Welcome to India Today, January 18, 1999

India Today, January 18, 1999
Jan 18, 1999

Youth and Crime
Feeding their get-rich-quick fantasies and prowling for a better deal, youngsters across the country--some of them mere schoolchildren and belonging to affluent families--have begun to think that murder, dacoity and even rape is child's play.

Voyage of Intrigue
Sacked naval chief Vishnu Bhagwat is is attacking the very civilian authority that patronised him in the past.

Backing Off for Now
The Bangalore national executive meeting marked the subordination of the party to the government. Despite the RSS misgivings Vajpayee has been given a free hand.

Names People Play
Every Congress leader has a fancy title. It's Sonia's keep-them-busy approach.

Lord of the Land
Former PM Chandra Shekhar corners prime land in the name of social service but the authorities turn a blind eye.

"DD Will Dominate"
Interview of the Week with Union minister for information and broadcasting Pramod Mahajan.

Backlash Blues
With the Brahmins and his detractors within the ministry and BJP stepping up their revolt against him, Kalyan Singh finds himself pushed to a corner.

The Rot Within
Junior NGO workers in Orissa are harassed by their senior as toothless laws fail to protect them.

Lot More Than Meets the Eye
Two more scandals are brought under the CBI's purview in Bihar.

Race Course by Prabhu Chawla
Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Viewpoint by Salman Rushdie
Flip Side by Dilip Bobb

If Fortune Smiles
Analysts expect the economy to do marginally better in the next financial year but any slowdown in reforms may derail projection.

Yellow Peril
The import duty on gold goes up, raising fears of renewed smuggling.

Taming the Demons
Even though medical science has begun to understand Alzheimer's disease, ignorance and lack of cure still continues to kill minds and break hearts.

Damage Control
Chilly Conditions
Torch-bearer
Spreading the News
Birthday Bashing

Spoilsports
The government is determined to hold the Indo-Pak series despite the Shiv Sena's early warning.

Sheep Overseas
Indian lose the Test series to a not-too-strong New Zealand on green bouncy tracks proving they are tigers only at home.

Aesthetic Excess
A growing number of artists is challenging preconceived notions about art and defying commercial wisdom with impractical and and unwieldy creations.

Mixed Menu
The international film festival in Hyderabad opens with an impressive line-up films--and the usual hiccups.

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