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.

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.

Fifth Column
by Tavleen Singh
Terrorised State

Kautilya
by Jairam Ramesh
Forty and Going Strong

Right Angle
by Swapan Dasgupta
They also serve India

Flipside
by Dilip Bobb
Sights Unseen

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.
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VOICES

"I have always considered myself a swayamsevak (volunteer) of India and her people and shall remain so for ever."
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, clarifying that there had been "unwarranted interpretation" of his speech in New York

"Every day you come and disrupt assembly proceedings. If you persist in your behaviour, you will not be seen in the next assembly."
N.Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh chief minister, to Congress MLAs who continuously blocked legislative business

"These chaps in the Task Force twiddle their thumbs and wait till Veerappan strikes. I would have pitched tent inside the jungle."
K.P.S. Gill, former Punjab Police chief, lambasting the tactics used by the Special Task Force to nab Veerappan

"When I should be concentrating on training the hockey team, I am running from pillar to post looking for accommodation."
Ranjit Singh, penalty corner coach of the Indian hockey team to the Sydney Olympics, lashing out at team manager Jothikumaran

"I wish we had taken Mamata Banerjee seriously when she complained earlier. The situation is really bad."
George Fernandes, Union Defence Minister

"Fernandes' remarks are motivated. How can he say such a thing after hearing only one side?"
Jyoti Basu, West Bengal Chief Minister

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

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Looking Glass
Delhi: Hotel

Bangalore: Clothes

Chennai: Airlines

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

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.