16 Delayed But Not Denied A 19-year-old murder mystery involving NRIs from Punjab has reopened as the long arm of the law extradites the accused from Canada to face trial in India 24 Final Card Out Reactions from ground zero in eastern UP after the Congress hands over the reins of the region to Priyanka Gandhi in the hope to revive the party’s fortunes in the state 32 The Unlikely Reinforcements With three north Indian states in deficit from the recent assembly elections, the BJP seeks to bolster its chances in the south, where it has always been weak-footed, for the big polls 52 Back to Freedom Root On Gandhi’s 71st death anniversary, we ask some of the last freedom fighters of India how they feel about the decades past and the time to come 60 The Blaze After Blue A look at ex-Indian cricket team players who are holding their own in the domestic games STIFF PRUNE PM Modi recieves a rose from TN deputy CM O. Panneerselvam 4 LETTERS 10 DEEP THROAT 66 BOOKS 72 GLITTERATI 74 DIARY