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'I am a political worker'
Militants in the Valley are hoping democratic means will help them redress their grievances.
ISRO looks beyond GSLV failure
A failure analysis committee will be appointed immediately. Two PSLV launches are expected to take place within the year. The next INSAT satellite is almost ready. And the GSLV flight is scheduled for next year. It's business as usual at ISRO.
Lal Salaam!
As Naxalites battle with the police for control in Uttar Pradesh, it is the innocent bystanders who are paying the heaviest price. Sharat Pradhan takes a look at the situation in the first part to a three-part special.
Madam's Man Friday
Last week we saw George, the all-powerful secretary of Sonia Gandhi tottering on the brink of notoriety, pushed there by a CBI investigation. Which way will he fall?
10... 9... 8...
The countdown has begun for India's entry into the Space Bazaar. A three-part series on the GSLV launch.
Lords of the sky
"I felt the king of the world when my machine left the runway at Bigin Hill," says 71-year-old Russel L Wilson, a participant of the first London-Sydney Air Race of the century.
The strange saga of Ram Paswan
One day, this Uttar Pradesh minister complained about his low salary. And unwittingly lifted the curtain on a scam which has just one victim -- HIM!
How a nation was looted
In a three-part investigation, Josy Joseph talks of scams which have cost the nation millions of rupees.
When Laloo charmed the Stars
It was the RJD president who stole the show from many of Bollywood's biggest stars at the wedding of Bihar Energy Minister Shyam Rajat in Bombay.
The Good Bad Man of Siwan
The youth of Bihar sees in him a magnetic blend of criminal and crusader. He's no saint, they know, but he is still their hero. Soroor Ahmed profiles controversial MP Mohammad Shahabuddin.
Operation Oust
Show Vajpayee the door. And then? The Congress has no clue.
The sting in sting operations
In the US, tehelka.com would have been liable for prosecution. In India, though, there are no laws regulating the use of covert equipment by private individuals. Which is why it is all the more vital to make sure tehelka.com's investigation is above board.
'I miss my right hand'
We bring you January 26, the day that changed Prutha Desai's life forever. It was the day she lost her arm to the killer quake. Today, her life will look up again, for she will be fitted with a functional arm.
Report from Ground Zero
'George has resigned, because we could not find any other way to re-establish our credibility. The people will want the inquiry to be impartial, but with George heading the same ministry obviously we can't have credibility. We will score once the inquiry is set up.'
If this is what happens in fictitious deals, what could be happening in the real ones?
'This episode only proves that transparency, if any, in the Government of India is
in its methods of corruption, a transparency that has allowed an imposter to infiltrate the
bastions of national security with such ease,' says Indira Jaisingh.
'George just does not know how to give up'
'If he was 50, he would have bounced back. But his health is failing him now.' Associate Editor Savera R Someshwar meets the former defence minister's associates in Bombay to find out what they think of the controversy that swirls around him.
The General's Call
Bureaucrats will not decide for the armed forces. Not anymore. Josy Joseph presents a four-part series on the proposed changes in India's defence establishment.
Corruption hurts the Services most!
'If the latest scandal has made many a Serviceman feel sullied, perhaps everything is not lost. Let the guilty be punished, and in an exemplary manner. There have to be different and higher standards by which Servicemen have to be judged,' says Lt Gen Ashok Joshi (retd).
Defence modernisation must not be affected at any cost
'The guilty and corrupt must be punished and removed from sensitive jobs straightaway. But for the sake of the country do not throw the baby with the bath water. Else, we will be playing into the hands of our enemies,' says Colonel Anil Athale (retd).
'He is a shame to our family'
His ancestral village once lauded him as a messiah. Now, after his admission of guilt, both Lakireddy's family and villagers can only think of him with disgust.
Bamiyan Buddhas fall prey to Taleban's lust for power
'Symbolically, having destroyed the Buddhas, the extremists led by Mullah Omar can restate their supremacy by thwarting every possibility of opening negotiations with the West,' says Claude Arpi.
'I want justice. I want my passport back.'
Yasin Malik finds his life shattered... all because his namesake is a JKLF leader.
'I will fight till the mining stops'
Kinkri Devi only wanted to make sure that uncontrolled mining did not destroy the environment. To this end, she took on the 48 mine owners of Sangrah!
Hope & Succour
Dominic Xavier's images from Bhuj.
Reaching for the Skies
With the launch of the GSLV by March end, India's space programme finally becomes self reliant. M D Riti brings you exclusive details.
'Breaking idols is not Islam'
'The Taleban's actions will promote fundamentalist tendencies. The reactions of groups like the VHP and the incorrect perception that such fundamentalist groups have of Indian Muslims is only being strengthened.'
Banking in the Spoils
Contrary to the initial fear of a slump in business, bank deposits have picked up in Bhuj since the quake. Inquiries are being made for housing loans to rebuild damaged houses. Apart from that, there have been many calls for new lockers. 'People would rather keep their valuables safe with us,' adds one manager.
Warriors for Peace
A month after they came in to help a devastated populace, the men in uniform are the true keepers of faith in Bhuj.
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