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CLOISTERED JUSTICE
AMONG THE GROUNDS on which free speech may legitimately be subjected to reasonable restrictions is contempt of court. However, this is also an area where, despite the maturing of the democratic tradition over the last five decades and more, the ...

FRANCE'S COMING REFERENDUM
FRANCE IS ALL set to hold a referendum on the Constitution; the vote is scheduled for May 29. Last week, its Parliament adopted by a big margin the necessary amendment to the national constitution to facilitate the exercise. One of the six ...

Leader Page Articles
Dismembering truth
By Jyotirmaya Sharma

A half-hearted attempt at bringing about reconciliation between communities based on mendacity and self-deception will not help assuage the feelings of the victims of the Gujarat riots.

Future of books in the age of the Web
By Caroline Michel

Books will confound all predictions and survive the electronic age in much the same form in which they exist today and have existed for hundreds of years.

News Analysis
HOW BIHAR VOTED
A shift across the social divide
The uncertain outcome of the Bihar election is the result of a complex interplay of factors: alliance arithmetic, caste politics, lower turnout and perceptions of the RJD's poor record on governance.Yogendra YadavandSanjay Kumaruse the data thrown up by a post-poll survey conducted by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies as the basis for this exclusive analysis.

Methodology
THE CSDS post-poll survey was carried out in 109 locations in 60 Assembly constituencies spread across Bihar. A total of 887 persons in the voters list were interviewed in their homes one week after the day of polling but before the day of ...

Main findings of the post-poll survey

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