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April 23, 2001
Issue


India Today, April 16, 2001

 


Despatches
 

A war of words is on at the Jammu border where India is trying to build a fence to stop infiltration, much to Pakistan's dislike, reports INDIA TODAY's Special Correspondent Ramesh Vinayak in
Despatches.

 

 
Specials


100 people who shaped India in the 20th century
 
 
COVER STORY: TELECOM

Say Hello To Another Scam

The raging corporate war over the introduction of limited mobility telephone services has turned political, with the PMO being charged with subverting the regulatory system and favouring some business houses. INDIA TODAY probes the claims and the reality.
Full Story...

STATES: ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2001  
Ballot Boxwallahs  

The approaching assembly elections have brought to life five states which are set to witness a stiff fight and whose results can have a big impact on all major parties. A profile of the prime contenders.
Full Story..


BUSINESS: INFOSYS  
Fall From Grace  

Despite a triple-digit growth in net profits of Infosys Technologies and Satyam Computers, the stock prices of the two companies have plunged. Is it gloomy industry forecast that's responsible?
Full Story..


 
LETTER  
From The Editor In Chief  

EDITORIALS
Build Indo-US ties on mutual trade, not shared Sinophobia

Bloodletting Democracy

Why armed revolutionaries want a mandate in Bihar

NATION: CONGRESS
Hands Tied
It's Ajit Jogi and V.S Koujalagi who defused Congress' offensive.
Full Story...

 

ENVIRONMENT: CNG
Unnatural Alliance
The Delhi Government and Nugas battle charges of a CNG scam.
Full Story...

 

NEIGHBOUR: PAKISTAN
Reverse Swing
Fresh cases dash Benazir's hopes of returning home soon.
Full Story...

  EDUCATION: SCHOOLS
The Doon Boom
Dehradun plays host to new education barons with big ambitions.
Full Story...
 

MUSIC: MUSINGS
Reverberations
Screen N Surf
Hot Track
Arrivals

  HERITAGE: FORTS
Crumbling Past
Shivaji's forts turn into virtual monuments to official apathy.
Full Story...
 

 

TELEVISION:
PRIME TIME
7 To 11 War
Zee TV and Sony rejig their programming to win back viewers lost to Star.
Full Story..
.

 

OFFTRACK:
NUAPADA, ORISSA

System Function
A collector makes the administration work like it is supposed to.
Full Story...

 

 

CARE TODAY: LEST WE FORGET
Two More In The Fold
CARE TODAY adopted 28 soldiers grievously wounded in Kargil and other operations under the Lest We Forget programme. The society now takes in two more brave hearts.
Full Story..
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FIFTH COLUMN:
Tavleen Singh
Lesson In Education
Why can't our leaders see what even Clinton can--that education should be top priority?

  KAUTILYA:
Jairam Ramesh
Light From The Census
Census 2001's first report raises many questions--some pleasant, some disturbing.

POLITICALLY CORRECT:
P. Chidambaram

Trashing Myths
Corruption in India is much like an epic studded with myths that ensure its longevity
.
  CRICKET TALK:
John Buchanan
Fighting Finale
The Aussies ensured they took something home to show for their work and weariness.
CENTRESTAGE By Ajit Ninan
BODYLINE By Ravi Shankar

VOICES
"I can't be tired. I have to explain it to history."
P.V. Narasimha Rao, former prime minister, to the Liberhan Commission, which is inquiring into the sequence of events leading to the demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992.
More...

CAPLOOKS

Courting Cars
The Delhi Government denies Balenos to judges.

 

Royal 'Bihar' Tiger
Laloo seeks space for
a white tiger.

   
Political Search
Party

BJP hardly played any role during the CNG crisis.
 

Left Out Of
Contention

The Left loses the first bout against Jayalalitha.


TREMORS

New Ways of Communication.

CONFESSIONAL
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Rajnath Singh finally enters the
state Assembly after winning in Haidergarh.


BOOKS
Passion In The Time Of Termites: Musharraf Farooqi Debutant novelist as stylish entomologist forgets the human spirit.

The Story Of Noble Rot: Uzma Aslam Khan
Plucking the plangent chords of human misery.

Three English Plays: Gurcharan Das
Master of realism and minimalism.

Elephants Can't Dance: S. L. Rao
How Indians can win the market.

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EYECATCHERS
Wendell Rodricks, B. Acharya & Meher Castelino
Tara Sharma

Kanwal Vilku

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MetroScape

Wealth Of Art
April 8 saw an unabashed get together of Mumbai's Who's Who when the annual Harmony Show, well known as "Tina Ambani's baby", celebrated its sixth showing at the Nehru Centre.
more...

Looking Glass

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