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Children For Sale
For as little as Rs 3,000, impoverished parents
sell their children to adoption centres and unscrupulous operators in
Andhra Pradesh, who in turn earn up to Rs 3 lakh from foster families.
A look at the people involved, the law and where the process went wrong.
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STATES
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Amma
Turns Red
J. Jayalalitha's hopes for contesting the
elections have been dashed with the rejection of her nomination papers.
But this does not deter her from stepping up her campaigning efforts for
the AIADMK and assuming an aggressive stance.
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NEIGHBOURS
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Past
Tense
The muted reaction of the Government
to the massacre of the BSF troops raises many questions. A look at the
past skirmishes between the BSF and BDR gives an insight into what led
to the heightening of tension at the border.
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Coming
To Life
With the end of state monopoly, private
insurance companies are offering wider risk coverage and better customer
relations.
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PHOTO FEATURE
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Starting
Over
It's been three months since nature
shook Gujarat, killing over 30,000 and shattering dreams. Despite government
promises and generosity of individuals, rehabilitation is still to touch
the lives of many. The story in pictures.
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OTHER STORIES
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BOOKS
TOP 10 BESTSELLERS
Grisham Is
Unmoved
A monthly national list
of bestselling books compiled for INDIA TODAY by ORG-MARG based on data
from 16 retail outlets in six cities.
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FICTION
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No
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Title |
Author |
Publisher
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| 1.
(1)* |
A Painted House
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John
Grisham |
Arrow |
| 2.
(-) |
Code
to Zero |
Ken
Follett |
Pan |
| 3.
(10) |
The
Glass Palace |
Amitav
Ghosh |
HarperCollins |
| 4.
(4) |
The
Interpreter of Maladies |
Jhumpa
Lahiri |
HarperCollins
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| 5.
(-) |
The
Alchemist |
Paulo
Coelho |
Thorsons |
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NON-FICTION
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| 1.
(1) |
Who
Moved my Cheese |
Spencer
Johnson |
Vermillion |
| 2.
(-) |
Indira
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Katherine
Frank |
HarperCollins |
| 3.
(2) |
You
Can Win |
Shiv
Khera |
Macmillan |
| 4.
(-) |
24
Brand Mantras |
Jagdeep
Kapoor |
Response
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5.
(4)
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Year
Book 2001 Manorama |
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Manorama
Malayalam |
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OTHER INDIAN BOOKS
IN THE TOP 20: FICTION
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| 7.
(7) |
The Inscrutable
Americans
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Anurag
Mathur |
Rupa |
| 9.
(9) |
Death of Vishnu
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Manil
Suri |
Bloomsbury |
| 13.
(-) |
A Fine Balance
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Rohinton Mistry
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Faber
& Faber |
| 14.
(16) |
Diamond Dust
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Anita
Desai |
Vintage |
| 15.
(-) |
What the Body Remembers
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Shauna
Singh HarperCollins |
Baldwin |
| 18
(-) |
The Romantics
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Pankaj
Mishra |
Picador |
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NON-FICTION
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| 7.
(-) |
Managing
Radical Change
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S. Ghoshal, G.Piramal, C. Bartlett |
Viking |
| 8.
(-) |
People Like Us
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Pavan
Varma |
Har-Anand
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| 10.
(-) |
The Chicken
Cookbook
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Sharada
Pargal |
Penguin |
| 11.
(-) |
Achar aur Paratha
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Tarla
Dalal |
Sanjay
& Co |
| 12.
(-) |
Vegeterian Cuisine
of the World
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Asha Khatau |
Zaikia |
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Last month's rating in brackets
Participating bookshops: Delhi: Crossword, S Book Shop, Faqir Chand,
The Bookshop, Times Book Gallery; Mumbai: Crossword, Shah Book Stall,
Danai Book Shop; Bangalore: Gangarams, Fountainhead; Hyderabad: Walden
Book Links, The Book Point; Kolkata: Oxford Books, Modern Book Depot,
Family Book Shop; Chennai: Fountainhead |
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METRO TODAY |
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 Web
Exclusives |
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West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya
reflected optimism about winning the state election when he spoke to INDIA
TODAY Senior Editor Sumit Mitra at the CPI(M) headquarters in Kolkata,
minutes before rushing off for campaigning.
Excerpts:
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