 Polity and Probity
Cleansing politics of crime is India's job--not the EC's alone.
Punjab's Prodigal Son
India benefits if former Khalistanis like Didar Bains want to forget their
past.Elusive Autonomy
Instead of giving the agencies a free hand, the Government is bending over
backwards to increase bureaucratic control over their functioning.
Pies in the Sky
Kanshi Ram calls his rivals "snakes". Yet he sees them as ladders in a
complex journey to power.
House Full, For the Moment
Internal disquiet forces the Shiv Sena to put on hold its campaign to win
over dissident Congress leaders.
On a Tight Leash
Laloo's release on bail has galvanised the demoralised Rashtriya Janata
Dal, but the CBI could still scupper his plans by appealing against the high court's
order.
Crescent Moonrise
The blast at the Thrissur station last week was a timely warning about the
need to check to the growing clout of Muslim fundamentalist organisations in the state.
Triggering Controversy
With the high court ordering a judicial inquiry into three encounter
deaths, questions are raised about the methods the force adopts to fight the underworld.
NEWSNOTES
Delhi: Distressing
Elections || The Last Sermon || Slow Train Coming
Chandigarh: Prodigal Father || War Within
Bangalore:The Rose Goddess
Lucknow: Fading Gandhi
Patna: Fish for Fodder
Thiruvananthapuram: Fifth Faction
Hyderabad: Avoidable Flashback
Eyecatchers
Peter Ustinov follows the Equator to India, Soni Razdan appears in Such
A Long Journey, Anupam Kher holds an acting class for star sons and Daler Mehndi
makes musical diplomacy.
Columns
Race Course Road by Prabhu
Chawla
The Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Mani Talk by Mani Shankar Aiyar
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Guest Column by Kaushik Basu
Cyberchatter by Arun Katiyar
Flip Side by Dilip Bobb |
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BUSINESS
Grim Forebodings
India is far from becoming a hot destination on the economic map of the world.
Political uncertainty and slow policy change figure high on the list of irritants.
OFFTRACK
Badge of Merit
Royal embroiderers of your create decorative paraphernalia
for the Army today.
SPORTS
Over to the
Maidens
Purists and sexists may laugh at them but women cricketers
are determined to ensure that the sport no longer remains just a gentleman's game.
MUSIC
Who's That Guy?
He was a qawwali singer who never got beyond singing devotional songs. Until Tum
to thehre pardesi took him to the top of the Indian charts.
CINEMA
A Signature
Collection
The festival's Panorama section is a Writers' special but the jury has found few films
that make the grade.
BODYLINE
By Ravi Shankar
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