Welcome to India Today, October 5, 1998

India Today
October 5, 1998

Mockery of Democracy
In recommending President's rule for Bihar, the Centre brings Rashtrapati Bhavan into national attention yet again and unites the entire opposition. The BJP also has to contend with a combative Laloo, who seems set to turn the emotive Vananchal issue to his advantage.

Officer's Choice
The proposed anti-money laundering and forex laws meet with stiff resistance.

The Raja's Poll Benevolence
Chief Minister Digvijay Singh's election-eve sops stir up a controversy. But he carries on undeterred.

Parish Brawl
Warring Syrian Christian factions in Kerala take their century-long dispute to the streets.

E-mail to the Voter
To boost his image at home, Chandrababu Naidu tries electronic governance from the US. But the signals are not convincing enough.

Metro Service
Mumbai is bursting at the seam. Its residents attempt to make amends.

Out of the Loop
The Government's inexplicable feet-dragging keeps India off the global Iridium telecom network.

Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Flip Side by Dilip Bobb
Cyber Chatter by Arun Katiyar

At Sixes and Sevens
The chaos that is Indian cricket today proves yet again that the game is managed by a board wracked by indecisiveness.

Crowning Glory
With Elizabeth's success, Shekhar Kapur makes a major international splash.

TwiceTossed Gamble
A film with two endings makes it a hit but this didn't go down well with the censors.

Delegation Work
Flood of Woes
Paper Publicity
Good from Far
Attraction Abroad

Breaking Barriers
Prime Minister A B Vajpayee hits it off with his Pakistani counterpart in New York. An anecdotal account.

Gung-Ho George
Collaring the bureaucrats, dining with the troops -- India's maverick Defence Minsiter thunders ahead.

My God Hasn't Died Young
Religion is the new opium of the young and restless in the country as they struggle to deal with an unsettling world.

Death of a Gunslinger
Kalyan Singh has the edge in his war against crime as the police guns down top don Sri Prakash Shukla.

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