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February 5, 2001
Issue




Column
 

If planned well, the quake could be the Keynesian opportunity for Yashwant Sinha to trigger growth, says India Today Associate Editor
V. Shankar Aiyar
in
Au ContrAiyar.

 
Despatches


Managing home and
a career was always tough but women in the metros can now choose from an increasing array of options to work flexible hours.
India Today's
Namita Bhandare takes a look at the part-time and flexi-time job market in
Despatches.





Interview




This is just the beginning, V.K. Aatre, who is at the core of the LCA action, tells India Today Principal Correspondent Stephen David in an exclusive
Interview.

 
     
Specials

100 people who shaped India in the 20th century
 


 
COVER STORY: BUREAUCRACY
Bloated Babudom

More heads, less work--that's the
state of the bureaucracy in India.
A privileged lot with guaranteed rights, pay and perks, the babus cost the
tax-payers Rs 75,000 crore a year
giving little in return.

Full Story...


THE NATION: CONGRESS
Taking The Plunge

Congress President Sonia Gandhi shedding her inhibitions and taking a dip at the Mahakumbha in Allahabad and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's Dharma Sansad at the same venue were both seen as political moves.
Full Story...


STATES: ORISSA
Starved Of A Future

With the state reeling under a severe drought and government measures providing little succour, the prospect of a famine looms large. The debilitating results are now showing up as a chain of catastrophes in this rain-fed region.
Full Story...


THE NATION:
BOFORS
Sting Of the Hindujas

A British minister quits, adding to the brothers' woes.
 


DIPLOMACY:
US RELATIONS

Hang on Folks
Bush may take a while to focus on India
.


PROFILE: ARADHANA SHUKLA
Lady Of the Lake
An IAS officer is authoring a little people's revolution.

  CINEMA: KARISMA KAPOOR
Moving Ahead
She is one of the finest among her contemporaries.

ARTS: 10TH TRIENNALE
The Three-Year Itch

India's international art festival is marked by a sense of inertia.
 

BUSINESS: LUDHIANA
Puppy Paradise

Punjab's richest city could put the big metros to shame.


ECONOMY:
NOIDA-DELHI FLYWAY
Smooth Going
India's technologically most advanced toll bridge opens.
 

ECONOMY:
TEMPLES OF DOOM
Photo Finish
HPF does not have the
technology for colour film.


CRIME:
PAEDOPHILIA

Deviant Devils

The arrest of a Swiss couple exposes a cybersmut racket.
 

SOCIETY & TRENDS:
SURROGATE MOTHERS

Womb For Rent
Women incapable of bearing children have a new hope.


OFFTRACK: DELHI
Moving Theatre
A low-profile man is happy making larger-than-life tableaux
 

ENTERTAINMENT: CINEMA
Q&A: Lisa Ray
Box Office
Going Global

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Fifth Column
Tavleen Singh
Let's Get Real
It's time we demanded a budget that will give us what we genuinely need.
 
Kautilya
Jairam Ramesh
Core to RBI, Sore to Others
The RBI governor says that core inflation is comfortable--what does it mean?
 

 
Flip Side
Dilip Bobb
Panic Stations
Officials have been huddled together to solve the winter fog challenges.
  Right Angle
Swapan Dasgupta
Knee Dip In Hindu Votes

The gains of Sonia's competitive Hindutva will accrue to the VHP.
 

 

Politically Correct
P. Chidambaram

Fiscal Follies
The economy is in choppy waters, says Chidambaram.

   
 
Centrestage by Ajit Ninan
VOICES
"My father told me that you were like a Bedouin, like us, and that we can trust you."
Prince Miteb, son of the Saudi Arabian crown prince, after presenting Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh a prize Arabian steed
More...

CAPLOOKS
TREMORS
What's on the cards

Luck's Abode
1 Talkatora Road is not just an MP's bungalow in Delhi.
 

Pen Friend
Rajnath Singh unwittingly becomes a pen collector.

Remote Affair
Software ditches Chandrababu Naidu in front of Li Peng.
  Losing Sleep
Fernandes recalls sleeping on Mumbai's footpaths.

Confessional
As the deadline for relocating polluting industries nears, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit is getting desperate.

 


Editorials

Cease-fire's Upshot
Pats on the back from Uncle Sam won't defeat terrorism
Kleenex Kumbha
Replicate the civic model of the world's largest mela


Books
Dilli O Dilli

Traversing the past and exploring the present of the Capital Sholay: The Making Of a Classic
The roller-coaster creation of India's best loved Hindi film
Civil Fare
New writings, known romance
New Releases
Jayanta Mahapatra, V.A. Pai Panandiker & S.C. Kashyap, Asif Farrukhi, Subhadra Sen Gupta

Letter
From the
Editor in Chief

 

Eyecatchers
Honour Again
Batting For Life
Director's Special


Top
   
 
 
 
 METRO TODAY
   
   

MetroScape
Heads In Golf
It seems the golf course is a welcome change from the boardroom. On a foggy Saturday morning last week,
96 of India's top CEOs braved the cold and determinedly made their way to ITC Classic Golf Resort near Gurgaon.

more...

Looking Glass
Bangalore:
Coffee Bar

Delhi: Music

Bangalore: Cultural Festival



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