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Jagan Reddy: Paternity Power Test; LCA High and a Shocking Low; Bharat Bandh: Losing the Plot; Right Note, Wrong Man
Journalists as Targets in the Time of War
The death of Hem Chandra Pandey, who was killed along with Maoist leader Azad , worries his colleagues and activists no end.
“I appeal to Comrade Ganapathi and Kishenji to let the peace talks go on”
Social Activist Swami Agnivesh, appointed interlocutor by Home Minister P Chidambaram for talks with the CPI (Maoist), talks about developments after Azad’s death.
SMS in Times of WAP
Cellphone technology is set to blister its way ahead, thanks to 3G services. One can hear the death-knell of the short message.
The Colonel Who Got Us Siachen
Colonel Narinder ‘Bull’ Kumar secured India the world’s largest glacier without shedding a drop of blood. Twenty six years later, this legendary mountaineer-soldier is bestowed with the coveted MacGregor medal.
The New Genie in the Bottle
It’s bonanza time for booze buyers in Andhra Pradesh, as liquor marketers ply them with all sorts of freebies to raise consumption.
Yellow Card for Karat
How Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee blew his top at a Politburo meeting, and how Prakash Karat was served an unprecedented warning by his party.
India’s Demographic Tsunami
A think tank report warns that India is poised on the brink of anarchy, that we could hurtle very fast into an ungovernable mess. Worst case scenario? But highly plausible. The signs are all around us.
Light at Last
It has taken a while, but the Rohtang Tunnel project could alter everything, from defence to tourism—unless ecological degradation gets in the way.
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