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EDITOR'S CUT
By brazening it out against graft allegations, our netas are mocking common decencies
By ASHOK MALIK
  POLL VAULT 2012
Focus: Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections
  POLITICS
Is the RSS looking for a replacement for Nitin Gadkari?
By ASHHAR KHAN
SERIES At The Heart Of It with Shoma Chaudhury Tehelka presents The Music Project In Conversation with Writers Cinema & Me: The Movies That Made Me
TAMIL NADU
TN, AP brace for cyclone Nilam, disaster relief force in readiness
State administration takes stock of situation, impending power cuts and state holiday on the cards

KOODANKULAM
Anti-nuke activists protest outside Tamil Nadu and Kerala secretariats
2000 anti-nuke protesters detained, were protesting the imminent commissioning of the Koodankulam Nuclear plant


SOCIETY
Husband’s power to pronounce Talaq not absolute: Court
J&K High Court has said that the husband should have a “valid reason and genuine cause” to pronounce Talaq

UTTAR PRADESH
Mayawati takes on SP over deteriorating communal situation
Maya criticises the ruling party’s inability to control communal tension, charges UP govt for not implementing ‘rule of law’

POLITICS
Cabinet reshuffle 2012: A mix of seasoned leaders and younger politicians
As election season draws near, ground realities kept in mind while including new ministers in the council

CONSERVATION
End of the road for Kutch’s ecological treasures?
The proposed road through the Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary could destroy Asia’s only breeding ground for flamingos reports Cara Tejpal

KARNATAKA
Lokayukta orders probe into role of three ex-CMs in BMICP
Probe will investigate roles of SM Krishna, BS Yeddyurappa and HD Deve Gowda in allegations of favouring NICE

NORTHEAST
An accord for more violence?
The tripartite peace deal between the Centre, Assam and the Dimasa rebels might end up sowing the seeds of future ethnic conflict in the region

UTTAR PRADESH
Communal violence breaks in Faizabad, curfew imposed
Five cities in the affected, curfew imposed in Faizabad city after violence breaks during immersion of Durga idols

UNTOUCHABILITY
“Untouchability is an instrument in the hands of the upper castes”
Dalit & Tribal activists plan a “Dilli Chalo” campaign demanding an amendment to the Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe Prevention of Atrocities Act

KASHMIR
Killings of innocent people for political purpose unjustified: Geelani
Hurriyat G chairman regrets the killings and kidnappings in the Valley during the 1990s

POLITICS
Kejriwal is a megalomaniac with scant regard for democracy: Digvijaya
The Congress general secretary shoots off an angry letter to Kejriwal terming him ‘self-serving’ and ‘ambitious’

ART
‘This modern world is a mix of pain and pleasure’
British artist Julian Opie talks about his solo exhibition based on walkers on Mumbai’s streets

DESIGN
‘We used Ashoka Chakra as it is an integral part of our culture’
Michael Foley, designer of the F1 Airtel Grand Prix trophy, talks about the evolving market for product design and his sources of inspiration

 

  THE DETOX
8. For India INC, the law is an Ass
Legal delays have turned us into a risk-averse society, adding another hurdle to economic growth
By Jaithirth Rao

  WHAT ON EARTH
Mini Projects, Mega Disaster
karnataka is pushing for big, illegal hydel projects by splitting them into smaller entities. By Jay Mazoomdaar

PRAKASH KARAT
CPM broken hammer, rusty sickle
Nationally, the CPM has lost its anti-system USP. In Bengal, it’s lost the Muslims. Is decline irreversible, asks Ashok Malik

MADHYA PRADESH
Farmer Leader Reaps Bitter Harvest
Social activist Sunil Mishra, who dared to fight for farmers’ rights in MP, gets lifer in a rioting case dating back to 1998. Prakhar Jain reports

DAYAMANI BARLA
Gagged again!
Minutes after getting bail, tribal activist Dayamani Barla returns to life behind bars. Soumik Mukherjee reports .


APPRAISAL
The end of an affair
By Rauf Ahmed

OPINION
Independent Cinema Needs Patronage and Subsidy
A petition to redirect funds allocated for the preservation of cinematic heritage towards the creation of a current one, is gaining momentum. Ashvin Kumar bolsters the case

CINEMA
“We need to ensure a vibrant future instead of glorifying a dead past”
National Award winning director Onir tells Ajachi Chakrabarti that it is necessary for the government to rescue independent cinema

BOOKS
Finding Gandhi in cyberspace
Sudheendra Kulkarni’s new book is a virtual conversation with the Mahatma, an assertion of his value not as a memory but in the world as it is now, says Tridip Suhrud

PHOTOGRAPHY
Hidden in plain sight
An independent organisation founded by four journalists, the Media Foundation of India (MFI) set out to create a platform for photojournalists through a national photography contest.

BOOKS
‘Keep the government out of as many things as possible’
In his new book, Shankkar Aiyar, 50, charts seven turning points in Indian history after Independence. He tells Ayan Meer how progress has come to the country in fits and starts, through crises and accidents.

BOOKS
The year of Watching Movies
Film journalist Anna MM Vetticad sets herself an unenviable task and manages to survive with her humour intact, says Jai Arjun Singh

FILM REVIEW - STUDENT OF THE YEAR
The Coming Out Party
By Ajachi Chakrabarti

FILM REVIEW - ARGO
Escape from Tehran
By Shougat Dasgupta

PSYCHOLOGIES
‘Going to jail 14 times has sharpened my skills’ - Tenzin Tsundue 39, Poet and Tibetan Activist
By Aradhna Wal

PERSONAL HISTORIES: POLICE BRUTALITY
‘As I cried ‘press’, the cops beat me and snatched my camera’
By Showkat Shafi

     
 



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