of Calcutta Tramways Corporation (CTC) had committed… Read more »

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Winter of Discontent Giving Way to Spring of Politics in UP

Everything needs a reason, and a season to blossom. And the time has now come for UP. The land of politics has started showing its true political colors this winter… Read more »

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Mamata Banerjee ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hain?

There are very few precedents in the history of politics in India where the same political party had voted differently in the upper and the lower House of Parliament on… Read more »

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Bender’s Pride: Three Mock-tales that Missed Frontpages this Year

Two, one; and then there was none. No, even if you thought it sounded like a commentary on the state of affairs of the state under the statesmanship of Manmohan… Read more »