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Outlook Magazine - 15 October 2012
An experiment in cash transfers in a Delhi slum gets a mixed reception
Hard-nosed economics guides the Kelkar report. But will politics let reason rule?
The threat of violence and New Delhi’s continued neglect could pull out J&K’s democracy by its roots
What brands go for is personality, looks and performance. Virat scores on all three.
Despite a cultivated aura of unapproachability, Virat Kohli’s story has been a most relatable one
An experiment in cash transfers in a Delhi slum gets a mixed reception
Hard-nosed economics guides the Kelkar report. But will politics let reason rule?
The TMC threatens to bite the domestic hand; the DMK growls
Popular demand for FDI in retail in Punjab startles the ruling BJP-Akali Dal
The threat of violence and New Delhi’s continued neglect could pull out J&K’s democracy by its roots
Kohli, the young prince with a golden bat, is ripe for T20 captaincy
Frost-bite at the summit for Captain Cool?
What brands go for is personality, looks and performance. Virat scores on all three.
Despite a cultivated aura of unapproachability, Virat Kohli’s story has been a most relatable one
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