In the bad books

Does one bad apple really spoil the whole bunch? Shastri Bhawan is the cynosure of all eyes, with a corporate espionage case filed by the Delhi Police against some employees working in the petroleum and coal ministries, which are housed in the same building. With some journalists dragged into the controversy, officials at the Ministry of Coal are not in the mood to answer journalists' questions. When a posse of journalists arrived at the ministry yesterday seeking details on the ongoing police investigation, one official rebutted: "Go and ask those who are involved in this mess; they are part of your fraternity, aren't they?"