COVER STORY
Olivier Bernheim
The president & CEO of legendary Swiss watch brand Raymond Weil on their new collection
Outlook Magazine - 24 November 2008
Bull's Eye
For many people, polls are a religion. TV channels must be thanked for keeping their faith intact.
Dramatis Personae & Unanswered Questions
A look at who gained and who lost out in the latest round of the great spectrum war.
'When I Assumed Charge, I Was Told There Was No Spectrum'
Despite the barrage of accusations of foul play, Union telecom minister is confident he has stuck to the rules.
Spectrum For A Song?
Airwave rights are a frontier territory and rules are still evolving. Meanwhile, sundry players make a killing. It's a 60,000-cr loss.
Looking London, Tasting Nippon
Do they think that Japanese food is too alien for local palates?
Bull's Eye
For many people, polls are a religion. TV channels must be thanked for keeping their faith intact.
Raja Stays Unrocked
The Congress, and the PM himself, are in no hurry to act
Dramatis Personae & Unanswered Questions
A look at who gained and who lost out in the latest round of the great spectrum war.
'When I Assumed Charge, I Was Told There Was No Spectrum'
Despite the barrage of accusations of foul play, Union telecom minister is confident he has stuck to the rules.
Spectrum For A Song?
Airwave rights are a frontier territory and rules are still evolving. Meanwhile, sundry players make a killing. It's a 60,000-cr loss.
The Son Of Kaka Hathrasi
Stand-up wiz Azhar Usman's topically risky wit travels well
A River's Sutra
A born-again Saraswati is dug for Haryana
Beaux Mundas
Consumerism turns into overblown, cheeky visual puns. What's more, it sells.
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Quantum Of Solace
If there was one line to describe the new Bond film, it would be, "in which Bond became Rambo"
'Target' Audience
Educationists bash an outsourced draft policy that gives MNCs an edge
Rarefied Ground
Amarnath, a revived pro-azadi lobby, no wonder Valley voters are not enthused
ChastityCustomised
In conservative Pakistan, sexually activesingle women are resorting to hymenoplasty
A Man For All Reasons
Big-city girls now find out that there's nobody like their gay buddy: the man to hang out with, without the hang-ups.
Don't Roll This Buoy
Slowdown on their minds, India Inc wants handouts. Will India oblige?
The Olive Is Still Green
Religion hasn't really taken root in our military, never mind Purohit
Agent Orange
The ATS probe unravels new layers, but outside pressures remain
The Body Politic In Uniform
The armed forces aren't completely impervious to political winds
'It's Not Surprising That Pro-Hindutva Groups Have Followers In The Armed Forces
So says the senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, Washington, who has written papers on both the Indian and Pakistan armies.
'The RSS Training Made Me A Better Officer. There Are Many More Like Me.'
'We were RSS boys who were trained to become soldiers... I don't believe all that I read about Lt Col Purohit. He's innocent until proven guilty.'
Something Not Uniform
Has the politics of manipulation breached the last bastion of our secular being—the armed forces?
Get The Brooms
Some in the party say Alva's outburst is a clean-up call
An Omkar For All
Hindus need a Hyderabad-like declaration. But the VHP muffles it.
Start Of A Glad Season?
Seniors lead Indian cricket's renaissance, cut a path for posterity
Let Sleeping Gods Lie
The Church's 'harvest of souls' policy has led us to this foul juncture
Bibliofile
Like the weather, book seasons have gone topsy-turvy this year. And is Random House India jinxed or what?
No Slipping Into Commas
Mohsin is brilliant at malapropisms, and her sense of the absurd is faultless.
And Pegasus Is Off...
These stories are precursors to the Booker winner, with similar characters and incidents, and are better
Bastar: Zero Point
A chopper missing over Maoist forests...
Patna Aala Re
Bhojpuri cinema plans its own film city
'Asian Century? Only After An Asian Google'
The counterfactual historian from Harvard, Oxford and Stanford draws on financial history to predict the road ahead
Arabic Lessons
N-deal done, India re-engages Arab countries for fuel, funds and friendship
