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Life on Raisina Hill
President Mukherjee and staff seem to be 'very much enojying' their new life
Politics as usual
President continues to be approcahed by party supremos
Letters: For the sake of reform
Though economic reforms are welcome, they raise public suspicion if they are lopsided and ill-timed
Should there be early elections?
The ruling class needs to be taught a lesson for its policy paralysis but the UPA is stable and still enjoys a majority in the Lok Sabha
Letters: Milking the most
What we need is a proactive measure that will serve the twin purpose of channeling surplus milk to those who need it the most and ensuring remunerative prices for those who provide it
Letters: Why blame the CAG?
The writer must realise that a CAG report is not to be used as an excuse for inaction, but for course correction
End game
Moily says that for states that cannot come up with a practical financial restructuring plan for its SEBs, the bailout packages will not be available
Link tariffs to costs
An SEB bailout that does not do so postpones the crisis
General Insurance: K K Mishra
Readers' Corner
The thorns and the rose
Govt's new equity scheme may end up like US-64
Signs of coherence
Has Congress learned the lessons of the past two years?
Banking: Sumant Kathpalia
Readers' Corner
Letters: Copy under licence
Book publishers want universities and students to photocopy material from books only under IRRO, established under the Indian law
Letters: The Rushdie alarm
Rushdie has become a meme, an idea that is raked every time free speech is under threat
Brakes on cycling
Kolkata's traffic police has banned cycling on one of the most important roads of the city - the Rashbehari Connector that joins Gariahat to the Eastern Bypass
Bengal's 007
Bengal's Transport Minister Madan Mitra has arranged a special car for his official use and the last digits of the registration plate of the vehicle read '007'
Speed bumps in disinvestment
RFPs came thick and fast in first couple of weeks of Sep. But now it's time for corrigenda since department discovered mistakes in some of them