"We Have To Give Jobs To Dalits"
Railway minister Ram Vilas Paswan told Ranjit Bhushan that the campaign against him is motivated by people who want to stall attempts to bring about transparency in the country's largest public sector unit.
The End Is Nigh
To challenge Sharif, the PPP may try to dump Benazir and opt for a leader from Punjab
The Line Of Decontrol
MALCOM Mclaren, the inventor and manager of the '70s music group Sex Pistols, started by selling their music more as an idea than a commodity.
When Dragons Purr
Laissez-faire votaries suffer a setback, but the Hong Kong IMF meet holds lessons for India
"The Us Sees J&K As A Disputed Territory"
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has a challenge on his hands in the wake of the spate of skirmishes along the border and infiltration by militants from Pakistan. Excerpts from an interview:
The Chinar Blossoms...Painfully
As Farooq prepares to celebrate a year in power, the Valley is slowly limping back to normalcy
The One-Stop Shop
FROM scratch to launch, India has attained self-reliance in space science. More or less. But to emerge as a player in the global launch market—visions of which have been raised by the launch of IRS-ID from PSLV last week —the government will have to
Bill's Wagon Heads East
A spate of visits by senior US officials, culminating in Clinton's trip, could thaw bilateral relations
"We Are Investigating The Facts"
Outlook sought answers to some of the main allegations against the erstwhile chairman of IHCL, Ajit B. Kerkar, from present deputy man -aging director S. Ramakrishna. These were his faxed replies:
"All I Want To Remember Is That I Have Created Something Beautiful"
He is the lion in winter: massive shoulders, high doming forehead, white mane, an air of authority.
Did Kerkar Rob The Taj?
A blue-chip company, secret documents, exclusive interviews: finally, the complete truth
The Toronto Tailer
THE recent heat on players and bookies from investigating authorities did not stop one of them from tagging the Indian team from the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka two months back.
The Aids Morality
AIDS, the dreaded scourge of the late 20th century, may just have replaced the morality brigade in these times of Sexual Permissiveness
A Permissive Feeling
Liberalisation enters urban Indian bedrooms as promiscuity sheds its purdah of guilt
Poll Pangs
Sitaram Kesri sends a strongly-worded threat to withdraw support to the UF but Gujral refuses to join issue