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Fuelled by competition
Gone are the days when one drove up to a petrol bunk, filled up, checked the air pressure, paid the grumpy attendant and left. Today's petrol stations are swanky places where one can surf the Net, sip coffee, get a haircut, and even buy rice. Oil com panies are racing to gain that extra mileage with the consumer, reports JULIANA LAZARUS.

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Keeper of promise kept waiting
Karnataka's young wicket-keeper-batsman, Thilak Naidu, is waiting in the wings for a national call.

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Hijra Habba celebrated last week in the City, perhaps the first public event of its kind, was a day of fun, frolic, and freedom. It raised some serious questions too about the pride and anxiety of being a hijra.

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