Creating History
Aamir Khan steers away from mushy romance in lush locations in his first production, Lagaan. The formula-busting period film on colonial arrogance, backed by good acting, promises to give Indian cinema a classy makeover.

Governance On
The Hold
Absent ministers, coalition politics and an unwell prime minister paralyse all decision making at the Centre. With business sentiments diving and industrial growth rate receding, the alarm bells have begun to ring.

Super Clinic Inc.
Patients will be treated as customers with some companies hoping to revolutionise the Rs 60,000-crore private healthcare market. They are setting up a chain of neighbourhood health clinics that will provide quality medical care.

Fostering Ill-will
The arrest of Jayalalitha's foster son may be linked
to the sour relationship.

Crescent Classroom
An organisation has given madarsa education in the state a communal slant.

SPORTS: FORMULA ONE RACING

Inside A Formula Car

Every F1 car costs close to $2 million (Rs 9.2 crore), its carbon fibre body made up of replaceable parts

1 THE ENGINE: Weighs 100 kg, runs on unleaded petrol and at a speed approaching 18,000 rpm, each of its 10 pistons travelling at the speed a space shuttle needs to obtain orbit.	2 THE COCKPIT: The F1 car has no clutch pedal, the gears are operated by flicking switches behind the steering wheel which is fixed only after the driver gets into the seat custom-made for him.	3 THE WINGS: The rear and front wings/aerofoils use the air flowing over them to create the vital downforce which pushes the car on to the track. The faster the car, the greater the downforce and grip.
4 THE BRAKES: The brakes of an F1 car can bring a car doing 100 kmph to a stop in 25m. The brake discs and pads work best at 1000 deg Celsius and glow red hot under the car when applied.

MetroScape

Pak Unplugged
Fresh-faced youngsters were cheering through qawwalis, pop songs and poetry reading at India Habitat Centre, Delhi. The occasion? A week-long workshop, "Rehumanizing the Other", was all about promoting neighbourly feelings in a period of bad press.
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Looking Glass

Mumbai Exhibition:
"Potters in Peril"

Chennai Coffee Bar: Barista

Bangalore Resort: Angsana Oasis Spa and Resort

The Delhi Government's campaign to clean up the Yamuna was impressive but needs to backed up by measures that can weed out the root causes of the pollution. INDIA TODAY's Special Correspondent Sayantan Chakravarty reports in Long Drive