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Crime And Punishment

Indian players punished—often unjustly—in the last five years

Dec 03, 2001

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Special Comments

Geoff Boycott, Abbas Ali Baig, Bishen S. Bedi, Ajit Wadekar, S.K. Bansal, K. Srikant, Navjot S. Sidhu

Dec 03, 2001

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From the Middle

Shame On You, Mr Denness

For too long now, the ICC has had an old school of people out of touch with the game, who justify themselves and flex their muscles using the rules.

Dec 03, 2001

| Pat Symcox
A Highlander's Low Blow

Mike Denness' stern rectitude emanates from his being a part of the cricketing establishment

Dec 03, 2001

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"A Match Referee Should Not Be A Dictator"

Arjuna Ranatunga, perhaps the greatest cricket captain of the '90s, was also a subcontinental icon of aggressive stand-up-for-your-rights cricket. His battle against the Australian media and the authorities for Muthiah Muralitharan is legend. He spok

Dec 03, 2001

| Waruna Karunatilake
cover story

Reverse Swing

Pakistan's outraged cricket fraternity and fans empathise with Tendulkar and stand with India

Dec 03, 2001

| Agha Akbar
A Judge On Trial And In Error

A cross-section of cricketers and legal pundits firmly believe that the Indians stand a good chance of redressal.

Dec 03, 2001

| Murali Krishnan
"I Concede Match Referees Have Been Inconsistent"

ICC president Malcolm Gray talks to Manu Joseph

Dec 03, 2001

| Manu Joseph
Opinion

Jaggu's Dadagiri

The fact that the Proteas have stood by India reinforces Dalmiya's reputation as a man who could sell refrigerators to Eskimos in winter.

Dec 03, 2001

| Krishna Prasad
Cover Story

Mutiny And The Bounty

After bodyline, Kerry Packer and match-fixing, the world of cricket braces for its fourth tectonic upheaval

Dec 03, 2001

| Sandipan Deb

law

LoPOTOmised Deal

Resistance, especially internal, forces a rethink on the
ordinance

Dec 03, 2001

| Priya Sahgal
Opinion

Old Men At Sea

Why do Indians love old age and genuflect to grumpy geriatrics? Perhaps it's a Hindu thing. The Dhritarashtra syndrome.

Dec 03, 2001

| Sagarika Ghose
legislation

The Trojan Horse Act

A proposed law to check 'unwarranted' external funding of NGOs hides more than it shows

Dec 03, 2001

| Murali Krishnan
- Funding Fundas
Kashmir

Serious About Peace

Moderate Hizbs distance themselves from their militant cousins

Dec 03, 2001

| Zafar Meraj
OPINION

Will The Neros Live Long?

Any half-alert government would have seen and grabbed the opportunity provided by the changes in the Valley.
Kashmir: What should be done?

Dec 03, 2001

| Prem Shankar Jha

search operation

Target Osama

Neither a cash award nor intensive combing gets the US its primary war objective: bin Laden

Dec 03, 2001

| Amir Mir
- A Hunt For Haqqani
KunDuz

The Last Retreat

The Taliban's only refuge in the North may witness a bloodbath

Dec 03, 2001

| Rahimullah Yusufzai
diplomacy

First Among Unequals

New Delhi leads the pack in establishing ties with the new dispensation, hoping for a larger role

Dec 03, 2001

| V. Sudarshan
Taliban

A Regime Unravelling

Routed elsewhere, the militia clings tenaciously to the last bit of territory it has left in Afghanistan

Dec 03, 2001

| Daniel Lak
OPINION

Atalji, Call The General

Musharraf can't ask jehadis now to recommence business in Kashmir; the US too in its interests will keep a sharp eye on them.
Free Speech: Should we talk to Pakistan?

Dec 03, 2001

| Vinod Mehta
afghanistan

Swathe Realities

After Kabul, local warlords stake their claims to key areas

Dec 03, 2001

| Rahimullah Yusufzai

wto

A Win At The Trade-Off Olympics

India's aggressive stance in Doha matches the superior bargaining power of the rich West. But did Murasoli Maran achieve the impossible?

Dec 03, 2001

| Paromita Shastri
- So Far, So Good
cars

Smooth As Raw Silk

Auto companies are queuing up to launch new models in the Rs 10 lakh-plus luxury car segment. But is the market up to it?

Dec 03, 2001

| Arindam Mukherjee
print media

Of Writes And Wrongs

The government is undecided on FDI in newspapers while the pro and anti lobbies slug it out.

Dec 03, 2001

| Bhavdeep Kang
- Against Foreign Capital
- For Foreign Capital
advertising

The Copy Cat's Gone

Out-of-the-box thinking is out. Recession-spooked clients and a drought of creativity spell the end to the Big Idea.

Dec 03, 2001

| Gauri Bhatia

Opinion

In Residence

Worli Seaface's skyscrapers and its laughing club.

Dec 03, 2001

| Ajit Wadekar
health policy

In Sickness And In Wealth

A likely switchover to a 'pay-and-be-treated' regime can only compound the misery of the poor

Dec 03, 2001

| Davinder Kumar
- Issues Of Contention
First Take

First Take

Sir Vidia set to hit Indian shores, Kulsum Begum's recipes prove to be a hit and Kajol snubs KBC...

Dec 03, 2001

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Eating Out

Eating Out

Priya Sahgal dines Shatrughan Sinha

Dec 03, 2001

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down town

Down Town : The Delhi-Mumbai Gazette

A trip down memory lane for Gayatri Devi, J.J. Valaya in an expansion mode, Kapil's attempt to clear his name and more...

Dec 03, 2001

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Review

High On Himself

The general would have been better served by a professional biographer.

Dec 03, 2001

| K.P.S. Gill
Review

Parts That Make A Hole

That's Delhi, a city that lost its focus as it rushed unplanned into madness

Dec 03, 2001

| Gautam Bhatia (Architect)

calcutta

The Fires Of Bathos

Tragedy or farce? Calcutta loses its third auditorium in a
decade.

Dec 03, 2001

| Ashis K. Biswas

Harvard Diary

Gory Details

Dec 03, 2001

| Rahul Sagar

Glitterati

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Letters

Published feedback from our readers: rants, raves, bouquets, brickbats

10 Questions

Asha Bhosle

On her six decades of journey in Bollywood from O Mere Sona Re to Kambakth Ishq

Dec 03, 2001

| Bobby John Varkey
Bibliofile

Publishers do brisk business, courtesy the Afghanistan war and more...

Dec 03, 2001

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Making A Difference

A philanthropist strives to harmonise tradition with eco-friendliness

Dec 03, 2001

| Beena Parmar
Showtime

Bollywood Calling

Dec 03, 2001

| Dhiraj Singh
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