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phone-tapping
In a follow-up to its exclusive on phone-tapping, Outlook brings details of how the surveillance raj works.
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pakistan: espionage
Madhuri Gupta, caught spying for Pakistan, comes out as complex in her ordinariness
w. Bengal: maoists
People in Maoist-affected areas live lives lacerated by the brutality of both state and revolution
opinion
From their safe distance, metropolis analysts can play either/or
chhatisgarh: detribalisation
Deft census jugglery renders STs a minority in their home
poll sutra
I feel it’s my duty to share a few thoughts on a subject so close to my heart
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economy: inflation
Inflation is on a high and the UPA government looks clueless. Only the rain gods can save us.
technology: gps
With the new tracking device in mobiles and cars, you can’t be lost
opinion
Beware the growth of business influence on vital areas of policy
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health: infant mortality
An NGO sounds the warning bell on infant mortality
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cricket: ipl
Modi is skewered. What about the culpability of the firing squad?
pakistan: shoaib-sania
Sania-Shoaib try to regain the grace they lost in Pakistan. Still, a spurned public sulks.
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films: southern stars
South side superhunks are making a fresh raid on Bollywood
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lifestyle: cookbooks
India sees an explosion in culinary writing: an epicure’s paradise awaits
initiative: murthy@harvard
The Infosys czar trains his focus and funds to an Indian classics project at Harvard
review
Jungles bristling with danger—as seen by Nimrods, many from an age before Corbett, and nature-struck enthusiasts
review
Much of this is familiar ground and most of the writing is pedestrian, though there are flashes of brilliance
Rahul Singh on Indian Essentials
review
The fast-paced narrative and the scary scenario it conjures make up a very good read, especially for those who love conspiracy theories
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The SEBI-IRDA tussle will change ULIPs for ever. What it means for millions of investors
Clifford Alvares
With life getting busier by the day, there is hardly any time for managing personal finances. But fret not, for help’s at hand. Use the Internet to manage your money, pay bills, buy and sell investment products, and do your research. All this at a mouse click, and all by yourself.
Sunil Dhawan
Steel stocks are on a dream run. Should you buy into the current momentum? We examine
Rajesh Kumar
Investor interest in the bond market is low compared to fixed deposits. Here's how you can use them to good effect
Kavya Balaji
Want to sell your old house? Here's how to make the deal profitable and hassle-free
Ashwini Kumar Sharma
Get more out of summer holidays by working for a social cause
Poornima Kavlekar
For these seven companies, climate change is more than a conscience call—it’s a part of their business strategy.
Sriram Srinivasan
When the slowdown hit in late-2008, the network made a strategic choice to stop new programming. It’s paying off now.
Ajita Shashidhar
As an entrepreneur, Suresh fed on the “fluff” in the markets. Now, in his second avatar as an angel investor, he’s still doing that.
John Samuel Raja D
About 60 Indian handset makers are playing the price card to break the MNC stranglehold. They will wrest market share, but MNCs will still rule.
Anurag Prasad
The US has moved closer to universal health coverage. But sceptics remain.
Sharmistha Chakraborty
Sheetal Vyas avoids the touristy south and the remote north to chart an exciting journey right through the heart of the state.
Sheetal Vyas
Ahtushi Deshpande draws up plans for five of the best, off-the-tourist-track treks in Himachal Pradesh. Go on, get out this summer
Ahtushi Deshpande
Kumaon’s ‘lake district’ has several charming hideaways, discovers Soity Banerjee.
Soity Banerjee
The ancient rose of Petra, holy Mount Nebo, the Dead Sea… Jordan’s attractions are Biblical in proportion
Mitali Saran
While it may be reasonable to expect earnings upgrades going forward, the extent of revisions, most probably, is not going to trigger a significant re-rating of stocks
Outlook Profit
Strong revenue growth in enterprise application services and earnings stability could improve valuations for HCL Technologies
Kripa Mahalingam
Fast-growing demand for high quality rail equipment from ongoing metro rail projects is opening up huge opportunities for Stone India
Pramod Bhat
A track record of poor execution and increasing traction among private players will keep NTPC’s valuations under check
Chief Executive Officer Anil Arjun talks about
how the business has transformed itself and what the future looks like.
Arundhati Bakshi Dighe
US consumer confidence rises to its highest in a year and a half in January, but with unemployment stubbornly high, the optimism may not last long
Indira Vergis
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What the bills signify for the future of education in India.
Lawyers play an important role in society, and the corporate arena, today.
Listing of UPSC, PSU exams. Eligibility, selection criteria and more. Gear up!
Eligibility: You must complete Class 10, or 10+2, or be ITI-qualified.
Ban IIPM from the state or bring it under regulation advices Uttarakhand Technical University to the Administration.
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people
Glitterati
The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news |
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gossip
Polscape
Random notes, gossip, bitching, angles, conspiracy theories, spoofs, essential fundas |
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| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 |
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Opinion
The man calmly stated: “All of you must have been very happy when the Bombay blasts took place. It was punishment for the Babri demolition and riots”...
Saba Naqvi
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TERROR IN NY
With the FBI taking over the responsibility for the investigation of the case from the New York Police, it is clear that the authorities suspect the attempted incendiary attack could have links with international terrorism.
B. Raman
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| Monday, May 03, 2010 |
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From The Wires
The court said the evidence produced by the prosecution could not be relied upon in the case against Sabauddin Ahmed and Faheem Ansari
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Kasab Conviction
P. Chidambaram
'The trial of Kasab underlines the fact that India is a country governed by the rule of law'
Media
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opinion
If Kasab had also died, the Mumbai police might still be struggling to successfully investigate the case.
B. Raman
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| Saturday, May 01, 2010 |
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Thimpu Talks
Pakistan is now trying to change the very nature of the approach on the terrorism issue by projecting it as a global issue and not just a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan.
B. Raman
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| Friday, April 30, 2010 |
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From The Blogs
Ms. Roy is safe, but not, as we would wish, due to a grand and principled commitment to free speech
K.V. Bapa Rao
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Khushboo V/s Kannaiammal
'Notions of social morality are inherently subjective and the criminal law cannot be used as a means to unduly interfere with the domain of personal autonomy. Morality and Criminality are not co-extensive'
Supreme Court
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RESPONSE
British Committee for Universities for Palestine responds to Amitav Ghosh's refusal to refuse the Dan David Prize, asking him once again to reject the prize.
BRICUP
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Opinion
Instead of talking about ‘sanitising’ or dominating the area where the Maoists operate, the immediate need is for the government to stop forced displacements of the Tribals from their land.
Prashant Bhushan
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Southern Spice
This week, the CM was a busy man in filmdom. And then there is the upcoming film Pen Singham based on his novel, with screenplay, dialogues, lyrics and even the script by him
Pushpa Iyengar
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| Thursday, April 29, 2010 |
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From The Blogs
From politicians to high-profile PR firms and now, allegedly, even well-known journalists: Is no one immune from the bug?
Buzz
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Phone Tapping
The UPA's track record in getting intelligence about the Jihadi terrorism or Maoists has been dismal. Perhaps because it is focussed on gathering intelligence against its opponents and some of its own members.
Arun Jaitley
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opinion
Instead of keeping Pakistani intelligence guessing as to what happened to Madhuri Gupta, our intelligence agencies, the MHA and the MEA are making an ass of themselves by vying with one another in leaking all sorts of stories to the media
B. Raman
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| Wednesday, April 28, 2010 |
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View From UK
If we channel our anger into the on-going campaigns, we could break our rotten system. Alternatively, we could roll our eyes, grumble that politicians are all as bad as each other and, once again, turn in on ourselves. Which is it to be?
George Monbiot
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opinion
While the leaks from the home ministry on the eve of the SAARC summit are significant, l'affaire Madhuri Gupta also cries for more attention to be paid to the Pakistani IB.
B. Raman
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Opinion
What is striking in L'affaire Tharoor is how there is hardly any discussion of his contribution, or lack thereof, to the job that he was supposed to be handling. Perhaps largely because there isn’t much there to talk and write about.
Harsh V. Pant
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Opinion
That's what Obama’s yearning for human rights and democracy is. That's why a Middle East peace could happen. But won’t. And that's why the phrase “Palestinian state” means “fried chicken.”
Noam Chomsky
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