Little did Richard Nixon and his pals know that their wickedness (or stupidity, depending on how you wish to look at it) would be immortalised for generations (and rip-offs) to come. Watergate, it seems, was the Waterloo that closed the floodgates of creativity forever, writes Preeti Singh. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-other-ipl-scam/story-KoZtZ2MxbL1WWkjGmYQTFN.html
As the cacophony around all things ‘nuclear’ gathers critical mass, what with two summits, a pending Bill and a handful of controversies, first-time author and self-confessed economics geek Saurav Jha makes a bold and refreshingly unpretentious attempt to turn the nuclear energy debate on its head. https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/atomic-kitchen/story-kNPsWmXXLUx9rTbYkOzLUK.html
For the last four years, Bareilly has been putting on its party best to line up for a unique theatre bonanza — one of its kind outside the four big metros. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/small-town-big-theatre/story-cnyWeYC40IRShdywkozndJ.html
The other morning a friend and I were having breakfast at a bakery and discussing the latest crisis in Mumbai, when a neeli batti car screeched to a halt outside and parked on the wrong side of a one-way street. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/delhi-s-devils/story-CsPq7gbWRSRbI0yITchz7K.html
Every time a girl tells her parents she is being ill- treated and is told to ‘compromise’ till things get ‘better’, a crime is committed. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-deepest-cut-of-all/story-UH67593lEfT5QftSBXV8NJ.html
You see, we in Real India are shameless climate changers. So what if there’s good news from Delhi — apparently our ‘carbon map’ doesn’t look as bad as London’s — it’s still wedding season here. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/climate-shame/story-u6nsN01kPxOJfjcqH6v5GI.html
Shazia Omar is the newest kid on the block, who is back to explore her native Bangladesh after a long stint abroad. https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/twinkle-twinkle-little-stir/story-q2OyM1iNNiaQS7UwwT7avL.html
Reader’s Digest was like wholesome chicken broth for the entire family, with sane advice for first-time mothers and tall tales of second chances. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/so-hard-to-digest/story-sZRJ3DzK8Jh7cOYkwPl8nK.html
There’s an urgent need to amend certain laws to prevent those who journey between the ages of 12 and 18 from falling through the legal cracks. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/how-old-is-old-enough/story-ErolSIIGXLXXTQIyg0iijO.html
With North Korea test-launching a series of ‘possibly’ nuclear-capable missiles, what’s interesting to note is not that it is testing the patience of its edgy neighbours all over again, but the predictability of it all. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/smoke-without-fire/story-QpqWvTwd5UU8wY6aL7OZQN.html