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Worse than You Think

India faces a drought unprecedented in scale and impact. A crisis that will test the government’s aam aadmi agenda to the limit.

A Ride Down H1N1

With the fear of swine flu spreading faster than the virus, Pune has become a city of masked people with strange encounters.

Cloak and Swagger

Leila Kabir and Jaya Jaitly are waging a battle of intrigue for George Fernandes’ political legacy

Mizzzz… India

It has been ages since a beauty contest had India’s cheering millions at the edge of their seats. A look at how the Miss India title lost its glamour

Fear and Voting in Afghanistan

With the Taliban’s shadow looming large in many parts of the country, voter turnout matters more than the outcome of the elections.

Inconvenient Martyr

That a headscarf can cost someone her life is disturbing enough. That the world media looked the other way is worse

My Father the Fanatic

One man sacrificed his freedoms to be part of a global underground movement to liberate India. It failed. A daughter remembers

Why You Shouldn’t be Afraid of Swine Flu

Swine flu has killed 7 out of every 1,000 people infected. The corresponding figure for seasonal flu, which strikes every year around winter, is 70-140 deaths.

Give My Body Back

A new mother recounts the invasion of her body, the birth of the stranger and how there seems to be no respect for her breasts anymore

Business Briefing 15/08

Applied Materials’ Madhusudan Atre does a reality check on India’s solar power ambitions.

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