The trial court may have dismissed his plea to make Home Minister P Chidambaram a co-accused with A Raja, but the ever-controversial Subramanian Swamy, the man whose plea led the Supreme Court to cancel 122 2G licences, tells Mihir Srivastava that he is by no means done with the case
12 February 2012The untold story of Anand Jon, a designer of Indian origin who has been sentenced to 59 years of imprisonment in the US on multiple counts of sexual misconduct, including rape. Guilty as charged? Or a victim himself? As he approaches re-trial, a close look at the case
12 February 2012A recent survey conducted among students in Delhi reveals that most are moderates
04 February 2012The strange case of a senior Army officer who nearly got away charging the country for his lingerie purchases
27 January 2012Open’s staff writer Mihir Srivastava likes to sketch nude portraits of regular people—men and women, strangers and friends, thin and fat. Some are disgusted when he asks them if they would pose for him. But, surprisingly, many agree. Why?
12 January 2012The Central decision on the Army chief’s date-of-birth seems to have his sanction
07 January 2012A look at how differing proposals to fight corruption will actually work for the harried citizen
15 December 2011Regular people with no history of crime are committing the most gruesome murders. What’s going on?
08 December 2011Indian roads are a nightmare, smuggled superbikes a menace. But the Gods (Group of Delhi Superbikers) are ever ready to beguile us for their sport
11 November 2011Two reports, one by a committee set up by the Prime Minister, the other by the CAG, have raised serious concerns about her role. Yet, no one is asking any questions
10 November 2011Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle
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