'A Few Hamlets Are Misguided'
Tisco Managing Director Dr J.J. Irani gives the company's point of view in an interview with Outlook:
Steeling For A Fight
A Rs 35,000-crore project, Left activists and a flower called kewda make for trouble in paradise
It's A Death Ritual
Come monsoons and malnutrition claims the lives of hundreds of children in this Maharashtra district. This year, 336 have already died and the toll may go up to 600.
Benazir At Break-point
Against a collapsing economy, corruption and sectarian violence, the Opposition raises its pitch
Vision Of A Continent
Are 'Asian values' only a western concept, based on simplistic and lazy generalising?
'I'll Do All I Can For Farooq'
Former Congress Legislature Party chief and influential Shia leader Iftikhar Ansari Ansari has filed his nomination for the Pattan constituency on a Congress ticket. But Ansari is a bitter critic of the Congress and says he supports Farooq Abdullah
The Voice Of Dissent
THE All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has called for a poll boycott and launched an anti-election campaign.
The Poll Tempo Picks Up
Tired of violence, the people are hoping the elections will bring a semblance of peace
Sticks And Stones
Gowda gains the upper hand with his counter-campaign in old rival Hegde's strongholds
"No Need To Panic"
In an interview to Outlook, Chief Minister Suresh Mehta claimed there was no cause for worry. Experts:
The Tip Of The Iceberg
The money recovered may be just loose change. Estimates suggest Rs 1,500 crore was paid in kickbacks.
The Great Telecom Scam
The record Rs 3.66 crore seizure at Sukh Ram's residence raises questions about Narasimha Rao's credibility and his reforms regime
Guess Who Came For Dinner
Deve Gowda's 'overtures' to Thackeray plunge the United Front into a fresh crisis, raising questions about its secular credentials
Selling Off God's Acres
Bombay's Catholic clergy and laity lock horns over dubious transactions involving Church land
The New Indian Immigrant
Southall kids have cracked the glass ceiling and overtaken their other south Asian counterparts
How Big Is A Big Market?
Despite optimistic market forecasts, the spectre of oversupply continues to haunt automakers