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September 4 Issue





Column
 


The stock markets are humming, and it's feel-good time once again, writes INDIA TODAY Associate Editor V. Shankar Aiyar in Au Contraiyar.

 
Despatches


Her Majesty's tongue is becoming a rage in Maharashtra schools, despite Thackeray's edict against it. INDIA TODAY Principal Correspondent Farah Baria captures the trend in Despatches.





Specials

100 people who shaped India in the 20th century
 
 
   
COVER STORY : ENVIRONMENT
Green Berets
 

India's wildlife is fast dwindling. Driven by sheer conviction, a few single-minded crusaders are fighting for what is left. And because it is an attempt to preserve the intricate ecological linkage, it is also an effort to save man himself. Full Story...


 
ECONOMY : 11th FINANCE COMMISSION
Perform Or Perish
 

Rich states protest against the precedence of poverty over performance in the allocation of funds. But is it the finance commission's job to monitor the performance of states?
Full Story...


 
THE NATION: BJP
A Whimsical Goodbye

The impulsive streak in Uma Bharti shows up again, this time making the sadhvi resign from the Lok Sabha and the BJP National Executive.
Full Story...

 
     
 

Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Rewarding The Brats-The 11th Finance Commission has a message for states: good governance doesn't pay.

  Right Angle by Swapan Dasgupta
Shoring Up Our Nerves-
It's great to think lofty, but not when there's a war in Kashmir.
 


Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Naidu's Wrong -
It is sad to see a dynamic chief minister play partisan politics and forget India.

  Politically Correct
by P. Chidambaram
Let The Market Decide-
The Government should target inflation and leave the exchange rate to the market.
     

THE NATION
: KASHMIR
Devil's Dilemma
Hizb's Kashmir chief Abdul Majeed Dar's fresh peace overture uncloaks his surging political aspirations as also
an apparent schism in the militant outfit
.
 


NEIGHBOURS: PAKISTAN
History Creates Hell
The release of the Hamoodur Rahman report on india-today.com unsettles the country and raises demands for a probe into Kargil and other 'national disasters'.



SPORTS : OLYMPIC SPECIAL
Weighed Down
From being sureshot contenders for gold, India's women lifters face an uphill battle for medals.

Wrong Track
Neglect and needles threaten Indian athletic hopes. Will the doctor accept responsibility?

  LIFESTYLE: FASHION WEEK
Stylish Start
Despite all the bad blood, the bickerings and the goof-ups, the desi design brigade makes an impressive maiden effort to tap the lucrative ready-to-wear market.


CINEMA: BARIWALI
Dub and be Damned
A Bengali actress claims she dubbed for Kiron Kher in her award-winning film. Did the Khers mislead the jury?

  ENTERTAINMENT
Cinema
Kashmira Shah; On the Mommy Track; Box Office Reviews and more...

HEALTH
Handled Without Care
Watch out- eating roadside paneer or mushroom might cook your goose and more...

  CYBER CHATTER :
A New Kid in Town and his search engine
Attitude 'R US
: Aptech's ISP site and more...


OBITUARY: P. Rangarajan Kumaramangalam
Everybody's Nephew

 

 

OFFTRACK:Kaloor, Kerala
Harmony High
This man is not just a music lover, he's a passionate collector too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bodyline by Ravi Shankar

Centrestage by Ajit Ninan


VOICES

"If the BCCI had acted, cricket's reputation would not have suffered. It's all because it is not professional."
Kapil Dev, former Indian cricket captain

"In what context did he say we are not professionals? Everbody is free to speak his mind. Let us hear him out."
A.C. Muthiah, BCCI president

More...

TREMORS
PCC Chiefs and their fortunes.


CAPLOOKS
Language Barrier
These are nightmarish days for officials and other staff at Parivahan Bhavan...
  Yielding Place To New
The day Jharkhand is officially created, Raj Bhavan in Patna will have a new occupant...

Dwelling On Correctness
Politicians are normally not known to vacate government premises...

  Mollifying Gesture
Japanese Premier Yoshiro Mori pacified Naidu by inviting him to Tokyo...

Confessional
It's Pranab Mukherjee's turn now to "revive" the Congress in West Bengal ...

 

 

 


Editorials

Centre Of Confusion
Hopping from one Kashmiri interlocutor to another didn't work. And won't.
Sleeping on the Job
Meet the Congress - the 25th member of the NDA.

Books
Savage Garden
Finally an Afghanistan book without a Great Game fetish.
Little Green Man
The many worlds of M. Krishnan, India's pioneer wildlife chronicler.
Lion Singh
The general who won India the 1965 war shoots from the hip.
Authorspeak
Eric Stracey

New Releases


From the
Editor in Chief

  Eyecatchers
Achala Sachdev, Shobha De and others at the India Fashion Week.


   
 
 
     METRO TODAY
   


MetroScape

Taste Buddies
Some Googlies at a food quiz for Taj Bengal hotel's Ladies Club...
more...


Looking Glass
Delhi:
Home Store
Restaurant


Mumbai:
Ayurveda centre

Bangalore:
Restaurant
Shop


SBI: With you all the way

Saregama


LATEST HEADLINES
   
EXTRAS

Full coverages
With columns, infographics, audio reports.

»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.

» 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.

» 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.

» The Sri Lankan 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.

» The Nepal Gameplan

A 'secret' new report obtained by INDIA TODAY lays bare the ISI's infiltration in Nepal

 
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