COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 12 February 1997
Killer Cops Face The Heat
The double murder at Picnic Gardens seemed an intergang affair, till they caught up with the law
An Unholy Pilgrimage
It ’s an uneasy homecoming for young girls from Murshidabad, who were taken to Mecca to beg
Riding A Hot New Wave
Key players tune into the cost-intensive but highly lucrative business of DTH pay TV services
A Fatwa For Equality
A Thiruvananthapuram Imam sparks off a controversy by allowing women to take part in Ramzan prayers
Circumstantial Evidence
The lack of directly incriminating material is not a hindrance
Killer Cops Face The Heat
The double murder at Picnic Gardens seemed an intergang affair, till they caught up with the law
Pargat Singh
Indias long-serving hockey captain retires but promises to help young players
An Unholy Pilgrimage
It ’s an uneasy homecoming for young girls from Murshidabad, who were taken to Mecca to beg
Riding A Hot New Wave
Key players tune into the cost-intensive but highly lucrative business of DTH pay TV services
A Fatwa For Equality
A Thiruvananthapuram Imam sparks off a controversy by allowing women to take part in Ramzan prayers
Temporary Reprieve
To survive, Shekhawat has to address his legislators’ discontent
All In The Family
Familial ties take precedence in the forthcoming elections
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
"A Little Wave Is Already Building Up"
Dark horse Imran Khan spoke to Sunil Narula in Lahore:
Heralding More Confusion
No matter who wins this week, the next prime minister will have a lot more to triumph over
Bodyline Cures
Magnets, pyramids and foetus training were all part of the international seminar on alternate medicine held in the capital
To Bar Or Not To Bar?
The Indian lawyer fraternity is divided over whether to allow foreign legal firms in the country
Bags Half Full?
Cement makers are outraged by a compulsory jute packing order
After Raphel, Who?
Karl F. Inderfurth is tipped to be assistant secretary for South Asia
'Kashmir Elections Are Not Enough'
The 'wishes' of the Kashmiri people have to be honoured to resolve the crisis, said outgoing US assistant secretary of state for South Asia Robin Raphel in an interview to Ludwina A. Joseph. Excerpts:
Subtracted By $15.7 Billion?
A price- rigging game in India’s trade with the US may have led to a huge flight of capital— severely hurting the economy
Back To Tagore
The poet inspires Chilean director Miguel Littin’s latest venture
A United Strategy
UF constituents have come around to the view that sticking together will pay dividends
Diminishing Utility
Manmohan Singh has yet to graduate in the subtle art of politics
"Sonia Is The Rallying Point"
TMC President G. K. Moopanar is convinced that the Congress will not topple the Gowda Government. He explains the TMC position to A. S. Panneerselvan:
After The Duel, The Deep Freeze
Despite all the verbal sparring, Kesri and Gowda remain partners in necessity
Experiments With Truth
Homosexuality, flight with Edwina, the follies of Partition— Stanley Wolpert goes to town with the Nehru story
"Muslims Should Capitulate"
Acharya Giriraj Kishore, general secretary of the VHP, on his party's plans and on the conflicting stand with the BJP on the Krishna Janamsthan issue. Excerpts:
Birthplace Of A Crisis?
The VHP’s Mathura meet ups the ante in a campaign for ‘Krishna Janamsthan’
Box - Office Revolution
A film eulogising the Naxalites makes the state police see red
Breakaway Vote
A separatist president spells trouble for Moscow
And Now Is The Time To Sow
Follow the expert advice: give vent to your bullish sentiments
If Less Could Be More
How can the Government collect more taxes without raising tax rates or imposing new ones?
A Vision Vindicated
Camus' unfinished masterpiece reveals the writer's inner tensions
Search For The Sixth Account
CBI investigations indicate that the Bofors- Howitzer case may be linked to the hawala payoffs