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COVER STORY: CENSORSHIP
Is Sex OK?

Vijay Anand quit as chairman of the Censor Board
over the Union Government's refusal to consider
his suggestions on screening pornographic films
in specially zoned theatres. But that was only one
of the proposals that could have changed Indian
cinema viewing. Information & Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj has indicated the 50-year-old Cinematograph Act may go, but for now the proxy
shots of coy rose bushes seem destined to stay.
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THE NATION: AMARNATH YATRA

Sex and Sensibility Guarding the Pilgrims

Why high-wattage love in Indian cinema is not a crumpled bedsheet but a wet handkerchief.

Security agencies are pulling out all
stops to keep terror at bay during the Amarnath Yatra.
 

THE NATION: ELECTION COMMISSION STATES: JHARKHAND
Modi's EC Rider Dangerous Divide

The battle on the Gujarat poll timing is reduced to legal intricacies.

Marandi's domicile policy brings tribals and non-tribals on the warpath.

     
     
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  The Uses of Riot
It looks like a normal Gujarat doesn't suit certain cause-thirsty political parties.
     
 OTHER STORIES

STATES: WEST BENGAL
Prosecution Weakness

ECONOMY: BANKING
Dues Diligence

The police's failure to protect a witness unravels their case against jehad-linked Aftab Ansari.

 

A new law promises to make it easier for banks and financial institutions to recover debts of over Rs 83,000 crore.

BUSINESS: COCA-COLA
For a Piece of Coke

MONEY MATTERS
The Middle Path

The row over dilution of the company's equity exposes the adhocism in the
policy on FDI.

   

So sustained has been the rally in mid-cap stocks that some mutual funds have floated new schemes to cash in on this uptrend.

 

OFFTRACK: JAGATSINGHPUR, ORISSA
Standing Tall

CONTROVERSY: INFOSYS
Silicon Jitters

The disabled help themselves to find jobs and pursue dreams in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district.

   

Allegations of sexual harassment against a high-profile executive sends shock waves across the infotech community.

CRIME: ISI AGENT
Spy Trap

FASHION: TREND SPOTTING
Future Scope

A former jawan's arrest shows how the Pakistan's ISI recruits people for
Indian operations.

   

Seeking the help of trend forecasters to stay ahead of competition in the garments industry becomes fashionable.

MUSIC: DYING INSTRUMENTS
Discordant Notes

RELIGION: AHMADIYAS
Bloodied Brothers

A symposium brings out a tragic development—many of India's classical instruments are headed for extinction.

   

Members of the sect are being increasingly attacked by Sunni Muslims in Bengal's Murshidabad district.

LIFESTYLE: LATE MARRIAGES
Ripe Match

SPORTS: WISDEN CRICKET AWARDS
Celebration of the Century

Retirement blues and loneliness are driving an increasing number of elders to take a shot at geriatric domesticity.

   

The Wisden awards had its controversies, but the tribute to Indian cricket's greatest performers overshadowed everything else.

 NEWSNOTES
CENTRESTAGE By Ajit Ninan   QUOTE OF THE WEEK
 

"I am fond of hearing her speeches because she hits boundaries."


Kirti Azad, BJP MP and former cricketer,
on Trinamool Congress President
Mamata Banerjee.

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