COVER STORY
The UPA government's strategy to distance itself from the actions of A. Raja is under threat. A look at how this affects the dramatis personae.
Outlook Magazine - 10 October 2011
With G. Janardhana Reddy’s arrest, will the mineshaft collapse on the Bellary brothers?
Will America really force a confrontation on the country over the Haqqanis?
Plastic pollutes the adult body too but is more damaging to children
With G. Janardhana Reddy’s arrest, will the mineshaft collapse on the Bellary brothers?
The BKT Ramlila is not the only Lakhnavi example of unity
A unique Ramlila, organised and acted out by Muslims, won’t be held this year
Will America really force a confrontation on the country over the Haqqanis?
The force that’s impeding America’s Afghan plans and aiding those of Pakistan
Despite arrests, stasis stalls the cash-for-votes scam probe
As the new-age executive plays catch up, finishing schools flourish
The CBI probe has been a tad unsavoury so far
OTHER STORIES
The inbox is full. But the legal war is a function of the political one.
Whose words? Who saw them? Cui bono?
A note and the conundrums around it underline the power play within the Cabinet
Advani’s ambition is forced to take the NDA route—via Bihar
The falling rupee is no cause for cheer
The Indian state can silence the living, not the voice of the silent
The RBI, in its 75th year, indulges itself in a wistfully nostalgic trip down memory lane
The Paris you meet in her personal space is not the model "who makes love to the camera" but an ambitious businesswoman
Laud, not lambast, civil society-private sector social initiatives
A minister vows to root out ‘nokkukooli’
The BCCI has been coddled with many privileges, and no accountability. The RTI Act might change that.
Are translations breaking out of their ghetto? Three novels by regional heavyweights appear in a mainstream literary prize shortlist
Uneven the collection may be, like collections invariably are, yet well worth reading for some excellent stories.
V.S. Naipaul has called Taseer "a young writer to watch." I am relieved to find something said by Naipaul recently that I can endorse again, fully
A history of India’s largest IT employer is laden with unknown detail, with a dash of entrepreneurial wisdom
It has little that’s remotely surprising, most of it loaned from countless other sports films.
This story of star-crossed lovers is meant to unfold like some epic romance but collapses under the weight of its own high ambition.
The Rawalpindi Express, on his autobiography <i>Controversially Yours</I>
I said to myself: “Hey Shoaib, you are an author now!” And once asleep, I dreamt I am a novelist. My new book is out (aptly titled ‘Conveniently Mine’)
I would wager that nobody in India could spot Havelock island without a bit of help from Google maps