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Table of Contents

31 July - 06 Aug, 2012 | Vol 04 | Issue 31
In conversation with LN Mittal, Vijender Singh, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza
India’s top bets at the games • The two greatest champion challenger encounters • Games and the city • …And the loser takes it all
SEE SMALL WORLD

His nephew’s increasing clout is forcing him to focus on the state. The drama at the Centre is only a pretext

The country has grown weary of Rahul Gandhi’s reluctance to play a larger leadership role. About time he quit dithering

A look at the larger context of the labour unrest and violence at Maruti Suzuki’s new car factory

…and the eternal ‘does size matter?’ debate

During the Cold War, Edwin C May ran a secret psychic spying programme, known as Star Gate, for the US government. He recounts the project’s successes, as he sees them

MCX-SX will be India’s third major stock exchange, but in what way will it help solve problems of the Indian capital market?

Friendships with Benefits • Big Names Only • To Make a Big Impression

Books

Kuldip Nayar’s memoirs are a good read. But his apologies and retractions since its publication do justice neither to his book nor his reputation as a journalist

Science

Watching steamy scenes in films can turn children sexually active prematurely

Gadgets

This phone performs well in 2D, but will disappoint 3D sophisticates

Cinema

Christopher Nolan takes a comic book action hero and tries to talk about politics. What you get is an accidental critique of unbridled capitalism