COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 14 March 2016
His Master's Voiceovers
G.K. Pillai’s revelations are the latest trip-’em-up tactic in the games NDA and UPA have played over Ishrat’s body
"Pranesh Was With Me In Kerala"
How could he have been in Pakistan when he was visiting me, asks Pranesh’s father
"What If She Was Your Child?"
Whenever it wants, the government throws up our case, say Ishrat’s sister and mother
And What Of Those Bullet-Sized Holes In The Narrative?
The spotlight is put on PC. And away from the dark zones in the Ishrat case.
Biztro
Business in bitesizes
Par Avion
A random sample from the British periodicals
His Master's Voiceovers
G.K. Pillai’s revelations are the latest trip-’em-up tactic in the games NDA and UPA have played over Ishrat’s body
The Blood Won't Wash
Why nationalism can’t cover up the lies on Ishrat’s killing
"Pranesh Was With Me In Kerala"
How could he have been in Pakistan when he was visiting me, asks Pranesh’s father
"What If She Was Your Child?"
Whenever it wants, the government throws up our case, say Ishrat’s sister and mother
War Of Words
The two affidavits (below) and the furore that they have unleashed
And What Of Those Bullet-Sized Holes In The Narrative?
The spotlight is put on PC. And away from the dark zones in the Ishrat case.
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