 Letting Down Democracy
Its refusal to discuss the Jain report proves the Congress is cussed as
ever.
Trapped Innocence
Politicians who have reduced bandhs to compulsory public holidays must
suffer.Out Of The Mists
The sound of gunfire may still echo in the Valley, but militancy is at a
low and life on a high.
Jailhouse Rule
Be it deciding crucial matters of state or evolving plans to strengthen his
party, Laloo is determined to keep the reins of power in his hands.
Tragedy Waiting to Happen
Just how safe are our school buses? The accident that killed
30 students provides alarming pointers.
Heading For Trouble
As evidence in the LOC scam piles up, Mahanta's only escape
could be the confusion at the Centre.
Danger Signal
A car blast shows the Naxalite hand in political feuds.
A Degree of Doubt
Dubious honours spur a lecturer to vice-chancellorship.
Newsnotes
Delhi: Southern
Star Head Strong
Lucknow: Unique Support Hard Core
Bhubaneswar: Courtroom Drama
Bhopal: Campaign Channel
Hyderabad: Ring Leader
Bangalore: Losing Touch Image Change
Gandhinagar: Loot and Scoot
Thiruvananthapuram: Hero or Zero
DIPLOMACY
Short But Sweet
The US secretary of state's truncated tour yields a crucial
investment pact.
NEIGHBOURS
Between Bouts
The army brokers a temporary truce in a dangerous game or
brinkmanship between the executive and the judiciary.
Eyecatchers
Saroj Khan and Shiamak Davar shake a leg or four, Gujarati chefs cook up
dishes that sound like they are difficult to swallow, Jaaved Jaaferi set another record
and stage actress Lillette Dubey combines shlokas with rock, jazz and Carnatic to
make a modern day Mahabharat.
Columns
Race Course Road by Prabhu
Chawla
The Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Mani Talk by Mani Shankar Aiyar
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Flip Side by Dilip Bobb
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 MUSIC
The Hills are a Rockin'
Western music in this North-Eastern town is a matter of tradition.Recording albums,
performing on television or being written about are not really important. To play for the
love of it is.
TELEVISION
Stealing the Show
With clever programming,a sound business strategy and publicity, Sony is beginning
to challenge Zee's position as the leading private Hindi entertainment channel.
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C E N T R E S T A G E
By Ajit Ninan
Brewing the Stew
With the Congress under Sitaram Kesri increasingly appearing like a group
of clueless leaders, whiners, rebels and misfits, the Jain report leakage has come handy
for Sonia Gandhi to assert herself in the party and perhaps lead it in the next elections?
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OFFTRACK
Open Doors
Women finally get to worship at the 1,000-year-old
Kumaraswamy temple.
SPORTS
Running on Drugs
As many as 17 athletes recently tested positive for
banned performance-enhancing drugs. It seems to be just the tip of the iceberg.
LIVING
Bizarre Union
A glimpse into the eunuch's world of complex relationships that go
beyond their mere asexual definition.
CINEMA
Bye-bye Bharat
With exotic foreign locales, Hollywood- inspired gloss and urban glamour, filmmakers are
creating city-centric films, pushing rural culture to the periphery.
BOOKS
Witness to an Age
November 23 was the 100th birthday of the Oxford-based writer whose works evoke
intense adoration and provoke savage hatred.
Comedy and Farce
Nalinaksha Bhattacharya's blend of the comic and the erotic
is enticing.
Hazy Picture
A memoir that fails to unravel the enigma that was Menon.
AuthorSpeak
KK Nayyar
New Releases
BODYLINE
By Ravi Shankar
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