Dabhol and political sparksANUPAMA KATAKAM PRAVEEN SWAMIEven as the legal tangle worsens, Sharad Pawar's opposition to a judicial probe into the Dabhol power project leaves the ruling Democratic Front in Ma
SWEAT AND GOLDANUPAMA KATAKAM in MumbaiThe crowded sweatshops of Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai account for a major portion of India's gem and jewellery export, but workers toil and live here in r
A victory for the NBAANUPAMA KATAKAMThe Maharashtra government agrees to formulate a master plan for the rehabilitation of people affected by the Sardar Sarovar Project, but only after N
Enron end-game?ANUPAMA KATAKAM in MumbaiWith the Dabhol Power Company and the Maharshtra State Electricity Board sticking to their positions and the State government instituting a judicial i
A death and a riotANUPAMA KATAKAM in MumbaiShiv Sainiks run amok and destroy a hospital in Thane after their party's local leader Anand Dighe's sudden demise.
At the forefront in IndiaANUPAMA KATAKAM in MumbaiRELIANCE LIFE SCIENCES (RLS), a cell biology research centre based in Mumbai, was a relatively unknown unit of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) until
Missed signalsANUPAMA KATAKAMTHE Unit Trust of India (UTI) Chairman makes it a point to meet the Joint Secretary (Investment) in the Ministry of Finance once every week. They disc
A hysterical campaignPRAVEEN SWAMI with ANUPAMA KATAKAMHow, in the post-demolition phase, the Shiv Sena used its party newspaper Saamna to spread disinformation and incite violence in Mumbai.
Belated responseANUPAMA KATAKAM in MumbaiThe Central government moves to counter criticism against it over the US-64 crisis.
The Shiv Sena's gamesPRAVEEN SWAMI with ANUPAMA KATAKAMWhat was the Shiv Sena's actual role in the December 1992 outrage at Ayodhya, and during the run-up to it? Documents produced by the Mumbai Police bef
A pile of inequitiesANUPAMA KATAKAMTHREE professors from the SNDT Women's University in Pune, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), have published a study o
Lives & Livelihoods On the scrap heapANUPAMA KATAKAMin Mumbai & PuneUnprotected by the law and largely ignored by society, scrap collectors lead lives full of misery.
The rediscovery of Ekakini, an iconic Hindi work Hindi literary circles are all agog as the first lesbian novel, from 1948, is republished.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
