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Economics,
Risky Politics
Defying the pressures of politics, Finance
Minister Yashwant Sinha has come forth with a bold, hard budget. He has
committed the Government to a slew of daring economic reforms through
this year's budget. But, beyond the initial euphoria generated by sheer
promises, lies a rough road to fulfilling them. Will the pressures of
coalition politics and an irrational Opposition allow him to deliver?
Interview:
Yashwant Sinha
"It is my budget,
not the PMO's."
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THE NATION
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Smeltdown
The NDA Government handsomely wins a vote moved
by the Opposition in the Lok Sabha against the privatisation of Bharat
Aluminium Company (BALCO), but it should now start worrying about the
poor response to bidding for strategic partnership of public-sector units.
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CARE TODAY
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Progress
Report
With an overwhelming response from readers, the
CARE TODAY society had funds flowing in from all quarters to aid it in
its efforts to help those rendered homeless and jobless by the devastating
earthquake of January 26.
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STATES
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Reeling
Estate
Gujarat is witnessing a strange phenomenon
with the two hands of the Sangh Parivar, the RSS and the VHP, earning
public goodwill and the BJP leadership finding itself in the hot seat
over links with the building mafia.
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Bust
to Dust
International outrage doesn't deter the Taliban militia from pushing ahead
with its plan to destroy historical statues, including the 2,000-year-old
Buddha statues in Bamiyan.
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ARCHAEOLOGY
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Piecing
the
Ahar Puzzle Excavations of
sites from the 4,500-year-old Ahar culture provide clues to the link between
the Harappans and their predecessors.
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OTHER STORIES
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CARE TODAY FUNDS
Progress
Report
Care
Today lists the contributions of Rs 5,000 and above to the different funds
received up to February 12, 2001
| Lest We Forget |
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V. Ananthanarayan
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Rs 5,001 |
Gali
Hare Krishna Society
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Rs 15,564 |
| Hope for Orissa |
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I.V. Sudheer Kumar
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Rs 10,116 |
| Hindu
Temple Society of Mississippi |
Rs 91,481 |
| 26
Children from Kuwait |
Rs 20,000 |
| Lajwanti
Ved Luthra Foundation |
Rs 5,000 |
| Rebuilding Gujarat |
| Prem
Malhotra |
Rs 50,000 |
| Patel
Roadways Ltd |
Rs 6,400 |
| M/s
Ish Kumar & Co |
Rs 5,000 |
| L &
S Marketing |
Rs 5,000 |
| Staff
of India Abroad (India) Pvt Ltd |
Rs 15,992 |
Staff
of India Abroad News Services
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Rs 17,896 |
Rajesh
Srivastava
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Rs 5,000 |
Dr
Indira Bahl
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Rs 5,000 |
| Dr
A.K. Bembey |
Rs 10,000 |
| Jagdish
Sethi |
Rs 10,000 |
| Ramesh
Kumar |
Rs 21,000 |
| Captain
Vivek Nair |
Rs 20,000 |
| Laxmi
Niwas Maheshwari |
Rs 11,000 |
| National
Polymers |
Rs 16,000 |
| Dr
Nalini Kalle |
Rs 5,000 |
| Gandhi
Dresses |
Rs 5,000 |
| K Mart
International |
Rs 5,000 |
| Sudha
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Rs 15,000 |
All
India Women's Conference, Rewari
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Rs 11,000 |
Anil
Mehra
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Rs 10,000 |
| Bus
Stand Dukaan Sangh, Katni, MP |
Rs 5,100 |
| Lalit
Shah |
Rs 11,000 |
| Mahila
Satsang Sangathan, Noida |
Rs 10,000 |
| Sanjay
Verma & Family |
Rs 6,200 |
| Anand
K. Kohli |
Rs 10,000 |
| Students
of Tyagi Public School |
Rs 15,000 |
| Tyagi
Public School |
Rs 11,000 |
| Aaradhna
Tomar |
Rs 10,000 |
| Vinay
Pratap Singh |
Rs 5,000 |
| Harpal
Singh |
Rs 5,000 |
| S.K.
Jaidka |
Rs 5,000 |
| Manender
Shakti Vidyalaya |
Rs 11,000 |
| V.K.
Gupta |
Rs 5,000 |
| Bhagwati
Mitra |
Rs 5,100 |
| Shri
Ram Mandir |
Rs 6,500 |
Shri
Ram Mandir
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Rs 40,000 |
R.P.
Vaidya
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Rs 5,000 |
Employees,
Fairair Engineers Pvt Ltd
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Rs 12,818 |
Paras
Foundation
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Rs 2,00,000 |
Paras
and Prayatna efforts
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Rs 80,758 |
Chitra
Rajan
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Rs 1,52,450 |
Employees,
Philips Electronics Asia Pacific Pvt Ltd, Singapore
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Rs 25,000 |
| Indians,
AMD Singapore |
Rs 50,000 |
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METRO TODAY |
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 Web
Exclusives |
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The
Keoladeo National Park Sanctuary in Bharatpur gets an unprecedented number
of migratory birds due to the dry spell last year. But experts feel another
drought could be disastrous, writes INDIA TODAY's Supriya Bezbaruah
in
Despatches.
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INTERVIEWS
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"The
only obvious competition is in bhangra," say the Pakistani duo of
the music group, Strings, in conversation with INDIA TODAY's Sonia
Faleiro in
Interviews.
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