The party is brain dead
Ever wondered why the Congress party is like the Indian cricket team? And it isn't merely because they too keep losing most of the time. It is because just like our cricketers, defeat never seems to bother them.



It's Paswan versus Sinha now
While Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha will obviously try to present a tough Budget, with moderate subsidy cuts as well as big-ticket privatisation plans, events of the week, including the populist railway budget presented by Mamata Bannerjee, suggest he's got an uphill task.



Teacher's tale
Teaching was an art, I was told. Teachers are born, not made, I heard little voices say. The rebel in me decided to prove them wrong. The very first day, a class of 40, cold-stared me.



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