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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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NEWSNOTES
On his 100th day in office,
Jharkhand Chief Minister BABU LAL MARANDI won the bye-election to the
state Assembly.
 Q.
Are you happy with the way things are going?
A. My Government has done a
lot in just over three months. We have controlled the menace of naxalism.
Above all, we have the support of the people.
Q. Are you sure you have wiped out naxalism?
Is the present police administration capable of doing that?
A. We have plans to modernise
the police set-up. We will set up two additional battalions. All police
stations will also have their own buildings and vehicles.
Q. What about your other priorities?
A. My Government firmly believes
that unless basic facilities like electricity, drinking water and roads
are provided down to the village level, problems will persist. So we have
to ensure quick implementation of these projects.
Q. How is it running a coalition Government?
A. It is a new experiment but
it is going along smoothly.
Q. Jharkhand is yet to have a state electricity
board. Is there a tussle for chairmanship?
A. It will be set up soon. As
far as any tussle is concerned, nothing has come to my knowledge so far.
It is all someone's imagination.
-Sanjay K. Jha
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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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