The Lost Nation
General Musharraf is on the offensive, wielding unlimited powers and taking on the establishment in a bid to whip a battered nation back into shape. But will he succeed? Plus an exclusive interview with the Pakistan President.

Travels In
Veiled Reality
From an optimistic country to one draped in despondency, it's a journey through a nation transformed.

Candle In Wagah Wind Track II diplomacy, the citizen-led campaign for Indo-Pak peace, has bloated into a virtual industry.

Comeback Drive
After two years in reverse gear and scarred by a dented marketshare, India's largest car maker shifts into top gear. With bold new launches and fresh strategies, it strides back into reckoning to regain part of the lost market.

Steering Under Test Even as Indian rally drivers rev up for overseas competition, motorsport within the country takes a beating. A sport that holds enormous revenue potential for the country is stalled by petty politicking as two rival organisations fight for the right to be called the official governing body.

Spray Of Misery
Crippled bodies and minds is a way of life for many in the villages of north Kerala.

NEWSNOTES

Vioces

"The Hurriyat Conference never bothered to speak to us. They are not competent to speak for Ladakh."
Tsering Samphel, Ladakh Buddhist Association president, on the Hurriyat's claim that it represents Kashmir

"Karunanidhi in reel life was a good scriptwriter and so was Maran. In politics also he is a good actor, a villain who takes revenge."
M. Thambidurai, Tamil Nadu education minister

"I think there will neither be any relief on the Kashmir issue nor in the intensity of violence in the troubled territory as a result of the parleys."
Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan, on the forthcoming Agra summit

"During my first few days in Parliament, I was scared stiff. The screaming and howling there made me sink into my seat... But now I'm one of them."
Jaya Prada, actress and Rajya Sabha member

VIS-A-VIS

"When the whole world is witnessing an IT boom we felt Bihar should not be left behind."
Laloo Prasad Yadav, RJD chief

"Laloo's change of heart is only aimed at doling out Government resources to establish his son-in-law in IT."
Sushil Modi, Bihar Opposition leader

MetroScape

Man In The Mirror
You wouldn't have missed the dark, brooding look in the television promos of Amitabh Bachchan's forthcoming psycho-thriller Aks. Credit the film's surreal halo to 40-year-old cinematographer and ad filmmaker Kiran Deohans.
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Looking Glass

Delhi Restaurant:
Eatopia

Kolkata Restaurant:
Ar-han Thai

Delhi Theatre:
Once I Was Young ... Now I'm Wonderful

A renewed legal offensive against former Union minister Sukh Ram foils his political plans in Himachal, besides embarrassing the state Government. INDIA TODAY's
Special Correspondent Ramesh Vinayak reports in
Blast From The Past