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.

NEWSNOTES

TREMORS What's Happening in the Stadia?
	Tennis: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are back to their winning ways. Individual titles for Indian players still seem beyond reach, but no one's complaining.
	Cricket: India's long-awaited win outside the subcontinent-the first in 15 years-hasn't come a day too soon. The real test remains: away victories against tougher opposition.
	Football: The Baichung Bhutia-led team failed to qualify for the next round of World Cup qualifiers, but gave the best ever Indian performance in the past 40 years.
	Badminton: India could only finish 16th in the Sudirman Cup. Worse, in the men's individual event, P. Gopichand's hopes of a title ended in the quarter-finals.

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