COVER STORY
Never in India's 46-year-old history of adult franchise has female representation in Parliament crossed the 10-per cent mark.
Outlook Magazine - 17 April 1996
What prompted the Harvard-educated lawyer to quit the Congress ministry and join hands with G.K. Moopanar? The former commerce minister explains his position.
Congress may only win 16 seats. DMK will win assembly poll with majority.
Both have suffered, and responded differently. While Kalpnath Rai opts for rash charges against Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, Sunil Dutt prefers to quietly withdraw from the electoral arena
In Ron Brown's death, US business hardsell abroad may suffer
The Indian cricket team's new manager ruminates on life after Ajit Wadekar
What prompted the Harvard-educated lawyer to quit the Congress ministry and join hands with G.K. Moopanar? The former commerce minister explains his position.
Congress may only win 16 seats. DMK will win assembly poll with majority.
A major swing against the AIADMK spells trouble for Narasimha Rao
Both have suffered, and responded differently. While Kalpnath Rai opts for rash charges against Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, Sunil Dutt prefers to quietly withdraw from the electoral arena
A study dispels the myth that cotton is less prone to fire
OTHER STORIES
Liquor control attempts will hit
<b>Vijay Mallya,</b> chairman UB Group, is disappointed and angry at the recent initiatives by various state governments. Excerpts from an interview with the Bangalore - based liquor baron.
Political moves to make prohibition a poll issue may have economic ramifications for state exchequers
An expat writer's latest book about Japanese war crimes creates waves in the West
The common voter has tried to keep the democratic fibre of the country alive and vibrant. But now there is a pervading sense of despair. What can the voter do, given the choices he has?
Political parties find it difficult to get suitable candidates
Asian immigrants are being blamed for the ills plaguing the country, including tuberculosis
Today, label-hoppers are gathering the best deals
Western-style stress management is here-democratic, violent, sadistic, vicarious and it's all legit...
Titan, the watch-maker with the Midas touch, is branching out into a multifaceted corporation
On election eve, a question paper leak embarrasses the Sena
The NC opts out, counter-insurgents float parties, and the common people wonder how many will fall victim
The chairman and managing director of Hindustan Construction Company on the Government's unfinished agenda
Fuelled by TV and a new confidence, the subcontinent's cricket managers prepare to wrest control of the game
In the north, Congress prospects remain abysmal. Now, even the south is fast slipping from under its feet
A battered and bruised Congress pins its hopes on a hung Parliament and counts on non-BJP parties supporting its bid for another minority government
'Raajkumar' has stunning special effects, but will that suffice?
In India the entry coasts into public life are appallingly low,crowding out the more upright people.
A rather tedious look at normal Indian life in extraordinary times
The market is poised for a takeoff. At last.
The gay community wins official acceptance and a space
But militant posturing by Khaleda Zia threatens the pre-poll calm