Chasing Crooked Shadows
Though all fingers point at the Raos, the CBI has been slow in taking action against Prabhakar
In Fits And False Starts
UF constituents squabble over policy matters, but there's no immediate danger to the coalition
'Consumers Will Benefit'
Former RBI governor R.N. Malhotra, chairman of the committee set up by the Rao government to recommend insurance sector reforms, feels LIC and GIC need managerial autonomy to face private players.
'Small Market, Big Potential'
K.C.Mittal,member,Insurance Regulatory Authority(IRA),and former chairman of the Oriental Insurance Company,wants the number of private entrants restricted.
The Insurance Paradox
Differences in the United Front may hold up attempts to liberalise the insurance sector yet again
A Specious Vision
A nice little drama—or the first act of one whose duration is as yet uncertain—has just been played out before our eyes.
Double Victim
Twenty-year-old Shalu has been dancing in a suburban bar for three years. She pleads the pressures of poverty forced her to opt for this profession.
The Cinderella Manoeuvre
Bombay's nightlife is in danger as the Sena regime clamps down on pub owners and bar girls
'India Thinks It Is A First Division Player, It Won't Waste Time On Us'
FAROOQ Sobhan, foreign secretary of Bangladesh, is the quintessential diplomat. As Bangladesh's high commissioner in New Delhi (1992-95), he was popular on the diplomatic and social circuits. A day after the Bangladesh elections, he spoke to Sunil Na
Learning: Age No Bar
Having fulfilled their commitments, an older generation is bitten by the higher education bug
The 'Phoren' Bug
OUT of the 7.14 million tourists who made a beeline for Singapore last year, 1,88,524 were Indians, registering a growth of 8.5per cent over 1994.
Tourist Profile
IN a study by Tourism Features in 1991 on domestic tourism some interesting points surfaced.
'Rao Must Quit One Of The Two Posts'
The Congress' dismal performance in Madhya Pradesh—it lost 32 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats to the opposition—should have made matters difficult for Chief Minister Digvijay Singh, who has been ruling the state since November 1993. He not only appears to
Still Going, But Not So Strong
Rao may have mastered the art of survival; but as reverses mount, the rebels prepare to finally dislodge him
Shaping Up The Bourses And Letting Loose The Bulls
SEBI toughens up its act with a series of investigations and penalties against shady operators. Which may be one of the reasons why the FIIs are suddenly so bullish about India.
A Seamless Hindu Vision
Deoras personified the RSS paradox: reformist on caste, close-minded on all things non-Hindu