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This section, “Off the Cuff,” steps away from traditional reports and brings to the readers a kaleidoscope of various and variegated subjects of interest—some are unique, some are untold and some are even weird. Well, there are also write ups which are simply ‘musing’ or ‘reflections of thoughts’.. This section will have at least two to three, or may be, even more new write ups every week.
The Political Trapeze: Why Tripura has never been short of surprises
The Political Trapeze: Why Tripura has never been short of surprises
Politics, they say, is the greatest circus of human ambition — and if there is one place that has repeatedly proved its mastery in the art of political trapeze, it is Tripura.The latest drama over the unusual political “marriage” between the relatively unknown NCPI and a breakaway group of Trinamool Congress MPs has already triggered a flood of opinions. Analysts are debating constitutional provisions, political morality and the anti-defection law. But those familiar with Tripura’s political history know that...
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THE SPY EXTRAORDINAIRE
As THE SPY EXTRAORDINAIRE he was operating at the highest levels of international espionage, deceiving, supplying misinformation, disinformation and swindling the Axis of nearly...
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THE ‘UNDERCOVER DRUGS...
THE 'UNDERCOVER DRUGS CARTEL CHIEF' : THE CHIEF MINISTER WHO ‘DANCED’ WITH HIPPIES ONLY TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER'S BLUE EYED SECURITY HEAD. AND, YES,...
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WHEN PAKISTANIS KILLED...
The Final Flight: A Story from the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965How many of us know that once a Pakistani fighter plane killed one our...
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THE CLASSICAL COMEDY...
DOGS ALWAYS GIVE AWAY THE EXTRA MARITAL AFFAIRS...LOOK AT THE PAINTING CLOSELY...ITS FUNNY ..MORE THAN WHAT MEETS THE EYE AT A PASSING GLANCEI first...
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A GENERAL WITH...
Hello my dear readers, why don’t you forget Quran reciting Pakistani General Asif Munir and his ‘two nation’ rhetorics for a while and have...
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REFLECTION OF A...
At parties, when the wine flows and the laughter rises, someone inevitably turns to me and says, “Tell us a story.” And I do....
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THE BOMBS AND...
(As Kashmir is once again in the focus worldwide in the wake of brutal Pahalgam terror, I remember Shujat Bukhari- who was also assassinated...