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India Today issue dated July 17, 2000
July 17, 2000

Great Gamble
Kaun Banega Crorepati, India's biggest TV show ever, is mesmerising people as STAR TV bets Rs 75 crore on Amitabh Bachchan and a game show in a bid to capture the lucrative Hindi entertainment market. An inside look.

NATION
Holy War Within
Ahmed Patel quits as treasurer complaining of a jehad against him while other rebels take on Sonia's establishment before the party elections.

Troubled Shooter
The controversial Govindacharya seems to have fallen from grace as his critics in the party hold him responsible for its decline in the states under his charge.

Double Fault
The outright rejection of the autonomy report by the Centre puts Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on the wrong end of the political see-saw and robs him of a chance to upstage the Hurriyat Conference.

 
OTHER STORIES
ECONOMY
The Big Fight 
Even though the Government can raise up to Rs 50,000 crore by disinvesting in PSUs, it is not actually biting the bullet. The inside story of what's stalling the Government's plans.

NEIGHBOURS
Image Distortion
A fundamentalist attack against cable TV shows that Musharraf may have to toe the hardline.

DIPLOMACY
A Deal Under Fire
American arm-twisting and Chinese connection result in Israel going slow on the supply of a crucial anti-ballistic radar to India. 

WILD LIFE
Catastrophe
As eleven tigers die in an Orissa zoo, officials point at a virus but perhaps it's their own apathy that is to blame.

THE ARTS
Living Showcase
The concept of grassroots museums that lay stress on serving local communities is radically changing the way culture is preserved.

HEALTH
Why my Baby won't sit still
Recent studies point to a significant incidence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in India. But the ignorance surrounding it is worse.

SPORTS
Inaction Replay
Two months into the investigation and the CBI is not even close to naming the guilty.

COLUMNS NEWSNOTES
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Give No Quarter-Letting the Sangh Parivar get away with attacks on minorities is dangerous for India.

Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Fallout on Farooq-The issue of greater fiscal autonomy for states is very much alive. 

Flipside: by Dilip Bobb
Quotable Quotes

Politically correct: by P.Chidambaram
Overrule a minister stalling privatisation. That will send a message to the others. 

Right Angle: by Swapan Dasgupta
The Great Kick of Fiji-To avert more humiliations India must nurture an imperial vision.

 Shorts Circuit
The India International Centre burra sahibs put up a notice banning all over-casually dressed individuals from the lounge.

Sweat Factor 
"If there is no power, refund the money to the organisers"- Laloo Yadav thundered when he lost his cool due to  the power cut. 

Funding Feuds
AICC treasurer Ahmed Patel's control over the party purse strings has become tenuous.

Tee for Teller
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was playing golf with Karnataka Haj Minister Roshan Baigto Bidadi on the outskirts of Bangalore city.

Confessional
 Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is on a clean-up drive in the state capital. No wonder, he is called Jaipur's Jagmohan.
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Editorials
Lucknow's Cypherabad-By persisting with Gupta, the BJP is sending an alarming message.
It's a Zoo Out There-Should we have menageries when we can't maintain them?

Eyecatchers
Sushmita Sen, Nethra Raghuraman and Sanjay Suri, Reema Sen and Sameera Reddy, Akshaye Khanna and Dimple Kapadia
Voices

Books
Exile and Kingdom
White Man's Burden
Fare is Ghoul 

Offtrack
 Juggernaut in a Jam-A shortage of ritual wood makes organising the rath yatra difficult.

Centre stage
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

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