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Behind
Pakistan's Defeat
A
secret inquiry into Pakistan's debacle in the 1971 war held army atrocities,
widespread corruption, cowardice and the moral laxity of its generals
as prime reasons for the defeat in East Pakistan. The explosive Hamoodur
report has never been disclosed-until now.
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The
Nation
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Peace
Takes a Knock
The
Hizb has resumed battle, the killings continue and the Hurriyat is in
a quandary but the Government feels these are temporary roadblocks to
peace.
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AS
Good As It Gets?
The
economy has been chugging along well this year. Will it pick up speed
or lose steam in the coming months? Right now there is more optimism than
unease about the future.
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LOOKING
GLASS
DELHI:
Restaurant
They're
calling it Pehli Manzil. Not just because it's on the first floor, but
also because, as owner Pramod Chaudhry puts it, "We (partner Akash
Sharma and he) plan to open many more such speciality restaurants in the
city." Pehli Manzil dishes out cuisine from the former princely states
of Avadh, Kashmir, Hyderabad and Punjab. If you aren't put off by the
bare staircase and the lobby, it's a place worth visiting for its delicately
spiced and lightly flavoured food. Especially worth checking out is the
Murgh Nehari Khaas (chicken braised and stewed overnight in mustard oil).
The restaurant also serves a delightfully refreshing Adrak ka Meetha Pani.
Meal for two: Rs 600 plus. No alcohol yet. It's at Adchini on Sri Aurobindo
Marg. Telephone: (011) 653-4021.
BANGALORE:
Play
Bangalore
theatre group Curtain Call, founded two years ago by fashion photographer
and theatre man M. Bhaskar, is staging the play Whose Life is it Anyway?
by Brian Clark. This sensitive story examining the moral and legal issues
involved in euthanasia has created ripples the world over. The purpose
here is different. Says Bhaskar, the director of this production: "Our
plays are staged for a social cause not just entertainment." So the
proceeds from these performances will go to Charities Aid Foundation,
an agency that raises funds for the voluntary sector. Venue: Alliance
Francaise, Thimmiah Road. Dates: August 29-31 and September 2. For further
information and bookings, call (080) 299-0414.
DELHI:
Café
Hot Breads,
known for its delicious bread, buns, cakes, pies and tarts, has just opened
its third and largest outlet in the National Capital Region. This 37-cover
restaurant in Sector 18, Noida, offers a variety of pizzas (Rs 55-65)
and hot dogs. "You won't find stuffed buns like these anywhere else,"
boasts chef Balaji. Take the man at his word. Telephone: (0120) 459-1458.
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COLUMN |
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 Don't
ask for more funds, demand the right to collect, INDIA TODAY Associate
Editor V. Shankar Aiyar writes to Chandrababu Naidu in Au
ContrAiyar.
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CHAT |
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 Read
the transcript
of
Wednesday's live chat with Vasudevan Bhaskaran, Chief Coach of
Indian hockey.
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BEAT
STREET |
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The
Mercenary Journalist
Pressures of meeting deadlines have always been
nerve-wracking in Kashmir. But never before has there been such desperation
to be the first to break news, writes India Today Special Correspondent
Ramesh Vinayak who has covered militancy for over a decade.
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TALKING
POINT |
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"May be Veerappan should be given a chance
to reform," Karnataka
CM S.M. Krishna tells INDIA TODAY Principal Correspondent Stephen
David as one of the options being considered to secure the release of
superstar Rajkumar.
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DESPATCHES |
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In
the eerie world of superstition that still exists in Andhra Pradesh's
Telengana region, four women and a man are brutally burned to death allegedly
for practising black magic. INDIA TODAY Associate Editor Amarnath K.
Menon says in Despatches
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»1971:
The Untold Story
This is a story not
told in Pakistan. A secret inquiry into the splintering of Pakistan
in 1971 held army atrocities, widespread corruption, cowardice,
even loose morals, among its generals in East Pakistan as prime
reasons in losing the war. The explosive Hamoodur Rahman report,
obtained exclusively by NEWS TODAY's Samar Halarnkar, has never
seen the light of day—until now.
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Veerappan
Strikes Again
Kannada filmdom's top
star Dr Rajkumar at his rural farmhouse was rudely interrupted when
one of India's deadliest killers, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan,50,
burst in a half hour before midnight. .
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The
Tiger Catastrophe
India's
national animal is in crisis in the hands of its keepers. The death
toll at Nandan Kanan Zoo in Orissa is now 12, nine of these rare
white tigers.
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The
SriLankan crisis
Exclusive interviews, columns and infographics that track the battle
for Jaffna.
» The
Kashmir jigsaw
With both the governments and militants taking strong
positions, talks on autonomy could be heading for
a major showdown.
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Nepal Gameplan
'secret'
new report obtained by INDIA TODAY lays bare the ISI's infiltration
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