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Cover Story: Sonia Gandhi
Indira and Sonia, two cogs from a dynastic wheel but seemingly very different. What sets the new Mrs G apart?
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government: nandan nilekani
The UID is on the anvil. But the tech czar now has other daunting tasks ahead.
opinion
The CJI’s comments on rapists, marriage will be misconstrued
health: insurance
Smart cards help BPL families avail cashless treatment in hospitals
punjab: blacklist
Will there be a relook at the Sikh ‘blacklist’?
interview
The CJI on his three years in office, on several allegations of corruption and judicial impropriety against senior judges
poll sutra
Though we are not exactly friends, I feel I must share this crucial intelligence with Rahul Gandhi and his friends...
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opinion
Talk with Pak we must—it’s the right, rational choice for a mature power
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opinion
Time past, time present and possibility fuse at the horologist’s
HEALTH: CANCER
A targeted virus offers hope against cancer
kerala: animal welfare
The elephant, a cultural icon, is sadly acquiring killer status
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Profile
Name: Fauja Singh. Avocation, passion, destiny: Running marathons. Age: 99 years.
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cinema: guru dutt films
Guru Dutt films in colour? His cinematographer V.K. Murthy and fans baulk at the idea.
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review
Kancha Ilaiah’s Homeric rage and his idea of a grand armada that would sink Hinduism holds little water
Ajoy Bose on Post-Hindu India: A Discourse On Dalit-Bahujan, Socio-Spiritual And Scientific Revolution By Kancha Ilaiah
review
A breezy cross between fable, dime novel and a Factory film with hi-fidelity audio (farts and all).
review
I am impressed with what Sujit Saraf, from IIT and Berkeley, has achieved in this book.
Manohar Singh Gill on The Confession Of Sultana Daku By Sujit Saraf
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The finance minister has done a fine balancing act. But what will his proposals really do?
Team Outlook Money
We talk to people to gauge the way the Budget has been received, and suggest some do’s and don’ts
Sunil Dhawan
Outlook Money editor Udayan Ray and BloombergUTV features editor Vikram Oza seek expert guidance
Outlook Money
Don't go by the name—MIPs may not always provide monthly returns. But you can surely rely on them to deliver steady income
Kundan Kishore
As Companies increasingly use social media to reach out, it opens up a new career avenue
Anagh Pal
CSR programmes could be the way if you want to make a difference to lives around you
Anagh Pal
Before you get rid of that junk, think! here's how to use them to make your house look more inviting
Priya Harkare
Pranab Mukherjee is looking to mend the government’s finances without giving up growth. He might well pull it off.
John Samuel Raja D
Selling small stakes in PSUs brings only small benefits. It is stake sales to strategic partners that make the big difference.
John Samuel Raja D
The pending Bill on land acquisition tries to meet the needs of industry, while protecting landowners. It can do better in both areas.
Sebastian PT
Central agencies are beginning to work in tandem and a solar ecosystem is slowly emerging. But much still remains to be done.
Naren Karunakaran
India’s Competition Commission can do little to combat unfair trade practices. It needs more powers if it is to unearth them and punish violators.
John Samuel Raja D
Financial inclusion is one big reason why the government is considering allowing more banks in.
Rajiv Bhuva
Zac O’Yeah checks out Rajasthan’s latest super-chic retreats. A boy could get used to these, he says.
Outlook Traveller
An indulgent holiday in the wild. Chandrahas Choudhury visits the Banjaar Tola safari lodge.
Chandrahas Choudhury
Rayna Jhaveri discovers a very different kind of Indian train journey.
Rayna Jhaveri
Mridula Gandhi goes golfing in the Indian Ocean
Mridula Gandhi
While it may be reasonable to expect earnings upgrades going forward, the extent of revisions, most probably, is not going to trigger a significant re-rating of stocks
Outlook Profit
Strong revenue growth in enterprise application services and earnings stability could improve valuations for HCL Technologies
Kripa Mahalingam
Fast-growing demand for high quality rail equipment from ongoing metro rail projects is opening up huge opportunities for Stone India
Pramod Bhat
A track record of poor execution and increasing traction among private players will keep NTPC’s valuations under check
Chief Executive Officer Anil Arjun talks about
how the business has transformed itself and what the future looks like.
Arundhati Bakshi Dighe
US consumer confidence rises to its highest in a year and a half in January, but with unemployment stubbornly high, the optimism may not last long
Indira Vergis
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| Syndicated Content from: Pathfinder Publishing Pvt. Ltd. |
Narayana Murthy got through IIT but his father couldn’t afford the fees.
The Prime Minister stood first in class throughout his academic life.
Ban IIPM from the state or bring it under regulation advices Uttarakhand Technical University to the Administration.
View results, ranking methodology and best schools in every zone.
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| features | | | last page Delhi Diary
Husain as a saint, a high-principled creative genius fleeing persecution, pining away in his Dubai penthouse, Ferrari at hand, for his beloved homeland? That is pure humbug. Vinod Mehta
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| regulars | | | People Glitterati
The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news |
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gossip Polscape
Random notes, gossip, bitching, angles, conspiracy theories, spoofs, essential fundas |
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| Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
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BYLANES
Even while they kept their freedom to disagree with the 'shallow barbs' of Taslima on the burqa, moderate Muslim intellectuals in Karnataka could have perhaps been a little more daring and direct
Sugata Srinivasaraju
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Opinion
Headley will be protected. The FBI will be protected. The US administration will be protected. The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) will be protected. The Pakistani Government and its Army will be protected...
B. Raman
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Southern Spice
So what was an 86-year-old man who started his political career by spearheading an anti-Hindi agitation doing at an event which had an overdose of Hindi? “I told myself Hindi is alright for songs but not for Tamil Nadu.”
Pushpa Iyengar
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| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
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For The Record
"There is no quick solution to the Af-Pak situation. It is important for the international community, in its own interest, to stay the present course for as long as it is necessary"
Nirupama Rao
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Opinion
With his visit to Saudi Arabia, the Indian Prime Minister has re-emphasized that when it comes to the Gulf, Iran will not be the focus of Indian foreign policy.
Harsh V. Pant
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For The Record
From the law of the Smritis as expounded in the Sanskrit Commentaries and Digests to legislation via positivism, sociological jurisprudence and natural law
Markandey Katju
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| Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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From The Blogs
Is there a word in the English language that even remotely suggests the aura, the depth, the philosophy, the being of the word Dharma?
Shefalee Vasudev
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View From WASHINGTON
Military leaders in Rawalpindi continue to believe that their current strategy of unleashing terrorism will enervate India, push it out of Afghanistan, and weaken US stabilization efforts there. And once again make Islamabad the kingmaker in determining Kabul’s future
Ashley J. Tellis
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opinion
However benign the motives of the Nehru-Gandhis , the principle on which they operate makes the Congress a club of the privileged
Saba Naqvi
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| Monday, March 15, 2010 |
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For those who came in late...
March 13 marked the death anniversary of Lee Falk, creator of The Phantom a.k.a. Kit Walker, the Ghost Who Walks...the man who cannot die. The legend lives on.
Kai Friese
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Comment
A sectarian contest within the Muslim community --a quest to establish Barelwi supremacy over the Deobandis -- escalates and ignites the simmering animosity between Hindus and Muslims in the sleepy, small city in UP
Arshad Alam
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| Saturday, March 13, 2010 |
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For The Record
' LeT represents a specific state-supported and state-protected instrument of terrorism that operates from the territory of a particular country—Pakistan—and exemplifies the subterranean war that Islamabad, or more specifically Rawalpindi, has been waging against India since at least the early 1980s'
Ashley J. Tellis
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opinion
The increase in anti- Army terrorism in Pakistan Punjab has to be closely monitored by India in order to assess its impact on Pakistan's proxy war against India.
B. Raman
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Hockey
Top-flight hockey was played in India after very long; it was an opportunity to revive the game, but by all accounts, this possibility hasn’t been fully exploited. We must be glad, at least, that we got to see the amazing Australians display their wares
Rohit Mahajan
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| Friday, March 12, 2010 |
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From The Blogs
The I&B Ministry has banned FTV from this evening till 21st March. And I think this time they have a point.
Shefalee Vasudev
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View From Pakistan
Even as an intensive US and NATO military offensive against the Taliban is underway in southern Afghanistan, neighbouring states are already considering the Americans as good as gone. The old rivalries are renewed.
Ahmed Rashid
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Review Essay
They would have called themselves Katis, but the Muslims surrounding them had for centuries called them Kafirs - infidels - and their land, thus came to be known as Kafiristan
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Lahore
Police sources think the seven blasts that killed at least 45 were reprisal attacks by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, a message to Army chief Kayani and ISI chief Pasha.
B. Raman
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view from israel
Using sites to justify conquest and massacres is by no means an Israeli, or Jewish, invention. But since the beginning of the occupation, the “holy places” in the West Bank have served as weapons in the hands of the settlers
Uri Avnery
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