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WAR ROOM LEAK: INVESTIGATION
A SEA OF SUBTERFUGE
By G SUMAN REDDY / New Delhi
Ever since Outlook broke the Rs 18,798-crore Scorpene submarine scam in 2005, various arms of the government probing the deal have shown little or no urgency in getting to the truth. The CBI, which took over the case on February 18, 2006, has also been guilty of dragging its feet. Which is why, on December 20, 2007, the Delhi High Court pulled up the investigating agency and directed it to register a preliminary enquiry into the allegations of kickbacks in the Scorpene submarine deal. The division bench, comprising Justices T.S. Thakur and Veena Birbal, even set the CBI a deadline—April 28, 2008—after the agency failed to produce any documentary evidence to prove it had conducted preliminary investigations.
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INDIA'S $4.5bn POVERTY PLAN UNDER FIRE
'NREG PROJECT' UNDER ROT?
By M H AHSAN / Hyderabad
In a major embarrassment for the government, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has sharply criticized the country's US$4.5 billion National Rural Employment Guarantee project as a corrupt, inefficient exercise doddering along on fudged data. The preliminary findings of the report have big political implications for the central government still unsure if it will last its full five-year term until May 2009.
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THORNS IN INDIA'S CUT-ROSE INDUSTRY
BLOOMING, SHINING ROSES
By SWATI MENON / Bangalore
The atmosphere looks sleepy: four women inside a plastic-covered shed, or greenhouse, quietly tending neat rows of rosebeds; two more walk leisurely about the premises, carrying buckets of bright-hued roses on cut stems. The quietude in the farm at Naranahalli village, about 60 kilometers outside Bangalore city, belies the activities of the little-known Bangalore-based Karuturi Networks, the world's largest rose-producer, with offices in Bangalore, Dubai, Amsterdam, Nairobi and Addis Ababa. Worldwide, though, cut-roses from countries such as Ethiopia and Kenya, form the largest global suppliers.
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| TO HIKE OR NOT TO HIKE?
DIRTY 'CRUDE' POLITICS
By PRAFUL KHANNA / New Delhi
To hike or not to hike? As crude soars in global markets, the Indian consumer is bound to bear the brunt. But backroom politics may ease the blow. India’s oil ministers have always found themselves on slippery ground when it comes to raising fuel prices. Murli Deora is no exception. For several months now, the minister doggedly refused permission to oil firms to raise motor fuel prices even though India’s crude cost climbed to over $90 per barrel in 2007, from an average of $65-70 around June 2006.
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INDIA THIS WEEK:
 DOCTORS, MADE IN CHINA
A REALTY BOOSTER
ROW OVER CONGRESS & SRC II
ALQAEDA RESCUE FOR BUSH'S LEGACY
SMALL 'CAR' WORLD!
MAJULI ISLAND UNDER THREAT
UNION BUDGET 2008
BSP'S NEW DALIT MANTRA IN AP
RESIDEX, HOUSING PRICE INDEX
MALLS TO HIT HYDERABAD EXHIBITION
RAIDERS LOST THE ARC
CROCIN FOR YOUR SOUL
HYDERABAD AIRPORT ON SALE
INDIA IN YEAR 2007
BEHIND THE MODI-MASK?
MAHARASHTRA RIVER ON SALE
MONKEYS, EVERYWHERE!
CONGRATULATIONS IT'S A BOY!
HOW BENAZIR DIED?
WHO SAYS THERE IS NO OIL?
IT'S TIME FOR 'BPO IDOL'
FAKE CV RACKET ON PROWL
SHOP OR DROP?
SPECIAL OR SEGREGATED?
AILING HYDERABAD HOSPITALS
'QAZI' POWER IN HYDERABAD
ANDHRA PRADESH GAS SCENARIO
DEBTS LEADS TO DEATHS IN DUBAI
IRANI CHAI TO HI-TECH CITY
HYDERABAD STILLBORN FUTURE
'D-GANG' ACTIVE IN HYDERABAD
'PASSPORT' FUGITIVE HELD
YSR BIRTHDAY IN MALDIVES
HEALTH VARSITY IN AP
IS CYBER VOYEURISM CHEATING?
POLITICIANS Vs CIVIL SERVANTS
SOARING THE DEFENSE SPENDING
BETTING ON MONSOON
THE ISRO LAUNCH BUSINESS
INDIA'S GROWING SPY THREAT
BODY MASS POLITIC
WHO'S INDIAN, SUNITA OR RAKHI?
FUTURE ON TRACK
BRAIN DRAIN SYNDROME
KAUN BANEGA PREZ?
THE PRESIDENCY PAPPARAZI
BIG, BLACK & BOOMING
POLAR AMBITIONS GROWING
LET'S A MILLION SCHOOLS BLOOM
'GREAT' FUTURE CRISIS
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
TACTFUL SAFFRON STRATEGIES
UP, WELCOME BACK TO INDIA
WORLD'S BIGGEST PROJECT
THE STORY OF MAYALOK
INDIAN BLANK PASSPORTS MISSINGS
KYA KALAM KO PHIR SALAM?
TOP EDITORIALS:
POLITICAL FUTURE OF MAYAWATI
UPA'S INFRATIORITY COMPLEX
AN ILLIBERAL CONSENSUS
SWEET, BUT FISHY
FEATURES:
LANKA FEMALE SUICIDER 'BLAST'
BOLLY EXPLODES WITH FUNDS
SCHOOLS MUSHROOMING IN HYD
TERROR LURKING WITHIN
THINKING OUT OF THE BOX
SOCIALISTS IN ALCOHOL SIPS
WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC BOOM?
JAMIA MILLIA ARJUNIA
LOOK TO HELPLINE, LAND IN JAIL
KASHMIR'S ISLAMIST PURITANS
IS OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD?
WOMEN IN DEVELOPED SOCIETIES
WORLD TODAY:
SECRET 'US' PLAN TO SINK HAMAS
DEADLY BUSINESS IN AFGHANISTAN
HOW TALIBAN PREPARE FOR BATTLE?
DEADLY BUSINESS IN AFGHANISTAN
PERVEZ MUSHARRAF - A GENIUS!
HEALTH & FITNESS:
PSYCHIATRY'S SHOCKING TOOLS
OUTSOURCING THE BREAST MILK
INDIA TOPS GLOBAL 'QUICK SEX'
INVESTIGATIONS:
THE GREAT 'WOMB' BAZAAR
INSECURE AND EXPLOITED
INDIA IN THE GRIP OF GODMEN
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BUSINESS
INDIA 'SUFI' FRAUD
SLEEPING BUSINESS
250 CRORE BEGGING INDUSTRY
HOW DID THE MASSACRE BEGIN?
LAW & CRIME:
A BIG FAT 'FRAUD'
CORRUPTION ON PROWL
A TALE OF MINOR PROSTITUTE
INCREASING CRIME RATE
TRAFFICKING RISES IN ANDHRA
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS FRAUD
LIFESTYLE:
KISSING SENSE GOODBYE
CITIZEN JOURNALIST
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OP-ED & COLUMNS:
THE LEGACY OF GOONDA RAJ
OLDEST SATI PYRE IN ORISSA
HYDERABAD 'IT' SUMMIT 2008
A JOURNEY WITH LOVE AND HATE
BOMBS MADE IN HYDERABAD!
CAN BJP REPEAT IT IN KARNATAKA?
'IT'S CRICKETING POLITICS
'YUVI, DEEPIKA MAY TIE KNOT'
AIRPORT WITH A 'NAWABI' LOOK!
WHO WILL HEAL WHO?
RED CROSS SCAM IN PUNJAB
HUNGER TRAP AWAITS INDIA
LUXURY BETWEEN THE SHEETS
WHERE THINGS ARE HEADED IN 2008
COMMUNAL CLASHES IN ORISSA
INDIA'S RAIL ON FAST TRACK
EUROCOPTER BRACES FOR REMATCH
NEW 'RAPE DRUG' IN YOUR DRINK
RANBIR'S SAAWARIYA?
THE VANISHING SPRINGS
ACTOR IN POLITICS
JUDICIARY IS AT STAKE
'A STEP AHEAD WITH KIDS'
WEAK DOLLAR STINGS INDIAN 'IT'
200,000 FARM SUICIDES IN INDIA
CLINICAL TRAILS MAKING WAY
LET SUNLIGHT INTO OUR PRISONS
SICK? VISIT THE TAJ MAHAL
BHARAT'S RATNA
LIFTING THE VEIL OVER PRATIBHA
THE BLOOD SUCKING COPS
INVISIBLE INDIA
PAST BY PARCHMENT
NIGHTLIFE IN BANGALORE
AMERICANIZATION OF MILITARY
ANDAMAN FACES NEW INVASION
THE CRAZE OF 'FAT FREE'
HINDUS IN PAKISTAN
THE ACID WASH EFFECT
TELANGANA ISSUE
'DIE HARD' Vs PIXAR
GROWING VALUE OF MONEY
ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS
AP PREPARING FOR BATTLE
RACE FOR PRESIDENT
ALL THE PREZ VOTERS
ALL ABOUT 'RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN'
GOOD IDEA, BAD PRACTICE
ROUTES ON THE RED CORRIDOR
HYDERABAD TERROR BLAST
ONLINE NARCOTICS DEALERS
HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF IISC
WHAT'S THE RAHUL'S PROBLEM?
GUJARAT ENCOUNTER EPISODE
DON'T UPSTAGE THE CROWN PRINCE
SHIFTING SANDS
THE FUTURE IS FEMALE
INTO THE DEEP WATERS
WHERE IS THE TELANGANA FIRE?
INDIAN MISSILE DEFENSE
GUJARAT'S DIRTY HARRY
A TRACK OF REMEMBERANCE
INDIAN MINING. WHEN?
TECHNOLOGY:
CHIP DESIGN BUY INTO INDIA
ONLINE SECURITY INVASION
TECHIES OFFICE POLITICS
BUSINESS & ECONOMY:
SMALL CARS BIG BUSINESS
BACK TO LAZY BANKING
SMALL DEALS, BIG BUSINESS
INDIA'S ROLE IN WORLD ECONOMY
CHAMPAGNE - THE OBLIGATION
THE BOOMING BUSINESS OF SLEEP
BOOM IN AVIATION INDUSTRY
MNC BANKS VIOLATES RBI RULES
A NEW FACE OF CONSUMERISM
ENTERAINMENT:
HIMESH IN TROUBLE AGAIN!
INDIA BATTLLING MUSIC PIRATES
INDIA'S GREAT MARRIAGE!
REAL ESTATE:
CHANGING CORPORATE REAL ESTATE
COSTLIEST LAND IN MUMBAI
REALITY CRUNCH SANS DEVELOPMENT
ROI ASSURED IN REALITY SECTOR
PROPERTY SECTOR HIGHER GROWTH
FLUSH WITH FUNDS
INDIAN PROPERTY MARKET
THE REALITY BOOM IN HYDERABAD
CASHING HYDERABAD PROPERTIES
HYDERABAD'S ECONOMIC ZONES
TRAVEL & TOURISM:
INDIA IS TRULY INCREDIBLY CHEAP!
FEEL THE CHILL
ART & CULTURE:
FROM TEXTILE POWERHOUSE
DECCANI PAINTING
BOOMING INDIAN ART MARKET
LEELA ARTISTIC CREATIVITY
GENDER & RELIGION:
THE NEW MOM IS A 'BOMB'
THE WOUNDED MOTHER
WHO ARE MODERATE MUSLIMS?
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