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COVER STORY: UNION BUDGET |
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Economics, Risky Politics |
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 Defying
the pressures of politics Yashwant Sinha has come forth with a bold, hard
budget. He has committed the Government to a slew of daring economic reforms.
But, beyond the initial euphoria generated by the sheer promises lies
a rough road to fulfilling them. Will Sinha be allowed to deliver?
Full Story...
Interview: Union
Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha.............Full
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THE NATION: PRIVATISATION |
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Smeltdown!
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The NDA Government handsomely wins a vote moved
by the Opposition in the Lok Sabha against the privatisation of BALCO,
but it should now start worrying about the poor response to bidding for
strategic partnership of public sector units.
Full Story...
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ARCHAEOLOGY: THE AHARS
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Piecing
the Ahar Puzzle
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Excavations of sites from the 4,500-year-old
Ahar culture provide clues to the links between the Harappans and their
predecessors.
Full Story...
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LETTER |
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From
The Editor In Chief |
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EDITORIALS |
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Switching
Tracks |
| The options
before Mamata : Railway Inc. or Railway Sink. |
| Barbarians
at the Gate |
| The Taliban's
vandalism will hurt India--and all mankind. |
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STATES: GUJARAT
Reeling Estate
The BJP finds itself in the hot seat over
links with the building mafia.
Full Story...
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STATES: TAMIL NADU
Mayor Culpa
M.K. Stalin becomes the target of the AIADMK's pre-election salvos.
Full
Story...
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STATES:
SCHOOL TRANSPORT
Wheels Of Apathy
Why Delhi schoolchildren die in
road accidents with alarming regularity
Full Story...
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NEIGHBOURS:
AFGHANISTAN
Bust To Dust
The Taliban regime goes ahead with its plan to destroy monuments.
Full Story...
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DIPLOMACY:
UK'S TERRORISM ACT
Lacking Punch
UK's ban on 21 militant groups may
make little difference to Kashmir.
Full Story...
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WILDLIFE:
CORBETT PARK
How Many More?
As the poachers lay siege, the Government
finds its task cut out.
Full Story...
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CARE TODAY:
GUJARAT FUND
Progress Report
Funds flow to the CARE TODAY society to help earthquake victims.
Full
Story....
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SPORTS:
CRICKET
Wrong Foot
The Bombay disaster has lessons
for Ganguly's men.
Full Story...
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SPORTS:
WOMEN'S BOXING
Donning
the Gloves
The sport has gathered momentum
in India in the last six months.
Full Story...
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OFFTRACK:
BHUBANESWAR
Crown
Of Thorns
A botanist's name game
gives a plant-centre a chance of survival.
Full Story...
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HEALTH:
SILIGURI FEVER
Outbreak!
A disease kills 35 people in Siliguri,
but the cause remains unidentified.
Full Story...
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SOCIETY &
TRENDS:
NRI ADOPTIONS
Foreign Relations
Parents in
Punjab villages offer their children for adoption to NRI relatives.
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MUSIC:
MUSINGS
• Colours Of
Romance
• Hot Track
• Arrivals
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CINEMA:
SMALL-BUDGET FILMS
Size Doesn't Matter
It's no longer
a cinch that a movie with a big budget will hit paydirt.
Full Story...
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FIFTH COLUMN:
Tavleen Singh
Balking
At BALCO
Sonia
has a lot of explaining to do on her stand on privatisation.
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KAUTILYA:
Jairam Ramesh
Sinha
Does A Jayasuriya
Yashwant Sinha rediscovers himself
with a bang after 10 years. |
RIGHT ANGLE: Swapan Dasgupta
Privatising Is Political
Don't let
secrecy and cronyism jeopardise the end of socialism. |
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CENTRESTAGE
By Ajit Ninan
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VOICES
"They started
it and as long as they were doing it, it was all fine. But the moment
we do it, it all goes wrong."
Yashwant Sinha, finance minister, about the Congress'
stand on privatisation in an interview after presenting the budget.
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Move
Over
Vincent
George's clout
is on the wane.
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Clear
Cut
It was an unexpected blow for
the CPI (M) in Kerala.
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Gift Drive
Karnataka follows suit in distributing
laptops.
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Graft
Craft
Ajit Jogi keeps himself up-to-date
with graft cases. |
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TREMORS
Indian Women Politicians in the News.
CONFESSIONAL
On his 100th day in
office, Jharkhand Chief Minister BABU LAL MARANDI won the
by-election to the state Assembly.
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METRO TODAY
