The Great Indian Paperwork Trick

It would seem that in some places around the world, swine flu is almost a thing of the past. That’s till you hit the native shores of that great sea of humanity: IGI Airport, New Delhi. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-great-indian-paperwork-trick/story-y8xlpNH44zLFBykpSc5L5M.html

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The Good Son

Stranger to History, by first-time author Aatish Taseer, cuts across the life of a young man coming to terms with his ‘unique patrimony’. https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/the-good-son/story-IHTIoMnduwPdPvRGLxwOzH.html

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Entry reserved

Not everyone can afford an education at ‘elite’ schools, but it’s wrong to say that they discriminate on the basis of caste or religion. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/entry-reserved/story-0j2oKbqMFUMwJElW6mHQxO.html

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Mrruti sunset

The car’s open dikki served as the slightly risky, but much coveted, space from which to dangle your legs while coping with a bar of melting ice cream. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mrruti-sunset/story-ymwUKtmqYQ5yRz3QUT8m4N.html

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Wrong number

The problem is: I just don’t get haute couture. Perhaps standing between me and my aesthetic appreciation of the latest catwalk rage is that old sour grapes syndrome. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/wrong-number/story-e4i68Jco1fhL5K8jTKWtPP.html

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Not sweet to cheat

Last week, a Delhi court ruled that an adulterous woman cannot seek recourse under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (DVA) if the husband decides to whack her around a bit for straying. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/not-sweet-to-cheat/story-Y7vfimE9F6E2O1fSIuX58M.html

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