Every day is like Sunday
The week begins slowly, dolefully – Monday morning and all. You drag yourself out of bed and get dressed for work rather...
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The Live Aid agenda lives on
On July 8, world leaders –– gathered for the G8 summit at Gleneagles, Scotland –– agreed to a package of $50 billion as aid...
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Caught in the crossfire
Taking their seats a few feet from each other across the small courtroom, the estranged couple avoid eye contact...
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Giving hope to victims of injustice
President Pervez Musharraf recently proposed hosting an international conference for women to highlight injustices committed against them. This coming together of victims from all over the world, he believes,...
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The tailor bird
The little olive-drab bird was no bigger than my thumb. With its tail cocked at an angle of about 70 degrees, it hopped...
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New icons
It was quite a thrill watching India’s Sania Mirza at Wimbledon this year. She’s all set to go places! In India at least, rightly or wrongly, Sania is the new icon for female emancipation....
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The monkey fruit
A lot has been written to glorify fruits such as apples and grapes, but somehow bananas have been overlooked...
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Out-of-the-sack look
The archetype of a well-dressed male is one with a crisp shirt, neatly tucked into a pair of trousers, without a wrinkle or looseness around the middle. Right? Wrong! Today’s metrosexuals...
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Apathy at its best
To say that the largest Muslim necropolis in the world at Makli is in a shambles would be an understatement...
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Dental blues
What is it about going to the dentist that can make an otherwise intelligent and rational individual behave like a small frightened...
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Camera craze
The liberal electronic media policy of the government has brought about a revolution dreamt only by those who grew up watching one channel — PTV. Gone are the days...
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Nerve trouble
Q I have terrible pain in my left back and left leg. My doctor tells me I have sciatica. She advised me to take it easy...
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Organized chaos
A gentle drizzle patters on the leaves of fruit trees in the orchard as dawn turns the sky watery pink and the sun begins...
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Eight Days a Week
Director Steven Spielberg opts to take a very low-key approach to adapting H.G. Wells’ venerable science fiction novel...
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Chicken offerings
Almond Chicken
Ingredients
1 kg boneless chicken
1 inch ginger
10 garlic cloves
1/2 cup blanched almonds
1/2 cup vegetable oil
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