Welcome to India Today, August 17, 1998

` India Today
August 17, 1998

Tiger in Trouble
Justice B N Srikrishna indicts Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray for his role in the Mumbai riots of 1993, while the state Government loses no time in rubbishing his report. With another controversy on its hands, the Sena's troubles seem unending.

Political Ailment
The Prime Minister's detractors say he is ill, and that a palace coup is imminent. His supporters say he is fighting fit.

Emotion Give Way to Politics
The Congress sees power on the horizon and changes its stance on the Jain report to woo potential allies.

Cashing in on Unanimity
They never had it so good. Party divides disappear as MPs get together to give themselves a salary hike.

Whatever Happened to Mr Tough
BJP strongman L K Advani was expected to give a decisive direction to the Home ministry, particularly in tackling terrorism in Kashmir. He seems to have lost his way.

Licence to Liquidate
With Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh giving the police a free hand in creating a crime free society, trigger-happy officials go on a killing spree, sparking off a human tights controversy.

The Odd Couple
Sworn enemies for years, the ruling UDP and the Congress tie the knot to form a new government in Meghalaya.

Unshackling the Past
A proposed anti-money laundering legislation clouds industry's celebration over the move to repeal FERA.

Race Course by Prabhu Chawla
The Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Mani Talk by Mani Shankar Aiyar
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Guest Column by James Clad
FlipSide by Dilip Bobb

A Sinister Script
Mystery shrouds the death of two Zee TV journalists, throwing the police into a tizzy.

On the Edge
By bombarding the Kashmir border areas, Pakistan is hoping to get other countries to intervene on its behalf.

Happy Ending
Political Channels
Friendly Tongue
Remote Testing
Literary Score
Policy Assault
Slow Death
Berth Control Measures
Contentious Award
Hit Parade

Hell's Prisoners
India has 1.63 lakh undertrials --inmates of a labyrinth that takes a lifetime to dispense justice,often literally.

Recycling the Raj
Old, neglected colonial buildings in Mumbai regain their pristine grandeur as corporates and architects collaborate to restore them.

Sliced Success
It's Govinda in Patna and Aamir Khan in Pune -- the day of the pan-India box-office bonanza seems to be over.

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