Towering deathtraps
The disastrous consequences of the Gujarat earthquake have raised one important question: Are high-rise buildings essentially deathtraps? The answer is yes, if they are built without any heed to safety laws.



Corruption absolved
In a sense, Sukh Ram had been absolved long before the Delhi High Court quashed a lower court order framing charges of criminal conspiracy and corrupt practices against him in the 1996 telecom scam case on Tuesday.



On Kashmir, make haste slowly
It is a turbulent morning in Hangzhou. Ambassador Ram Sathe is seated in a distant chair in a makeshift tent glued to a transistor radio, keeping track of BBC World Service giving a progress report on China's attack on Vietnam.



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