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India Today, March 26, 2001

 


Despatches
 

A bloody crackdown on Naxalites in the south-eastern fringes of Uttar Pradesh proves that only developmental programmes, not guns, can help fight the menace. INDIA TODAY's Special Correspondent Subhash Mishra explains why in
Despatches.

 

 
Specials


100 people who shaped India in the 20th century
 
 
COVER STORY
NDA Under Siege

With Tehelka.com's spy-camera taking a heavy political toll after the damning revelations of corruption in defence deals, the beleaguered Vajpayee Government will have an uphill task restoring its credibility, and undoing the damage to its image.
Full Story...

BJP: Old Hype
 
Opposition: On A Roll
 
Jaya Jaitly: Jhola To Purse
 
Interview: Bangaru Laxman
 
INDIA TODAY-ORG-MARG Poll:
Outraged
 
Defence Establishment:
Surgery For Graft
 
Interview: George Fernandes
 

Barak Missiles: Off The Mark
 

Tehelka:
Sting Theory

Full Story...
 
Highlights Of The Findings Full Story...
 
Rakesh Kumar Jain: Gasbag Man Full Story...

STATES: CHHATTISGARH  
Wheeling A Good Deal  

The battle for BALCO degenerates into a political chess match between Ajit Jogi and Arun Shourie. Jogi holds most of the
aces at the moment--but will he play them all when it could mean loss of investments to Chhattisgarh?
Full Story..


  STATES: JAMMU AND KASHMIR  
The New Targets
 
 

Policemen in Kashmir are caught in a dilemma. On the one hand, they are the target of militant attacks, and, on the other, the Army sees them with suspicion. It is not just themselves, but their families that policemen worry about as they struggle to battle militancy.
Full Story..

 
 
  LETTER  
From The Editor In Chief  
 
  EDITORIALS
 
The discredited cannot blame the system. They were supposed to redeem it.
 

OFFTRACK:
KEONJHAR, ORISSA

God's Own Cargo
A courier service run on faith lets people have a shot at salvation.
Full Story...

 

ECONOMY:
STOCKMARKETS
Crisis Of Confidence
The panic continues, underlying the fear of SEBI's will to regulate.
Full Story...

 

SPORTS: CRICKET
Escape To Victory
India creates a miracle to stun the Aussies, and break their winning streak.
Full Story..

 

SPORTS: BADMINTON
Leap Of Faith
P. Gopichand battles adversity, and conquers the odds with grace.
Full Story..

 

CARE TODAY:
REBUILDING GUJARAT
Progress Report
The response to
CARE TODAY's appeal for funds has been overwhelming.
Full Story...

 

HEALTH:
FOOT-AND-
MOUTH DISEASE
A Cloven Curse
The infection takes a toll of livestock--and the dairy industry.
Full Story...

 

 

MUSIC: MUSINGS

Reverberations

Screen N Surf

Hot Track

 

CINEMA:
ACADEMY AWARDS
Waiting For
The Oscar

Why India is ignored at the world's most prestigious film awards.
Full Story...

 

THE ARTS: DEVI AHILYA BAI FESTIVAL
Mixing Metaphors
Music, dance and tourism come together in the famed textile centre of Maheshwar to provide sustainable synergies for development.
Full Story...

 

FIFTH COLUMN:
Tavleen Singh
Big Deal? Yes, It Is
Aware of the scale of corruption, A.B.Vajpayee should have brought in changes long ago.

  KAUTILYA:
Jairam Ramesh

Prayer To A Jogi
While wooing investment, the chief minister lands Chhattisgarh in the smelter.

 

POLITICALLY CORRECT:

Sinha's Big Gamble
The budget contains risks that could make its implementation run into heavy weather.


CRICKET TALK: John Buchanan
Education At Eden
Australia must take stock as India seize momentum after the
topsy-turvy second Test.
 
CENTRESTAGE By Ajit Ninan
BODYLINE By Ravi Shankar

VOICES
"Sometimes we fall prey to the media, and sometimes you fall. They have their politics, and their own games to play."
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, in an uncharacteristic and intemperate attack on the media during a Parliament debate.
More...

CAPLOOKS

Pay-off
Pantomime
BALCO can be as controversial as Bofors.

 

Economy On
Auto Pilot

Naveen Patnaik's finance
minister outsmarts him.

     

Just Suite
Nothings
Bhai Mahavir and Digvijay Singh get into a skirmish.

  Father, Son
And Holi Spirit
I am not afraid of Laloo, says son-in-law Sailesh.


TREMORS

The Aftermath Of Natural Calamities In India.

CONFESSIONAL
Dropped from the Maharashtra Cabinet, dissident
Ranjit Deshmukh says he will continue to fight for Vidarbha.

 


BOOKS
Gandhi's Passion: Stanley Wolpert
This amazed biographer is of little help in redeeming Gandhism.

Branch Line To Eternity: Bill Aitken
The sound, snore and pull, push of a vanished romance on wheels

Death By Fire: Mala Sen
The story of Roop Kanwar and other victims.

New Releases

Authorspeak


EYECATCHERS
Heeba Shah
Rohit Bal & Pamela Anderson

Mohammed Azharuddin
& Sangeeta Bijlani
Sunita Param


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     METRO TODAY
   
   

MetroScape
Pop Corn
"You are the best audience in the whole world," the Vengaboys tells raving crowds
in Delhi.
more...

Looking Glass

Delhi Exhibition:
Pop To Classic


Delhi Restaurant:
San Gimignano

Mumbai Accessories Store: Watches Of Switzerland



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