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As an Indian living and teaching abroad for the past few years, I have been constantly confronted with uncomfortable questions, none more so than those related to mob-lynching – especially of Muslims in India. These incidents have gained unprecedented notoriety since the coming to power of the right-wing Modi government in 2014.

Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav has made a strong case for himself to be included in the playing eleven for the first Test against England after an excellent performance in the limited-overs leg of the tour.

Could Sunil Gavaskar be trying to explain that his mind became negative during his innings against England in the 1975 World Cup?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the ailing Atal Bihari Vajpayee at least thrice since June 11 when the latter got admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. It sends out a signal that Modi is the inheritor of the public image of moderation espoused by Vajpayee, who despite his career in the RSS, adored Jawaharlal Nehru.

Let us, however, recall one of the most talked about encounters between Vajpayee and Modi. In his book ‘The Untold Vajpayee’, Ullekh NP narrates a story of how chief minister Modi snubbed Vajpayee publicly.

In an exclusive interview for The Quint, senior journalist Karan Thapar puts forward these important questions to one of Modi government’s ‘star performers’ – Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.

My fantasies, I can tell you, are not made up of France versus Croatia. Or even “let the English bastards lose!” Not for me, thank you. I froth over George Michael in his syrupy, heavy bedroom voice, in torn jeans and a black leather jacket, dressed as a taxi driver in the music video from his 1987 smash hit, Father Figure.