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Volume LVIII, No. 20
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FOLDS OF POWER Om Prakash Rajbhar, SBSP leader, addresses party workers
14 Roadblock Is In the Past
After Nepal PM Oli’s visit to India, it is now the turn of PM Modi to visit the neighbour. On
the growing dialogue between the two countries that had long been ignored.
18 Dishonour Among Rebels
Lines of hostility got bizarrely blurred in the Valley after a group of stone-pelters attacked
a school bus. Is this the beginning of another layer of chaos in Kashmir?
40 Quota Vs Quota
The UP by-elections were a wake-up call. Now, in a bid to crack the caste code in the state, the
BJP proposes sub-quotas within reservation. Will the masses sway or see through the scheme?
54 Stranded Nose Down
The government’s move to privatise Air India has not met with the required enthusiasm. Why is
it that despite having substantial assets, the airline is considered to be a liability?
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58 Retracing Giant Steps
A film on the extraordinary life of superstar Savitri
4 LETTERS 12 DEEP THROAT 68 BOOKS 72 GLITTERATI 74 DIARY
Cover: R. Prasad
Published for the week of May 15-21, 2018
Released on May 12, 2018
Total no. of pages 76, Including Covers
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