Confessions Of An Insider
IMF once came to aid-seeking states with its report finalised. It was a lift from earlier studies. A PC snag proved it.
The Last War Unto Peace?
All possible moves for a peace settlement depend on what course the siege of Jaffna takes
Do We Need An Ump?
An expert panel report throws up more questions than answers on how to tackle competition
Kargil Remembered
Looking back, it is clear the most serious lapses were not before but after the war, and in the ministry of defence.
The Muse In The Machine
As technology refashions the world, will language perish to the techno-geeks? Or is it the birth of a new literary canon?
The Best Guerrilla Of All
Prabhakaran is the most determined, ruthless and toughest man I have ever met. And also the most remarkable.
The Reich Rebuffed
Racism, peculiar laws and Silicon Valley prompt Indian geeks to spurn bodyshoppers from Bonn
Summer's Chock-A-Block
Parasailing, camping, creative writing, pottery. And you call it a summer 'break' for kids?
Summer's Chock-A-Block
Parasailing, camping, creative writing, pottery. And you call it a summer 'break' for kids?
Young Woman And A Few Old Men
Bhawana Pundlikrao Gawli, a 27-year-old Shiv Sena MP, can't tolerate procrastination
The Age Of Reason
Gerontocracy is a universal malaise afflicting the Indian polity. Blame it on lack of inner-party democracy.
The Silent Conspirators
It's not Prabhakar alone whose intentions are suspect. Others also kept quiet, writes Krishna Prasad.
"Even Nehru Floundered"
S.M. Krishna, the hi-tech Congress chief minister of Karnataka, tells B.R. Srikanth that Sonia's irrelevance can be debated only 20 years hence:
Oh, She's The Boss
The anti-Sonia tirade is just a smokescreen and an offshoot of the jockeying for plum posts within the party
Bull's Eye
There used to be just one kind of Congressman. The one whothrew himself at Sonia Gandhi's feet. Now there are two kinds. The ones who criticise herand ...
A Prayer For The Dying
A country at war with itself regurgitates its skeletons - both actual and invisible
Dr Naidu's Prescription
Tips on good governance and infotech, but less than the full story from the Andhra CM
Lords Of The Sand
Caste-based gangs turn murderous in their battle for control over the illegal sand-mining trade