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WEST BENGAL
Ex-CPM cadres are being paid by Trinamool Congress to kill their former comrades
BY PARTHA DASGUPTA
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ART
Priceless Art? Turn Right at Noida
Being India’s biggest collector doesn’t mean hoarding art selfishly. SAHAR ZAMAN gets a sneak peek of Kiran Nadar’s new museum
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TELECOM
The slide in the telecom ministry continues. The PMO is finally digging in its heels
BY SHANTANU GUHA RAY
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ASBESTOS
Banned in 52 countries, asbestos is India’s next big killer
By MURALI KRISHNAN AND SHANTANU GUHA RAY
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WILDLIFE TRADE
Sansar Chand is India’s deadliest poacher. Here is how he has escaped legal traps for 40 years
BY RAMAN KIRPAL
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OPINION
Rs 60,000 crore is the cost of rotting food grain every year. Yet, millions go hungry
BY SUMAN SAHAI
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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 Label "Hindu Terror"
Reporter's Diaries: Bullets. Bodies. Land. Corporations.
MORE VIDEOS
EDITORIAL
Shoma answers questions on Naxalism - 1
On why it is a bad idea to involve the army in an internal conflict
EDITORIAL
Shoma answers questions on Naxalism - 2
On "transactional fairness" and Maoism in politics
FEATURED
Naxalism in Gujarat: Fact or Fiction?
Social worker Uttam Parmar on why Naxalism is not the real concern in Gujarat
EDITORIAL
The Naxal War
SHOMA CHAUDHURY talks of how India's veering at the edge of a very dangerous precipice
CURRENT AFFAIRS FEATURED
IN COLD BLOOD
‘The Left is playing the Hindutva card against us’
The Kerala CM has accused Popular Front of India leader Nasarudeen Elamaram of Islamising the state. SHAHINA KK grills the PFI boss on the controversy
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‘In border disputes, India protects the rights of Gujaratis and Bengalis, but not Tamils’
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Mumbai chawls set to become real estate gold mine. The builder lobby is ecstatic
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COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Atlas Spins His Wheels
BY NERGISH SUNAVALA
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BOOKS
Please, sir, can we have more?
Sudhir Kakar has finally come into his own in his second career as a novelist, says SHIV VISVANATHAN
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FILM REVIEW
She Will Oblige You
ARUL MANI
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY
ECONOMY
‘The Indian model is more sustainable than China’s’
In his new book Economics Does Not Lie, French economist Guy Sorman calls the India story a ‘market revolution’. Excerpts from an interview with BIJAY KUMAR SINGH
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TRAI Set To Crack Down On Agencies Sending Unsolicited SMSes
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A sales-boosting software tool is a major hit with companies
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CULTURE & SOCIETY
CRICKET
Ain’t No Doosra Like Him
Muttiah Muralitharan’s controversial bowling style has redefined our understanding of cricket forever, says DILEEP PREMACHANDRAN
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Shakila Scissorhands
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Honey, I blew up the GDP
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ENGAGED CIRCLE
POLLUTION
One gram mercury can kill a 25-acre lake. A plant has leached mercury for 10 years into Kodai
By NITYANAND JAYARAMAN
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The petty neighbourhood shopkeeper is your new banker, saviour
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WEB EXCLUSIVES
SUPREME COURT
Book Ban
The Supreme Court decision to lift the ban on the book will not change the situation on the ground: Chhagan Bhujbal. Interview by NIKHIL GHANEKAR and RAJESH LIKHE
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CHILD LABOUR
No More Excuses To Eliminating Child Labour
More than 12.6 million children under the age of 14 are still engaged in child labour, says ANANTHAPRIYA SUBRAMANIAN
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Cooking with past grandmothers
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Losing my religion
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  The Music Project
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  At The Heart Of It
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