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I was quite surprised (and enraged) by such an extreme level of support for Israel from the radical Hindu segment of India (yes, almost everyone belonged to 'Modi Ka Parivar', other than Subramaniam Swami). Has this deep-rooted Islamophobia become so entrenched in our country’s population? (Just look at the backlash…

The MLB All-Star Game will be played on Tuesday, July 16 in Arlington, Texas.

Last week’s letter:

Atlanta Braves face setback as Ronald Acuña Jr. placed on injured list with torn ACL, ending his season. Team remains optimistic for rest of the season.

My question is related to Hafta #469. On the organised nature of Ram mandir decor in public spaces, Shardool brushed it off, claiming that I don’t “understand” India. I thought his answer had more to do with his own mandir-time-tribulations than the uniformity of the decor, and Raman sir did…

On Hafta 478, Manisha suggested that the BJP is stronger than the Congress and that’s why they keep winning. I would like to differ on this. 

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Hi Hafta team, on the topic of elections, I am curious if there is any intellectual capacity or curiousity for alternate models either in the Indian context or elsewhere with the same five-year term or less governments.  Clearly, it seems to me that short termism in politics is not really…

Miami Marlins finalizing trade to send Luis Arraez to San Diego Padres, pending medical review. Arraez expected to boost Padres lineup in NL West.

Who’s hitting the ball hardest? Who’s throwing the fastest? Let’s use MLB’s advanced metrics to see which players are standing out a month into the season.