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MEGHALAYA MINES
Half-life of the Coal Child

KUNAL MAJUMDER exposes the dark veins of an exploitative mining industry in Meghalaya
GUJARAT ENCOUNTERS
Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah called cops arrested for killing Tulsi Prajapati
RANA AYYUB gets hold of crucial call records on which the CBI is building its case
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NEWS BHOPAL TRAGEDY
Why I Quit Carbide Before 1984
Kumkum Saxena was a medical officer with Union Carbide. She tells TUSHA MITTAL how she saw the disaster coming
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NEWS WORLD CUP
The End Of The World (Cup)
The World Cup is proving to be a lame affair with little fervour and few goals. As the world sits riveted to the television, BODHISATTWA MAITY strikes a contrarian note
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POLL STRATEGY
Congress In Bihar: The Gameplan
The Congress is certain it is going to upset the established players in Bihar. RAMAN KIRPAL details Rahul Gandhi’s revival plan. Will it work?
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MINISTRY TUSSLE
The Loneliness Of Salman Khurshid
Out of the blue, a campaign has picked up speed to displace the minister of minority affairs because he may be too secular. VIJAY SIMHA reports
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FROM THE ARCHIVES

Young Man And The Sea
Being clean and efficient in Kashmir is not enough. Omar’s first year as Chief Minister embodies all the old pitfalls of Centre-state ties, reports PARVAIZ BUKHARI

Irom and the Iron in India's Soul
SHOMA CHAUDHURY tracks Irom Sharmila's courage over 10 years

The Nowhere Children
NEHA DIXIT uncovers tragic tales of children being trafficked

At The Heart Of It: The Bhopal Verdict
Satyam's Raju: Fit for Trial, Caught on Camera
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FEATURED
Radiation City 2 - Mumbai
Unsafe levels of radiation in 90% of Mumbai
EDITORIAL
The Naxal War
SHOMA CHAUDHURY talks of how India's veering at the edge of a very dangerous precipice
CURRENT AFFAIRS FEATURED
ARMY RECRUITMENT
Bravehearts Gone Astray
Punjab was once known as the ‘Sword Arm’ of the forces, but migration and money is keeping its youth away from the army, reports BRIJESH PANDEY
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Enter The Red Dragon
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When The Levee Breaks
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PERSONAL HISTORIES
‘I was terrified to return home without the missing tooth’
Anjuly Mathai Is 22. She is a writer based in Mumbai READ >
BOOK REVIEW
Hark, Difficult City
Karachi might have mutated but a new book presses its old impossibility, says Masud Alam
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FILM REVIEW
The Deficit Of Imagination
PRAGYA TIWARI
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PSYCHOLOGIES
‘There's No Love At First Sight — Only Lust’
ARCHANA PURAN SINGH, Actor
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY
AGRICULTURE
Freebies And Water Woes
Punjab wants cheap power and water to feed india, but the planning commission won’t hear of it, reports BHAVDEEP KANG
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Goodbye Slowdown
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In Lethal Company
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CULTURE & SOCIETY
FILM
‘Walking out of a movie that failed is like walking out of a grave’
Kareena Kapoor, at the top of her game, enjoys unpretentious blockbusters and off-beat films equally. She tells NISHITA JHA that Indian audiences only pretend to want ‘alternative cinema’
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Jhollywood is calling
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The Voila Ladies
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ENGAGED CIRCLE
 
No Welfare, No State
In an inversion of the system, people in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are fighting the government to get the law enforced, writes RAJESH SINHA
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Talking Against The Revolution
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Starvation Central Series
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WEB EXCLUSIVES
 
Domestic tourists take up the slack
TUHIN DUTTA reports that foreign tourist arrivals may have fallen, but the travel industry is not too worried
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Delhi to get helicopter service
SAMIRAN SAHA says that the new service could be in place by October
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State Bank Sets Base Rate At 7.5%
The new system will have minimal impact on retail customers, but companies may find their cost of short-term funds higher, reports ABHISHEK ANAND
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PUBLIC SECTOR
Corporation Bank Discloses Base Rate Range
PSU bank is the first to reveal its hand, reports ABHISHEK ANAND
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COAL INDUSTRY
CIL To Directly Import Coal For Utilities
SAMIRAN SAHA and SHANTANU GUHA RAY talk about the bid to bridge the supply gap for power projects
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AUTOMOBILE
Second To None
India’s huge used-car market is speeding ahead, reports BIJAY KUMAR SINGH
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PUBLIC ACTION
Words Of Dissent
Nana Chudasama’s unique banners, giving voice to his political and social opinions, are a household name in Mumbai, says RISHI MAJUMDER
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Can He Help Save Pakistan?
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‘The Government Is Hell Bent On Twisting The Facts’
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Wedding bells and discovering India, tongue firmly in cheek
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A series of video portraits, documenting independent music
  At The Heart Of It
The Lokpal Face-off. A video editorial by Shoma Chaudhury
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