Ministers Of Idle State
Appointed by the NDA Government with a view to appease groupings in a mammoth coalition, junior Ministers are only proving a financial drain.

Just Year Say
Ram Jethmalani finds few takers for his allegations that Chief Justice Anand is functioning beyond retirement age.

Fifth Column
by Tavleen Singh
Poverty Politics

Dying Tone

Hedging His Bets
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Eyecatchers

Winning the World
AH Well. We had seen this coming. And as it turns out, she had too. Before leaving for the contest, Priyanka Chopra, 18, crowned Miss World 2000 in London's Millennium Dome, had promised dad Ashok that she would do "a hat trick for India", following Lara Dutta's win at the Miss Universe pageant. The crown makes the 5'8'' Ambala native the fifth Indian to win the pageant. "Knew she would win,'' says Ritu Kumar, who organised Chopra's wardrobe. Thank heavens the judges thought so too.

CAKEWALK: The preliminary beachwear round in Maldives

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MetroScape
Signor Style
At a Benetton store in Delhi's Greater Kailash I market, the billionnaire Italian sportingly donned a bandhini turban for the benefit of the non-stop flashbulbs.
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Looking Glass

Delhi: Restaurants

Mumbai: Cafe

Enron symbolises everything that's wrong with the way reforms were handled by M/s Rao & Manmohan, says INDIA TODAY Associate Editor
V. Shankar Aiyar in
Au ContrAiyar.

That's what the Archeological Survey of India believes the hike in entry fee at key heritage sites will achieve. But the tourism industry is sceptical, writes INDIA TODAY Principal Correspondent Farah Baria in Despatches.