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The Girl Vanishes

Feb 27, 2006

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interview

'I Didn't Know Things Were So Bad'

The deputy commissioner of Nawanshahr, who has started a drive to check female foeticide, thinks it is possible to make a difference with enforcement of the law.

Feb 27, 2006

| Outlook
opinion

A Curse Of History

Long ago, girls were killed to protect them from Muslim invaders. Now, it's dowry.

Feb 27, 2006

| Khushwant Singh
punjab

Death Becomes Her

Punjab has the worst sex ratio in the country. Female foeticide is at an alarming high. The worst culprits are the affluent.

Feb 27, 2006

| Chander Suta Dogra

MISCELLANY

Newsbag

No port of call; Weighed down in mint; The money trial; Go ye in peace; If everyone plays, who really does?

Feb 27, 2006

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assam

Tinsukia Tinderbox

With polls due next month, army brutality keeps Assam ignited Updates

Feb 27, 2006

| Wasbir Hussain

pakistan

Remote Switch-Off

A ban on Indian channels peeves Pakistani households

Feb 27, 2006

| Amir Mir
opinion

Down To The Last Atom

Safeguards are like cancer, says the former BARC director. They spread into the system. We therefore have to tread cautious on any agreement. Updates

Feb 27, 2006

| A.N. Prasad

telecom

Going For Broke

BSNL's ambitious OneIndia plan aims at uniting the nation with STD rates of Re 1 per minute. Is it feasible or is the PSU headed for a major disaster?

Feb 27, 2006

| Arindam Mukherjee
- The Re 1 Factor
fbt

The Fringe Is Loony

The industry lists its points against FBT afresh on budget-eve. It may pay off. Updates

Feb 27, 2006

| Paromita Shastri
Exclusive: Rice

Grain Of Truth

It took a tsunami to unveil the ugly reality of rice procurement in the granaries of Punjab

Feb 27, 2006

| Chander Suta Dogra
- This One's Really A Mixed Bag
opinion

Mittal's Merry Piper

Why is Kamal Nath dragging the nation into a European steel battle? Updates

Feb 27, 2006

| Prem Shankar Jha

opinion

Illusions More Sacred

Just as the cartoons were a statement of impunity, are the protests also about a will to power?

Feb 27, 2006

| Pratap Bhanu Mehta
opinion

Requiem For Ranthambhor

Tigers roamed here once. Now, it's a jungle of caterwauling tourists.

Feb 27, 2006

| Manohar Singh Gill

Indo-Pak Tour

Freshers Day Out

After an initial hiccup, India peaked nicely to clinch the ODI series in Pakistan. The team's firing on all cylinders.

Feb 27, 2006

| G. Rajaraman
- It's All That You Can Chew
95 MPH

Easy On The Goose

Relentless cricket has forced many players to sit out. Also, the passions may wane.

Feb 27, 2006

| Shoaib Akhtar

Radio

Crackle And Hiss

Who'll rule the airwaves? From Hisar to Gangtok, small-town barons claim a stake.

Feb 27, 2006

| Anuradha Raman
- Radio Killed The...
Bollywood

Knot Or No?

Will it be wedding bells for Aishwarya-Abhishek? Or is it all just rumours?

Feb 27, 2006

| Lata Khubchandani

10 Questions

Amit Saigal

The editor of Rock Street Journal on the tenth anniversary of the Great Indian Rock Festival

Feb 27, 2006

| Paromita Mukhopadhyay
gossip

Bibliofile

Boy! This sure sounds like a helluva fun: Quota-filling, string-pulling, backdoor entries ... a roll call of has-been and never-was writers ... long sessions on especially inventive and tortured topics ... an after-dinner session with an ominous agen

Feb 27, 2006

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Opinion

Bull's eye

Delhi is India's capital. Consider its misgovernance. Then say hello to India's brand of democracy.

Feb 27, 2006

| Rajinder Puri
New York Diary

Everyone Aboard

Feb 27, 2006

| Gautam Bhatia (Architect)
Making A Difference

Beads Of Sweat On The Mahal Wall

Overwhelmed by history or art, not many spare a thought for the poor rickshaw puller of Jaipur

Feb 27, 2006

| Rekha Pal
Review

Ink In The Armour

Deals with a subject so dear to most of us — SEX. Look forward to the sequel.

Feb 27, 2006

| Mario Miranda
Review

Karmic Payback

A lyrical farewell to an extinct way of life, a lament for those — the rulers as much as the ruled—who are bound by its laws, and a satisfyingly plotted tale of sin and retribution.

Feb 27, 2006

| Anita Roy
Review

Memories Of Black Summer

Notes on the Emergency era, when the PMO was reduced to a powerless adjunct

Feb 27, 2006

| Khushwant Singh
Showtime

Mixed Doubles

In its own unpretentious way, it does manage to crack quite a few nice digs at middle-class morality and hypocrisies.

Feb 27, 2006

| Namrata Joshi
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