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taxation: small items

On The Budget Trail

Jul 20, 2009

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Opinion

Spread-Even Point

A fair budget, with most bases covered

Jul 20, 2009

| Gautam Thapar
Opinion

A Grain Of Good Sense

Legislating against hunger is a great idea that needs expansion

Jul 20, 2009

| Jean Dreze
stockmarkets: trends

Fits, Then Starts

A realigned portfolio could yet help you survive the market

Jul 20, 2009

| Veena Venugopal
Opinion

Worldview, Streetmap

For all its positives, the budget doesn't look far and wide

Jul 20, 2009

| Gurcharan Das
money: personal finance

Tax & Investment Budget Primer

How does Budget 2009 impact your financial life? Here's help for planning life after it

Jul 20, 2009

| Outlook Money
taxation: small items

Is It Just Fiddlesticks?

Every budget, FMs tinker with levies on what seem inconsequential items for various reasons

Jul 20, 2009

| Pragya Singh
Opinion

Wanted, A Geo-Budget

A budget can't ensure essential modernisation of crucial security areas

Jul 20, 2009

| Nitin Pai
Opinion

Benevolence On Paper

All major social sector schemes must be lifted out of adhocism

Jul 20, 2009

| Subrat Das
EXPERT VIEW

'Budget Won't Help See 4% Agri Growth'

The budget is good but not as reformist as expected. Instead, it's welfare-oriented.

Jul 20, 2009

| Ashok Gulati
agriculture: Farmers

Bananas, Anyone?

No power, no hands. The small farmer sees little relief.

Jul 20, 2009

| Chander Suta Dogra Venugopal Pillai
Opinion

The Real Ism, Populism

Alas, administrative reform, delivery of benefits get the go-by again

Jul 20, 2009

| S.L. Rao
Interview

'Congress Has Always Been Left-Of-Centre'

Congress general secretary on Budget '09

Jul 20, 2009

| Outlook
budget

More Politically Correct Than PC

The party's socialist heart says aye, the reformers mask their disappointment

Jul 20, 2009

| Smita Gupta
budget

Paper Tiger Economics

Are reforms really on hold or was it just 'poor packaging'? Has the era of 'big policy in a suitcase' ended? Are we back to the '80s? Pranab Mukherjee's 'holding budget' leaves its flanks open.

Jul 20, 2009

| Lola Nayar Pragya Singh Arti Sharma Arindam Mukherjee Sunit Arora

andhra: crimes

Burns Ward

With acid attacks on the rise again, Andhra mulls stringent laws

Jul 20, 2009

| Venugopal Pillai

uk: homosexuality

Demo Grafix

LGBTs in Britain hail the Indian victory, but the community's fight is far from over

Jul 20, 2009

| Sanjay Suri

governance: unique id

Everyone Is Numbered

Armed with Nandan Nilekani, the UPA moves to provide all residents an identity

Jul 20, 2009

| Saikat Datta
- The Infosys shadow
kerala: venture

An Idea Floats

A sailing mall in Kerala makes waves

Jul 20, 2009

| John Mary

trend: handbags

Cachet Carry

Fashion victim or heretic? The secret lies in the handbag.

Jul 20, 2009

| Shefalee Vasudev
- The Power Statement
goa: laws

She's The One?

Goa wants to be a wedding destination

Jul 20, 2009

| Pushpa Iyengar
opinion

Adam 'N Steve Are Passé

To be shocked at same-sex relationships will only draw ridicule

Jul 20, 2009

| Malavika Sangghvi
opinion

Science, Not Snake Oil

Conservation can't rely on the notional wisdom of governments

Jul 20, 2009

| K. Ullas Karanth
ecology: karnataka

Wheeler-Killers

The wildlife in Bandipur is endangered by highway traffic

Jul 20, 2009

| Sugata Srinivasaraju

Review

Sister Candide

Sister Jesme writes in an intense, informal voice, as if she were standing in the room, haranguing the reader

Jul 20, 2009

| Manjula Padmanabhan
Review

Our Dark Spots

Joins the growing literature on Partition and adds an important dimension to it: Haryana's Jat community, the creeping influence of the Arya Samaj via the Gurukuls...

Jul 20, 2009

| Urvashi Butalia
Review

Making Light Of Solidity

At last, a get-thin book from India that chucks cheese for channas, yet puts on some weight around the covers

Jul 20, 2009

| Anjali Puri
EXCLUSIVE interview

'I Wish More Writers Would Fight For A Big Advance'

The author, whose sequel to his popular novel has got him a record advance, reportedly around Rs 14 crore, on almost everything under the sun but the actual writing

Jul 20, 2009

| Sheela Reddy

shimla: theatre

Curtain Rising

Shimla's Gaiety Theatre, a cultural hub in the Raj era, reopens

Jul 20, 2009

| Chander Suta Dogra

London Diary

A Gordian Nought

Jul 20, 2009

| Anil Thakraney

Glitterati

The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news

Letters

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

10 Questions

Aparna Sen

The filmmaker and her group Swajan, currently facing charges of violating Sec 144 in Lalgarh, West Bengal, spoke to Outlook about the conflict in the region during her recent visit there

Jul 20, 2009

| Dola Mitra
Gossip

Bibliofile

Mysteries: How David Godwin got Vikram Seth on his list. And where is Penguin is finding the money for the fat advances despite falling sales?

Jul 20, 2009

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Delhi Restaurant

Deli To Die For

For prices that will kill you faster than the fat in the cheese and the salami.

Jul 20, 2009

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The Secret Diary Of

Pranab Mukherjee

Mangoes? And why Alphonsos when everyone knows my weakness for Himsagar—ahh, that succulent king of fruits from Bengal!

Jul 20, 2009

| Ajith Pillai
Movie Review

Kambakkht Ishq

Not only is it one of the most offensive, gender-insensitive flicks of late but is also utterly blase and blatant about it

Jul 20, 2009

| Namrata Joshi