COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 4 June 2001
Union minister for law, justice and company affairs Arun Jaitley is certain that the bold labour law changes will sail through Parliament. Excerpts from an interview:
Despite apprehensions voiced by trade unions, the proposed reforms can only benefit the majority of the working class
The yellow-cloth minority identikit decreed by the Taliban is its desperate response to the UN sanctions
Union minister for law, justice and company affairs Arun Jaitley is certain that the bold labour law changes will sail through Parliament. Excerpts from an interview:
Despite apprehensions voiced by trade unions, the proposed reforms can only benefit the majority of the working class
Desi destinations now top the wishlist of domestic tourists
The national cricket coach on the Zimbabwe tour
The yellow-cloth minority identikit decreed by the Taliban is its desperate response to the UN sanctions
New Yorker bash: Jhumpa shares the stage with ol' man Rushdie
OTHER STORIES
Nobody knows if the FM's 'resignation' was fact or fiction
The 'monkey man' mystery is just an annual ritual for Delhi—its daily life runs on rumours, small and big
The law may be an ass, and an overburdened one at that. Perjury, then, is easy to get away with.
All are equal before the law—equal in the degree to which it's vulnerable to money and influence
The shy CEO of the high-profile PepsiCo India calls it a day for his share of golf and rides on the Hooghly
Kung fu, karate, taekwondo—they all have their roots in this form
For Bombay cinema, it's native exotica—like adding a dash of pepper to jaded fight scenes. But a martial art genre plays along.
The fall of the Samata government in Manipur makes other NDA allies wary of the BJP
Big B's coming films, Naghma's autobiography and more juicy gossip
Allegations of a casteist insult are at the centre of an ugly row between the bar and the bench
The growth rate stagnates as reforms flounder. Job insecurity and the global slowdown compound the dull ache even further.
Bhavdeep Kang Dines Sangeeta Singh Deo
Condon's report holds obvious inferences for the BCCI; it also hints at the dubious role of umpires and businessmen
Scepticism tempers the hope aroused among the Kashmiris by the latest peace initiative
Some see it as a tacit capitulation, one that affirms Pakistan's role in Kashmir
It's vintage Vajpayee, but this time the politics of gestures will not suffice
Status quoists in India say that if things are going fine, why meddle in them? But things were never fine.
Pakistan hasn't budged an inch on jehad but India has given a mile, writes Prem Shankar Jha
Cities with the highest number of crimes against women
It's the least safe city for women, going by an NCRB report
This column had given an identical warning twice. On September 27, 1999, and again onDecember 25, 2000, it said: "Having failed in Kargil, China ...
Laurels for Perkovitch, Romila Thapar; Pankaj Mishra and Amit Choudhary not even in Booker shortlist...
Good reading for long summer afternoons
If Gabriel Garcia Marquez is the best writer in Malayalam, then Gita Krishnankutty's translation proves that Malyalam reads much better when written in English.
The cream of cricketature—inspired prose on the world's finest game
A fresh hope for asthma patients, but doctors are cautious
