September 25 Issue




COVER
  Growing Distrust
A surge in negligence suits, lax regulatory mechanisms and rampant commercialism seriously impair the credibility of the medical profession.

The Final Diagnosis



 
STATES
 

Swadeshi Time-Bomb
The Vajpayee Government's pro-market thrust is alienating the party's traditional support base and is causing disquiet in the ranks.

 
ECONOMY
 

On Fire Again
Global oil prices are flaring and a hike in diesel, LPG and kerosene prices is imminent. Here's why you will pay more than rising global prices warrant.

 
Columns
 

Fifth Column
by Tavleen Singh
Terrorised State

 
 

Kautilya
by Jairam Ramesh
Forty and Going Strong

 
  Economic Grafitti
by Kaushik Basu
Nietzche Century


 
 

Right Angle
by Swapan Dasgupta
They also serve India

 
 

Flipside
by Dilip Bobb
Sights Unseen

 
Other stories
  States  
  Nation  
  Business  
  Government  
  Sports  
  Cinema  
  Health  
  Cricket  
  Music  
  The Arts  
NewsNotes
 

Dot and Dotcom
For most ministers, it's "Sabeer who?" for the Hotmail man Sabeer Bhatia.

 
 

Forked Tongue
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's tete-a-tete with S.S. Ray on a Calcutta bound flight from Delhi last week.
More...

 
 



 
  Home  
 
WHAT'S COMING

High global prices and anomalous tax structure will soon result in...

 °Diesel price hike of up to Rs 4 per litre.

 °Rise in LPG prices by at least Rs 25 a cylinder.

 °Marginal upward revision in kerosene prices.

 °No change in the price of petrol since it is already  overpriced.

 °Minor reduction or adjustment in excise or customs duty on  petroleum products.

 °Issuance of bonds to oil companies in lieu of their dues from  the oil pool account.

 

 
 
 
     METRO TODAY
  MetroScape  
   


Lord Of Colour
61 artists had an exhibition of Ganesha paintings, sculptures and metal relief works at the Vinyasa Art Gallery in Chennai.

more...

Looking Glass
Delhi: Hotel

Bangalore: Clothes

Chennai: Airlines

 
    Web Exclusives

COLUMN  



If the markets don’t recover in the next 48 hours expect the worst, says V Shankar Aiyar in Au Contraiyar.

 
DESPATCHES  


Targeting offensive and misleading commercials, vigilant viewers are now setting ethical bounds for the ad industry. INDIA TODAY Principal Correspondent Farah Baria looks at the new set of dos and don'ts in
Despatches.

 
EXTRAS

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