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Where Are the Police?
Some Uncomfortable Truths 
Where Are the Police?
September 20, 2026 Robert Clements 0

A young student at IIT Bombay reportedly carried his mobile phone into an examination hall, photographed the question paper and uploaded it to an artificial intelligence platform for answers. The…

Your Name in Gold..!
Your Name in Gold..!
September 19, 2026 6

She stood at the traffic light holding a bunch of roses. They looked tired, and so did she. A large car stopped beside her. Inside sat a famous film star…

Light Diyas for the King..!
Light Diyas for the King..!
September 18, 2026 5

A constitution replaces a king. But oh, how we love a king. We tell the country to ‘light diyas on his birthday’, and praise him high and low. And then…

No Chip on My Shoulder…!
No Chip on My Shoulder…!
September 17, 2026 4

“India is getting five billion dollars,” said my neighbour excitedly. I nearly dropped my teacup. “From whom?” I asked. “And more importantly, when do we divide it?” “It is not…

Ganpati Festival and Mumbai…!
Ganpati Festival and Mumbai…!
September 16, 2026 4

Mumbai is a crowded city. We crowd into trains, buses, lifts, markets, offices, restaurants and occasionally into spaces where even oxygen has to stand sideways. Our housing societies are no…

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Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.

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Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.

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