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Appointment triggers sense of déjà vu

As J&K Governor, Satya Pal Malik is expected to handle law and order and help form new government
In the ‘big picture’, the arrests of lawyers,
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intellectuals and Dalit activists — and

the lack of arrests of lynchers and hate-
criminals — are a part of a relentless

ideological attack on the letter and

spirit of the Indian Constitution .The

simultaneous state-wide arrests are a

dangerous sign.”

ARUNDHATI ROY, WRITER

“I have got this gold on the National Sports day, so it’s
really special. I use normal shoes worn by people who
have normal five toes. It really pains during training. It twitterati
is very uncomfortable, whether I wear spikes or normal
shoes.I hope they make special shoes for me as I have Tons of people are already using
18/ POLICY / RESERVATION 40/ ECONOMY / BLACK MONEY lot of pain...First day I thought I will not be able to do it #MeTooUrbanNaxal on Twitter and
because there was so much pain. But I had to do it because
De-reservation is crucial Draining wealth of all these days of hard work.” Facebook. Let us destroy this new fascist
Political parties often use reser- When would India take action SWAPNA BARMAN, INDIAN HEPTATHLETE wet dream of branding those who
vation as a trump card to secure against its loan defaulters or stand up for the underprivileged and
and enrich their vote banks illegal ‘Drain of Wealth’? “When ducks swim in water, oxygen level automatically increases in the water marginalised sections of the society as
body. It (oxygen) gets recycled. Fish in the water will get more oxygen. They also Urban Naxals.
benefit from the bird droppings.” Pratik Sinha @free_thinker
34/ BILATERAL RELATIONS / PAKISTAN 54/ TECHNOLOGY / BLOCKCHAIN BIPLAB KUMAR DEB, TRIPURA CHIEF MINISTER
Sidhu on firing line Fair media is missing Mr Jaitley, thanks for bringing the
In his defence, Navjot Sidhu Blockchain is likely to help “This (allegations on Rafale deal) is like a kindergarten or primary school debate nation’s attention back to the GREAT
says he took the message of love media become more ‘Well, I was paying 500 something and you’ve paid 1,600 something’. That’s the #RAFALE ROBBERY! How about a Joint
from India to Pakistan transparent in the near future argument being given; it shows how little understanding Rahul Gandhi has.” Parliamentary Committee to sort it
ARUN JAITLEY, FINANCE MINISTER out? Problem is, your Supreme Leader
is protecting his friend, so this may be
52/ INTERNATIONAL / SUPERPOWER 64 / VANITY FAIR/ GLAMORATI inconvenient. Do check & revert in 24 hrs.
The world is more equal Too many biopics in queue “Kalaingar (Karunanidhi) is not there now. The party has to be saved and We’re waiting!
The US no longer has the capac- Actor Deepika Padukone has protected. If they don’t readmit me, they will have to face consequences.” Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi
ity to intimidate any country that said that there are too many MK ALAGIRI, BROTHER OF M K STALIN
shows courage to defy its dictates biopics being made

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