Starved of resources and bogged down
by mismanagement, pilferage and irregularities,
Punjab's civil aviation is in an utter mess.
INDIA TODAY's
Special Correspondent Ramesh Vinayak reports in Airsick
In
life, Phoolan Devi combined the brutal underbelly of India with political
fame and glamour. Gunned down in Delhi, her death could become the occasion
for a new round
of caste conflict in Uttar Pradesh. A report. Full Story...
Rule Of Outlaw Dons and politicians enjoy a symbiotic relationship
in Uttar Pradesh. Full Story...
THE NATION: KASHMIR
Back To The Trenches
Determined not to let up on its Kashmir-centric
agenda, Pakistan has stepped up violence in the Valley. Indian security
forces gear up to deal with the situation. Full Story...
BUSINESS: STOCK MARKETS
Revenge Of Badla
People who lent money to stockbrokers for financing
speculators through the badla system find themselves at the receiving
end of yet another scam. Full Story...
FIFTH COLUMN:
Tavleen Singh Don't Gun For
Solutions Kashmir is a problem that has to be dealt
with politically, not with military might.
KAUTILYA:
Jairam Ramesh As Usual, India
Is An Outlier The WTO summit in Qatar is just three months
but India is ill-prepared.
VIEWPOINT:
POLITICALLY CORRECT Promise Unkept Ten years of economic reforms have produced
little beyond
nice budgets.
BODYLINE By Ravi Shankar CENTRESTAGE
By Ajit Ninan
VOICES "Even Chaudhary
Charan Singh used to say his son didn't know anything about farmers." Om Prakash Chautala,
Haryana Chief Minister, on Ajit Singh being inducted into the Union
Cabinet as minister for agriculture. More...
World
Of A Constructivist Bernard Moninot's current collection, from
"1983 to 2000", is showing at the NGMA, Delhi till August 10,
after which it will head for Mexico. more...