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October 16, 2000
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By putting off rolling settlement, SEBI has given punters on Dalal Street a Diwali gift, says INDIA TODAY Associate Editor V. Shankar Aiyar in Au Contraiyar.

Despatches

The fate of the Kannur project in power-strapped Kerala is in a state of limbo as the Government contends it is too expensive. But is it? INDIA TODAY Principal Correspondent M.G. Radhakrishnan investigates in Despatches.

Specials

100 people who shaped India in the 20th century

COVER STORY : PM'S KNEE SURGERY

Operation Vajpayee

The prime minister's knee surgery will be the most watched medical event in Indian history. And while he is grounded, a formidable support system will ensure that the wheels of government keep moving.
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THE NATION: P.V. NARASIMHA RAO

Bribe Gloom

The former PM's conviction snuffs out his plans to play a larger role in Congress affairs. But though the dissidents have lost a rallying point, they will go ahead with their anti-Sonia campaign.
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DEFENCE: WEAPONS' PURCHASE

Big Buys

As India and Russia ink the biggest defence agreement since Independence, the Armed Forces hope to close the gaping holes in preparedness
Full Story...

DIPLOMACY: RUSSIA TIES Sincerely Yours
Putin's visit speaks of more substance than flamboyance

SPORTS: POLO
India's Charge
A spirited team qualifies for the World Cup

STATES: GUJARAT
The Rage of Friends
The BJP is routed in the civic polls in the state

RELIGION: ONLINE PUJA
God's Only a Click Away
No time to visit God in his tabernacle? Try the Net.

DEVELOPMENT: FAILED CROP
Harvest of Despair
It's raining in Orissa but it's too late—the crops are ruined

CYBERCHATTER
What You See Is What You Get
Hot Off The Web

THE ARTS: FRENCH BIENNALE Indian Summer In Lyon Europe re-discovers Orient arts and trips along the silk route		CINEMA Women Power, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sunil Shetty and Box Office

HEALTH Blitz Against Flab New and rather expensive drugs to combat obesity		OFFTRACK: DELHI Jailhouse Tuck A prison launches a brand for the savouries


Fifth Column - Tavleen Singh Poverty of Ideas Corruption and charity masked as development must end		Right Angle - Swapan Dasgupta It Takes Two To Coalition Can a responsible government indulge populists like Mamata?

Kautilya - Jairam Ramesh Rao Doesn't Deserve This A sherpa's reminiscences of momentous days		Sportswatch - Rohit Brijnath Golden Games Sydney gave back Olympics its soul but had its blemishes

Politically Correct - P. Chidambaram Weighing Weakness A robust mind is what counts for reforms		Flipside - Dilip Bobb Olympian Goals With the coverage on the knee operation, every school boy could become a surgeon

Bodyline by Ravi Shankar	Centrestage by Ajit Ninan

VOICES

"If the investigative agencies in your country indulge in a real exercise, more heads will roll from other countries too."
Majid Khan, chief of the Pakistani Cricket Board, on reports that Lahore-based mafia was threatening Indian cricketers.
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TREMORS
Trial and Error

CAPLOOKS

Generation Gaffes
Politicians don't let facts come in the way of a good story

Existential Crisis
Downsizing plans give Bihar ministers the jitters

Left With Science
The CPI(M) is up against those with a scientific bent of mind

In Hot Water
Chandrababu Naidu's gas-connection scheme backfires

Editorials
Bengal's Anti-Heroine
Mamata has to grow out of an agenda set on the streets

Doctoring The Report
The inquiry into Kumaramangalam's death is a national disgrace

Books
Fragile Fantasies
Making half-sense of the Indian imagination in English
The Name Of The Mountain
The cartography of the Empire
Player Outcast
Transcripts of the match-fixing expose
AuthorSpeak
A.G. Noorani—Law and Fodder
New Releases


From the Editor in Chief		Eyecatchers Uma Maheswari , Anand Jon and Shalini, Helen and The First Crorepati on KBC
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METRO TODAY

MetroScape
Food Mood
There was plenty of food at the first anniversary bash of Crossroads mall and the shop-within-the-mall Good Food Gallerie in Mumbai last week.
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Looking Glass
Chennai: Exhibition

Bangalore: Electronics Store

Delhi: Gift Store

Delhi: Hotel

Calcutta: Sale

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