Enter the Rt Hon Veerappan
Now, in his post-politics life, Swami Agnivesh may not like to be reminded of it, but in his electioneering days he used to be a delightful storyteller. His most devastating one was about a village money-lender who was woken up by his wife one night as she heard strange sounds in the house.



Of telecom circles, and loops
Going by the completely contradictory newspaper reports on what happened in yesterday's meeting of the Telecom Commission, it's clear that the pitched battle between the telecom ministry and the Prime Minister's Office is far from resolved.



Polls and pressures
A contrarian view of the latest goings-on in the Congress party appears to be in order if only because it might be a little more illuminating than the standard version.



Other headlines
Another step back
A sublime unity
The malarial mosquito up close