 Kesri vs Country
In making his post-Jain outrage a negotiable instrument, he held India to
ransom.
Star of India
In effect, Abdul Kalam's Bharat Ratna is a recognition of the unsung
scientist.Wordless Duel
The Tamil Maanila Congress is in a tizzy--it can neither openly defend its
ally, the DMK, nor can it afford to ditch the party that gave it political relevance.
Shaky Foundations
A building scam exposes the rot in a farmers' organisation.
Mobile Mischief
A narcotics haul raises questions about the misuse of
cellular telephones by criminals in the state.
Malaria Again
Calcutta's civic system fails to check another outbreak.
Newsnotes
Delhi: Poetic
Justice || Hearing Aide || Power Play
Mumbai: Forget Me Not || Winning Factor
Calcutta: Marxist Muzzle || Battle
Cry
Bangalore: Speaking Too Soon
Chandigarh: Welfare Ticket
Bhubaneswar: Slow Catch
Shimla: Honesty Shield
Hyderabad: Popular Contest
Rustic Appeal
The LLB-dropout plays the crude but funny VJ Udham Singh
with uncommon flair.
Here Comes The Queen
It wasn't just the blend of beauty and brains, but loads of
confidence that helped her win the Miss World crown.
DIANA HAYDEN FAMILY: Party
Time
New Waves
Chief executive of the Prasar Bharati Corporation, S.S.
Gill, has definite plans to revamp Doordarshan.
S S Gill: "We are
activists."
Eyecatchers
Aamir Khan makes Dev Anand weep, Geeta Ajwani is tickled pink with the
Channel V auto, Mitra Sen is inspired by the bindi and Reeshav Chatterji puts the
skates under Mother Teresa for a trip abroad.
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
Cyberchatter by Arun Katiyar
Dearth of Donors
Three yearsback a law allowed organ transplants from the brain dead. But
it's still no easier for patients needing organs.
LIVER TRANSPLANT: A
Taste of Success
Legal Soliciting
There are moral objections to regulating prostitution but it may be an
effective way to check the AIDS scourge.
More than Idli-dosa
Regional Indian cuisine is the new frontier in fine dining, as the
cosmopolitan Indian shows a propensity to try out anything--from khandvi to puliyogare.
The New Wave
The dance form now comes packaged in crash
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C E N T R E S T A G E
By Ajit Ninan
Cash Crash
A depressed market, the Jain Commission report, the furore over VDIS. It
just kept pouring in. But what must be hurting Finance Minister P. Chidambaram most in
these trying times is the dismal showing of the rupee, which hit a new low against the
dollar.
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ECONOMY
Short-Term Gain
The depreciation of the Indian currency may have cheered exporters, but in
the long run it could bring more bad news than good.
OFFTRACK
The Finest Trick
A magician launches a school to teach people the
skills of conjuring.
SPORTS
Spin Doctors On Sick Bed
As a pace cult gains strength, India gropes for the
bowler with the wicked spin--but fails to find him.
SPORTS WATCH
by Rohit Brijnath.
CINEMA
The Outsiders
A four-film package about people struggling to cope with alien cultures and, above all,
themselves.
Same Old Story
Despite fine performances Ishq is a 70 mm melodrama.
BOOKS
Death on the Summit
An Everest survivor's gripping account of one of the worst
mountaineering tragedies.
Bollywood Bits
A sketchy though tantalising look at India's silver screen.
New Releases
BODYLINE
By Ravi Shankar
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