Gamechanger? Why the cash transfer math doesn’t add up

Minhaz Merchant30 November 2012, 02:10 PM IST In his 2012-13 Budget speech, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the government would restrict subsidies to "two percent of GDP".  Can it? GDP in 2012-13 is estimated at Rs.101 lakh crore....

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Welcome to Delhi Airport

Veeresh Malik30 November 2012, 05:21 PM IST   There was a day and age when I put in about 3-4 flights a week, in and out of Delhi's Airport, and before that, often enough as a seafarer, to say with confidence that I have seen it evolve...

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Uttar Pradesh on a boil - Part II

Amaresh Misra30 November 2012, 06:00 PM IST Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is in a bind. On September 30, 2012, Ambika Chaudhary, the SP minister, supported other speakers and me on the demand of releasing boys in whose cases a frame-up by the...

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Gamechanger? Why the cash transfer math doesn’t add up

Minhaz Merchant30 November 2012, 02:10 PM IST In his 2012-13 Budget speech, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the government would restrict subsidies to "two percent of GDP".  Can it? GDP in 2012-13 is estimated at Rs.101 lakh crore....

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Welcome to Delhi Airport

Veeresh Malik30 November 2012, 05:21 PM IST   There was a day and age when I put in about 3-4 flights a week, in and out of Delhi's Airport, and before that, often enough as a seafarer, to say with confidence that I have seen it evolve...

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Uttar Pradesh on a boil - Part II

Amaresh Misra30 November 2012, 06:00 PM IST Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is in a bind. On September 30, 2012, Ambika Chaudhary, the SP minister, supported other speakers and me on the demand of releasing boys in whose cases a frame-up by the...

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Sports fan’s plea for SICK leave, IOA style

Amit Karmarkar29 November 2012, 05:48 PM IST If you are a sports fan following developments in India, and particularly the buildup to the IOA elections, you are entitled for 'sick' leave. You wish 'sick' leave is also made compulsory for IOA...

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'Bored' of cricket control

Robin Roy29 November 2012, 07:21 PM IST Don't get me wrong on this, but history has repeated itself. If in 1987, a gentleman, who served the game for 20 years, had called the then "wise men" a bunch of jokers, 25 years later things haven't changed...

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Uttar Pradesh on a boil - Part I

In UP: Atrocities against Dalits, hooliganism, proposed release of terror suspects and the Faizabad violence. The Beginning:  On September 30, 2012, I was invited to speak in an intellectual meet organized by the United Muslim Organization (UMO)...

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The forgotten story of Kargil’s first hero and a tireless fight for justice..

Shantanu Bhagwat28 November 2012, 01:00 PM IST There are times when words simply flow.. Writing in such moments of extreme lucidity is sheer pleasure..This happened to me last evening. The news that triggered this was one of joy but tinged...

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Look what it says in today’s newspaper!

Rumy Agarwal28 November 2012, 01:27 PM IST The newspaper vendor is an eagerly awaited man every morning. But that's by sheer force of habit I guess—we've been conditioned to see our  parents, and their parents before that, enjoying the...

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Tale of Aakash tablet (Part 2)

Javed Anwer28 November 2012, 07:11 PM IST Another year and another Aakash story. But unlike how it unfolded last year, the story is rosier this year. In the last few days some of the sheen has been lost due to the 'made in China' controversy...

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After 'Life of Pi'

R Edwin Sudhir27 November 2012, 02:21 PM IST Even as Richard Parker and Pi wow audiences around the world, I thought it might be interesting to see what their creator Yann Martel had been up to after the stupendous success of the 'Life of Pi'....

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Choose between removing corruption or bringing self respect?

Veeresh Malik27 November 2012, 03:57 PM IST   A few evenings ago I met up with a friend, after years, now fairly senior in the civil services. Alumni of one of the best engineering colleges in India, he was amongst those who consciously...

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Congratulations, Chief Minister

Markandey Katju27 November 2012, 05:33 PM IST Dear Chief Minister,This is just to congratulate you on your strong step in suspending the police officers who arrested the girl who put up an item on Facebook objecting to the shutdown in Mumbai...

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Aam Admi kidnapped only to be set free

Babita Basu26 November 2012, 02:18 PM IST The Great Wall, Kejri-Wall, peered into the man's face as his eyes fluttered open. He splashed more water onto that brown, weather-beaten face, and The Mango Man coughed a little, coming round slowly....

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Getting it Right

Dileep Padgaonkar26 November 2012, 02:27 PM IST Home Minister Shinde's statement on J & K strikes a fine balance between realism and hope.  Gaffe-prone in the early days of his tenure, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde appears to be...

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Can word of mouth be more effective than advertising?

Parakram Rautela26 November 2012, 03:23 PM IST Cynically speaking, there was little point to Felix Baumgartner jumping down to earth from "the edge of space", unless you count the fact that the world watched him do it. And that in the 9.03 minutes...

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Atrocities against the idea of India

TK Arun25 November 2012, 12:44 PM IST Two terror accused who have languished in jail for 16 years have been acquitted by the Delhi High Court. A group of teachers at Jamia Milia Islamia had brought out a report in September that listed 16 people...

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Atrocities against the idea of India

TK Arun25 November 2012, 12:49 PM IST Two terror accused who have languished in jail for 16 years have been acquitted by the Delhi High Court. A group of teachers at Jamia Milia Islamia had brought out a report in September that listed 16 people...

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An inner sense of justice

Santosh Desai25 November 2012, 06:44 PM IST For once, television went hungry. The hanging of Ajmal Kasab, that made-for television extravaganza starring hyperventilating news anchors,  pontificating  experts  and  dramatic ...

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