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India Today issue dated May 22, 2000
May 22, 2000

Return of the Tigers
The inside story of how the LTTE, after it lost Jaffna in 1995, regrouped to take on the might of the Sri Lankan Army and why its dramatic resurgence worries both India and the world.

NATION
On the Rocks 
Certain provisions of the Christian Marriage Bill have angered Indian Christians and set its leaders on a collision course with the Government.

STATES
Dry Rot 
Corrupt officials, scamsters and entrepreneurs see the drought raging through Gujarat as an opportunity to make a quick buck.

Testing the Waters 
The centre changes its policy and offers to talk on the Kashmir issue, throwing the ball into the All Party Hurriyat Conference's court.

 

 
OTHER STORIES
ECONOMY
Tripping on Tariff
Nine years after it cleared the Enron-Dabhol Power Corporation deal, Maharashtra finds that it cannot afford the highcost of buying power from the private producer.

INTERVIEW
Dara Singh
"No. I've no regrets. And I will never regret," says Dara Singh who is accused of burning alive Australian-born missionary, Graham Staines and his two sons in Manoharpur last year. Excerpts from an exclusive interview.

BEHAVIOUR
The Sudden Reveal
Spurred on by the new media openness, bisexuals are increasingly coming out in the open, but the revelation is not without its share of heartaches.

CINEMA
Time for a Retake
Living in exile and accused of murder, music director Nadeem is back in the reckoning in the film industry.

SPORTS
Man in a Fix
A scotland Yard team arrives to probe an Indian promoter who it says wanted to rig an England-NZ Cricket-Test.


Great Red Mark
Was the DD-WorldTel MoU for the Independence Cup in 1997 a sweetheart deal? The inside story.


Risky Single
 For someone who wanted to expose the rot in the cricket, Manoj Prabhakar has a lot to answer too.

HEALTH
Heart Warning
Now comes a revolutionary diagnostic tool that picks up early cardiac symptoms.

COLUMNS NEWSNOTES
Right Angle by Swapan Dasgupta
There is a non-romantic agenda in equating India with Pakistan.

Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
India's socialism allows politicians to wallow in perks.

Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Parliament approves a new single divisible pool of Central taxes as a pro-states move.

Flip Side by Dilip Bobb
National priorities change overriding such minor matters like drought, famines and pestilence.

 Space Warrior
Urban Affairs minister, Jagmohan is on an anti-encroachment drive in Delhi.

Dead Serious?
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Ram Prakash Gupta bluntly refuses financial assistance to an ailing party worker.

Names More or less
Several Rajya Sabha members change their style of names.

Son Shine Deal
Haryana chief, Om prakash Chautala, continues with dynastic deals.

Confessional
 Sheila Dikshit says she will stay on with Sonia.
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Editorials
Talk around the Clock
Salute to Science: Benoy Chowdhury, a humble West Bengal minister who died last week, is an example for all Indians.

Eyecatchers
Mahesh Dattani, Konkona Sen Sharma, Preity Zinta and more.
Voices
Offtrack
 In Kotharia, the tradition of feeding the needy finds a champion in a shepherd.

Books
Kargil's Original Sin
Mind Wanders
Konkan Track

Bodyline
 by Ravi Shankar

Centrestage
 by Ajit Ninan

Game Theory 
Tales from the wide world of sport by Rohit Brijnath.

Beat Street 
Listen to the experiences on the job by INDIA TODAY correspondents

Tall Tales by S Kalidas

Friday Fundas  
Musings on trends, shams and life by Ravi Shankar

24 Frames Per Second  
Sensuous and mesmerising account of the Tinsel town by Anupama Chopra

Loose Change  
An incisive take on the business and economy by Sudeep Chakravarti

Au ContrAiyar  
A contrarian take on stock markets, policy and practice by V Shankar Aiyar

Dispatches
Exclusive stories for the web

Chat transcripts

Interviews

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