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Get to the truth quickly
The Manmohan Singh Government's response to the crisis created by the Volcker Committee Report can be characterised as slow, confused, and politically inept — but nobody can accuse it of any cover-up. On October 29, this newspaper broke the ...

The virtues of fractionating blood
Approximately seven million units of human blood are needed in India every year for transfusion purposes but only 4.5 million units are available, according to the Union Health Minister. The way available blood is being used becomes a key medical ...

Leader Page Articles
The state withdraws — at what cost?
By N.J. Kurian

The game plan appears to be to let private players seek profit in the space vacated by the state, especially in the social sectors.

News Analysis
Voters waking up after four years
By Naomi Wolf

George Bush made his white constituency feel good about themselves, but no longer. Citizens are rediscovering democracy.

Far from home, no rest for a weary Bush
By Elisabeth Bumiller

The President is not in charge when he is one among many big-winded leaders.

Strategies for acquiring mutual knowledge
By Susan Visvanathan

THE REPORT and interview with Umberto Eco on October 23 described the Pondicherry meeting of the group promoting Transcultura, strategies for acquiring mutual knowledge. This international team is the brainchild of Alain le Pichon who is at ...

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Natwar issue

Right decision

Change foreign policy

Shocking

Caste-based parties

Chidambaram's gesture

CBSE directive

Focus on Ladakh

Interviews

"The role of dissidents is to tell the truth as they see it"
A special Indian edition of the outspoken Canadian writer and broadcasterIrshad Manji's controversial book,The Trouble with Islam Today, will be launched by imprintOne in New Delhi on November 10. In an interview, she responds to the criticism that t he book is needlessly provocative.

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