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A Famished Franchise
By Rohini Mohan
What is a vote to a starving man? What does the world’s largest election mean to the world’s largest group of forsaken people? READ »

 
Ping Pong Express
By Santosh Desai
The insubstantial election debates in the media seem like parlour games played by indignant children READ »

 


The Taliban Trail To India
The Taliban will not halt their expansion at the borders of Pakistan READ »

 

The Celebration For No-Cricket
By Boria Majumdar
The game can do without this self-induced madness of strategy breaks READ »


RSS: BJP- Father, Son and Unholy Mission
Ram Puniyani READ »


What Were The Chances Of A Policeman Looking For A File In The Rain? READ »

Offer Valid Till Votes Last
By Shantanu Guha Ray
Hawala money. Benami deals. Cash for votes. Corporate payoffs. Everyone knows it is happening, even the Election Commission cannot control it.

The Unchecked Reign Of Red
By Ajit Sahi
The killing of innocent villagers marks the low point in a month of unprecendented Naxal violence in Jharkhand


A Famished Franchise
By Rohini Mohan
What is a vote to a starving man? What does the world’s largest election mean to the world’s largest group of forsaken people?

‘Candidates Invent New Ways of Malpractice’
Candidates spend ten times the limit. Election Commissioner SY Quraishi tells ROHINI MOHAN why the EC alone can’t stop this

 

 


In Cold Blood
‘I’m Not Fighting Kasab’s Case As A Muslim’
By Rana Ayyub
As the new defence for Ajmal Kasab, Abbas Kazmi tells RANA AYYUB that the 26/11 accused was tortured by the police into giving a confession READ »


Special Report
Clash Of The Titans!
By Shantanu Guha Ray
The deteriorating relationship between Khan and Ganguly is at the heart of why the Knight Riders’ brand dropped KolkataREAD»


Young Leaders
Stepping Out Of Royal Privilege
By Shobhita Naithani
SHOBHITA NAITHANI observes Dushyant Singh getting his hands dirty on the campaign trail, in a quest to live up to his politically illustrious Scindia lineage READ»

 

Nano
The Nano and its Discontents
By Venu Madhav Govindu and Deepak Malghan
As the Tata Nano is launched to the accompaniment of thunderous acclaim across India, academics Venu Madhav Govindu and Deepak Malghan - debate the appropriateness of the Nano industrialisation READ »

 
 
Election
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“Advani is closest to the ideology I support”

By Shobhita Naithani
Love
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Loverboy takes on Shotgun in poll fray that also has a Love Guru

By Shantanu Guha Ray
 

Target LTTE
Tigers And Jackals
By PC Vinoj Kumar
Prabakaran casts a long shadow over Tamil Nadu as political parties rush to support the LTTE and reap rich poll dividends READ »

 
 

Interview

» ‘The Congress Should Do More For Muslims’
By Shobhita Naithani
Internal Affairs
» Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth
By Srawan Shukla and Ajit Sahi
 

Iron Ore
Too Rusty At The Edges
By Saumil Sharma
Extreme spot market dependencies have struck India’s iron ore industry, with prices hammered to a global low READ »

 
 
Satyam
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A Big Byte?

By Vinaya Gopaal
Telecom
» Dial R For Extension
By Anil Kumar
  
 

Astrology
Chasing The Poll Stars
By Tusha Mittal
Come elections, no politician is immune to the pull of the planets. A huge industry rests in the space between reason and unreason READ»

 
 

Cricket

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Clash Of The Titans!

By Shantanu Guha Ray

Books

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From Ghats To Gondolas

By Trisha Gupta
 

Salt
No Flavour Left
By Amitangshu Acharya
Sambhar Lake’s growing salt pans have become an ugly face of greed, disrupting the peaceful life of the locals. READ»

 
 

Cry

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Sole Matters

By Saumya Dey

Employment

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Broken Promises

By Ashish Ranjan
 
 
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