"The Bill was not targeted at Gill... he has made the fight personal. I haven't"
Sushma Swaraj has just spent the past week in a very thoughtful mood. She says she's been reading the media laws of various countries and debating various issues within herself. She has just weathered a storm generated by the Opposition over what they perceive is her deliberate failure to introduce the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha.

A shawl that is a shroud
It's a garment that many among the well-heeled would die for. It's a garment that has contributed to the systematic decimation of an endangered species. The story of the shahtoosh shawl is a story of human greed and indifference.

Inside Track
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has often been called `the right man in the wrong party'. Now after more than a 100 days in office, his admirers reckon that he is the right guy in the wrong job.

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