The Style's Still Weighty, August
Upamanyu Chatterjee's latest book profiles a bisexual's degraded, wasted life
Count Your Blessings
It's the turn of the spiritual channels to take a shot at TRP ratings. And viewership is booming, thank god.
Newsbag
No healthy diet this; Free as can be; Who to minister; With wings attached; It's ticking, there's a sweep on
Shifting Migraine
Indian generic drugs firms are finding the going tough due to legal battles and price wars in the US
Appoopan's Exposé Manual
Armed with his camera and an indomitable spirit, this citizen activist readies to take on injustice
The Bengal Alifate
Going to a madrassa here is like studying at any other school. Proof: Hindu students.
The Initials Are H.D.
Mutineer son takes Gowda's politics to a flashpoint<a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=124 target=_blank> Updates</a>
No More Oil And Water
India, China—adversaries in the energy race—may close ranks. It'll benefit everyone.
Family-Ties Of Blood
Despite its rather off-putting title, the film is quite ok till about the interval. After that, it degenerates into unredeemable tripe.
An Empty Stand
The PCB, playing safe with a dead pitch, ruined it for the players and the fans. How will the rest of the tour shape up?
No To Q
Fascimile of the opening page of the London court order which quashed Quattrocchi's appeal against the CBI
How The CBI Lost The Trail Of Signor Q
The CBI's first case against Quattrocchi convinced London. Why did it mess up now?
'In India, Everything Has Two Lives. Even Scams.'
The Quattrocchis live in a fairly fashionable area in Milan. His businesses have gone south lately. From guns he's moved to real estate.
Who Put Off The Freezer?
Ottavio Quattrocchi won't go with a whimper. He is back to haunt the Congress party and Sonia Gandhi. Here, we arrange some pieces of the jigsaw, reveal a few wheels-within-wheels.<a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=80 target=_blank> Updates</a>
The Slip Is Showing
With a dip in industrial production, the markets are expected to cool off. So, after October's sizzling 9.6 per cent high, be prepared to encounter a plateau.
Give Pace A Chance
We toiled away, our teeth drawn out in Lahore. Inshallah, Faisalabad will be better.
Bull's Eye
New voters were born when the Bofors investigation started. It's time they understood why an entire generation was obsessed with Bofors.
Bibliofile
It's not the first time that a writer has turned down a Sahitya Akademi award (the sixth, in fact) so why is Arundhati Roy's rejection rankling the Akademi?
In An Antic Land
Desai's eye for detail is meticulous, but her rich fund of humour makes her images delightfully spontaneous. The luxurious prose almost makes up for the novel's lack of emotional heft.
The Lion In Winter
Classic reissue, of import to both those from the Punjab and those whose lives it shaped