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Table of Contents

10-16 July, 2012 | Vol 04 | Issue 28
The key reforms that he must push
And the consequences if he does not. The message of Indian industry and the middle class is hard to miss
SEE SMALL WORLD

The Sarkaiguda encounter has set off a familiar drama. Activists say the people killed were innocent. The police say they were dangerous. Neither have much regard for facts

The Ansari arrest and India’s squabbling police forces

To fast-track reforms, India’s Prime Minister apparently wants to bulldoze green clearance barriers

In the last three years, an unnatural number of bank branches have opened in former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s constituency in West Bengal

Those who make religious distinctions or those who do not?

Two men who turned themselves into women and later became mothers by adopting little girls

Software engineer Sreerag Subramanian was found dead, tied and gagged with duct tape, in his car. An open and shut case of murder. Or was it?

The lives of people who live higher than most people

Rushmi Chakravarthi’s perseverance playing mainly in India has earned her an Olympic trip as Sania Mirza’s doubles partner

The soft drink has existed since 1886 but its tryst with India needs serious re-dedication now

There is nothing ‘non-profit’ about most Indian think-tanks, contends Shanu Athiparambath, given the mindboggling ease with which funds are usually siphoned off

The Real Dabangg Fight • Sending Papa a Message • The Monogamy Challenge

Books

Dawood’s Rampuri knife as his first weapon, a love affair that led to a bitter fight with a Christian gang, and other such nuggets on the Mumbai mafia. In all, a thrilling read

Arts

Syed Haider Raza explores his lifelong motif, the traditional Indian bindu, through 14 new works on display at his latest show in London

Science

One possible explanation is that being a parent improves the regulation of immune factors like cytokines

Gadgets

An extremely fast DSLR with several features of a point-and-shoot camera

Cinema

It’s great to have a brand new Spider-Man instead of another boring sequel