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Say
Hello to Another
Scam
The raging corporate war over the
introduction of limited mobility telephone services has turned political,
with the Prime Minister's Office being charged with subverting the regulatory
system and favouring a few business houses. An INDIA TODAY investigation
looks at the conflict between the sanctimonious claims and the grim reality.
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STATES
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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 who could tilt the balance either way.
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BUSINESS
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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 the gloomy forecast for software
companies that's hammering down the prices?
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Unnatural Alliance
The CNG controversy has taken a new turn, with
doubts being raised about the propriety of the Delhi Government's selection
of Nugas as the sole supplier of the conversion kit.
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EDUCATION
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The Doon Boom
The city that houses Doon School is
now playing host to a whole array of new education barons--with big money
and even bigger ambitions.
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OTHER STORIES
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ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2001
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Thinking
aloud the other day, a senior politician traced the woes of political
parties to 1969-when mid-term state elections in effect delinked parliamentary
and assembly polls. India then entered a relentless cycle of elections.
Practically every year there's a major round of campaigning and voting,
messy alliance formation and even messier government formation. As the
Congress victories in three assemblies in 1998 proved, even the ruling
coalition at the Centre is not insulated from local reversals.
The coming elections in five states-tiny Pondicherry
is being excluded from this reckoning-hold potential for a greater impact.
While the ruling NDA is defending its turf in Tamil Nadu and, in a manner
of speaking, Assam, this will be its first popular test after a season
of stench and scandal. For the Congress victory, even
if only as the junior partner of an unequal coalition in two states, could
mean that extra edge in the attempt to overthrow Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee. In Kerala and West Bengal, India's ageing Left is readying for
a great battle, defending an enviable 24-year reign in the east.
Parties and programmes are the nuts and bolts
of politics. The sleek finish is the product of personality. Almost every
coming election has devolved into a presidential-style race, with chief
ministerial candidates often overshadowing the motley bands they lead.
INDIA TODAY presents profiles in contrasting charisma.
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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.
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