COVER STORY
All of south Bengal may be submerged if the Ganga and the Bhagirathi—separated by a mere 1.3 km now—come together
Outlook Magazine - 7 February 1996
A growing number of young professionals are giving up secure jobs to strike out on their own
Already in the dumps, the BSE sensex slumps to a 16-month low after the hawala scandal
Batticaloa prepares for more hardship as a resurgent LTTE and the army head for a showdown
Tired of bad news? The Indian shipping industry, riding the crest of a global demand boom, has never had it so good.
A growing number of young professionals are giving up secure jobs to strike out on their own
THE maker of Naseem lets off steam over an unkind cut during the 27th IFFI
Already in the dumps, the BSE sensex slumps to a 16-month low after the hawala scandal
Batticaloa prepares for more hardship as a resurgent LTTE and the army head for a showdown
Tired of bad news? The Indian shipping industry, riding the crest of a global demand boom, has never had it so good.
A directive against pre-public issue ads angers companies
The arms-drop investigations take the spolight off the ISI
OTHER STORIES
Imran Khan's fund-raising campaign for his hospital arouses the government's ire
Foreign television brands haven't yet turned on the Indian buyer
While the ambit of their operations widens, morale in the intelligence agencies plummets
Herbal remedies draw patients to Kerala from home and abroad
Liquor flows freely in a Rs 30-crore per annum booze market
Speculation is rife about the next foreign secretary designate
Imagine a World Cup final between two teams who comprise the very best players in the world at that time. What a magnificent and exciting spectacle that would be!
A technology crisis brews in the Indian refrigerator industry
As a new chief is appointed in a clearly political move, Mandi House sends out mixed signals
Percentage rise in crime against women between 1994 and Jan 1995.
A series of shocking crimes that began the year seal Delhi's reputation as an anti-woman city
Amod Kanth, who headed the SIG when Jain was arrested in 1995, speaks of his role in the case
The St Kitts ghost returns to haunt Rao
How hawala money changes colour, and several hands
Election Commissioner M.S. Gill calls for state funding of elections.
Dubuios dealings take their toll
The hawala scam has revived the old demand for comprehensive electoral reforms
Jain had ambitions of being India's biggest industrialist
The CBI's next move remains a mystery as the plot thickens and many more big names crop up
The hawala controversy gets mired in mutual recriminations as Narasimha Rao's detractors seek to turn his pre-election weapon back on him
Deepa Mehta's new film is about sex, sublimation and sorority
Panicky non-resident Indians look for greener pastures despite the RBI's salvage operations
Fiction and history, passion and despair fuse in the tale of a city
Public sector enterprises absorb huge investments, depreciate the quality of life and are usually a drag on the economy.
An attractive, informative recap
Public outrage and criticism follow the Joshi government's decision to wind up the Srikrishna panel
Farcical elements threaten to subvert the forthcoming elections
An emotional Lakshmi Parvathi discusses her agenda
NTR's widow musters public sympathy as she issues a challenge to Chandrababu Naidu