Aliens Everywhere
Half a million repatriates whose forefathers had been uprooted from Tamil Nadu to work on Sri Lankan estates find that they are Indian only in name
The Die Is Caste In BJP-Land
Saeed Naqvi crisscrosses Avadh, eastern UP and the Kumaon hills to gauge the voters' mood
For Sale: Childhood
HIV is what India's given them. Nepali girls—some as young as nine—rescued from Indian brothels, recount their tragedy.
'BJP Is Missing The Bus'
Outlook caught up with a resurgent Sharad Pawar as he rides the Sonia wave. Excerpts:
Maharashtra: A Surprise Dynastic Swing
In Sena state Sharad Pawar stands high on the Gandhi-Nehru plank
Meeting Mr Maino
"After Sonia's marriage, everyone thinks we have got rich. But the marriage has been an expensive thing for us."
A Promise To Betray
Translate the manifestos into real numbers, and they read: mislead the people and get power
What's The Real Story?
Poll-eve, the government releases data that says GDP grew 7.5 per cent last year. Can we believe it?
The Ball's In Court
Further hearings into match-fixing charges may put a premature end to Akram's career
Six Degree Test
The Outlook panel formulated six categories for identifying candidates unfit to contest elections...
Nominees Facing Criminal Cases
A Panel Of Four Eminent Persons Shortlisted 72 Candidates Who Have Criminal Proceedings Pending Against Them And Who, In Their Opinion, Ought Not To Contest Elections.
Star-Studded Roadshow
Cinestars leave behind the glitz and glamour of tinsel town to take on the heat and dust of Elections '98, spicing up the poll tamasha
The Onus Of Optimism
The BJP's grand total of six Muslim candidates are pinning all their hopes on Vajpayee
"Democracy Has Failed The Test"
The banned ULFA, fighting for an independent Assam, has always worked behind the scenes during elections. In 1991, it chose to remain neutral while in the 1996 polls, it played a part in several areas. This time round, it has decided to openly call f
Holding Polls To Ransom
Militant strikes and boycott calls put pressure on an already beleaguered administration