The Madhya Pradesh governor orders a CBI inquiry into
a land allotment by the chief minister to the Nai Duniya group, kicking
off a constitutional crisis. INDIA TODAY Special Correspondent Neeraj
Mishra reports in Conflict
Of Interest.
Though
Jayalalitha was debarred from contesting the elections on grounds of her
conviction in a corruption case, she was sworn in as chief minister of
Tamil Nadu. Will her aggressive game plan work? And should popular mandate
overrule judicial verdicts? Full Story...
STATES: TAMIL NADU
Mother's Day
M. Karunanidhi's Stalinist methods played a
vital role in the humiliating finale of his dynastic ambition. Full Story...
WEST BENGAL Keeping Left As Buddhadev Bhattacharya steps out of Jyoti
Basu's lengthy shadow, Mamata Banerjee prepares to meet an uncertain future. Full Story...
ASSAM Hands Down The Congress wins comprehensively in a vote against
violence, but it inherits serious problems of insurgency, debt and unemployment. Full Story...
KERALA St Antony's Image Crisis Mr Clean has a problem larger
than Karunakaran—he will have a tough time defending some of his
tainted Cabinet
members. Full Story...
BUSINESS: OVERSEAS INVESTMENT
Great Call Of China
The land once considered
forbidden has suddenly become the hottest destination for Indian businessmen.
Full
Story...
A great victory for Jayalalitha,
a giant leap backward for democracy.
STATES: JAMMU
& KASHMIR Double Deception Ikhwanis are being pressured to return to
the life of the gun. Full Story...
DIPLOMACY:
PM'S MALAYSIA TRIP Looking East The visit shows there is more to bilateral
ties than Quattrochi and ASEAN. Full
Story...
DEFENCE:
WAR GAMES Readying For Nukes For the first time after India became
a nuclear power, the Army stages a nuclear war game. Full Story...
DEFENCE:
CHIEF OF
DEFENCE STAFF Down To Brasstacks The chiefs haggle over who will serve as
military adviser to the Centre. Full Story...
CRIME: MONKEY
MAN Fright Nights The attacks are giving both residents
and the police sleepless nights. Full Story...
SPORTS: UMA
BHARATI Pinch Hitter Officialdom finds itself on the run
as the minister talks accountability. Full Story...
SPORTS: CRICKET Small Town Heroes Emerging from beyond traditional strongholds,
they reflect the game's increasingly pan-Indian character. Full Story...
OBITUARY:
R. K. NARAYAN The Master
Of Malgudi The Master of Malgudi has gone to
rejoin his friends. Full Story...
LIVING: TV MILLIONAIRES Life After Crorepati They made fortunes on TV screen.
But how did they spend their wealth? Full Story...
OFFTRACK:
KODAGU, KARNATAKA Sticking Together In
an effort to stay together, Kodavas battle it out on a hockey field. Full Story...
HEALTH WATCH
: GADGET A Stitch In Time A novel gadget can treat acidity
without opening up the stomach. Full Story...
FIFTH COLUMN: Tavleen Singh Grain Of
Untruth Our leaders would rather let rats eat food
stocks than admit to starvation deaths.
KAUTILYA:
Jairam Ramesh Gurdwara
IMF-Sahib While Indian economy may not be globally
competitive, some Indian economists are.
POLITICALLY CORRECT: P. Chidambaram Wake-Up
Call The Government's non-governance and ambivalence
has cost the economy dearly.
CENTRESTAGEBy Ajit Ninan
BODYLINEBy
Ravi Shankar
VOICES "We have the talent
to make what the world wants to watch. We can think of different themes
instead of triangular love affairs." Sushma Swaraj, information & broadcasting minister,
talking of the potential of Indian films at the Cannes International
Film Festival. More...
CAPLOOKS
Delhi Lord Of The Files George Fernandes fails to keep
his promise of scrutiny of defence deals.
Bands Blast "United For Gujarat,"
a concert held recently at the Nehru Stadium, Delhi, brought together Sufi
rock band Junoon from Pakistan, Euphoria and Silk Route from India and Bangla
rock group Miles from Bangladesh to perform in aid of quake victims in Gujarat.
more...
Though
Jayalalitha was debarred from contesting the elections on grounds of her
conviction in a corruption case, she was sworn in as chief minister of
Tamil Nadu. Will her aggressive game plan work? And should popular mandate
overrule judicial verdicts?
METRO TODAY
