Starved of resources and bogged down
by mismanagement, pilferage and irregularities,
Punjab's civil aviation is in an utter mess.
INDIA TODAY's
Special Correspondent Ramesh Vinayak reports in Airsick
After
two days of intense discussions and frenetic speculation, the Agra summit
failed to reconcile the differences between the two countries. The inside
story of what really happened. Were the two sides ever close to a settlement?
What will be the consequences of a failed summit? Full Story...
Gotcha! That was the attitude of Pakistan's media managers
who won the misinformation war against India. Full Story...
Ominous Aftermath The failure of the summit heralds more bloodshed
in Kashmir. The average Kashmiri has much to fear. Full Story...
On A Roll At Home By making Kashmir the focus of the negotiations,
a confident Pervez Musharraf came back to his country a hero. Full Story...
Prisoners Of Agenda The families of Indian
soldiers missing after the 1971 war
try to find a new voice and a broader platform for their
plight after the Agra talks. Full Story...
BUSINESS: UTI
A New Cleaner
UTI's new chief, M. Damodaran, is gearing up
to restore its credibility and make it less of a casino. Full Story...
SCIENCE: GENES AND CASTE
White India
A controversial genetic study says upper caste
Indians are closer to Europeans and lower castes to Asians. Full Story...
FIFTH COLUMN:
Tavleen Singh Step Three
First If Atal Bihari Vajpayee wants Pervez
Musharraf off his back, he better start speaking plainly too.
KAUTILYA:
Jairam Ramesh The Dragon
Strikes Again China bags the 2008 Olympics and also
puts the seal on a WTO entry.
BODYLINE By Ravi Shankar
VOICES "If India expects
that I should ignore Kashmir, I better buy back the Neharwali Haveli
and move back over here." General Pervez Musharraf,Pakistan
president, on the compulsions of championing the Kashmir issue. More...
CAPLOOKS
Delhi
Domestic Games Uma Bharati's house-keeper figures in
three Afro-Asian Games panels.
Frames Of Life Nina Shivdasani Rovshen Sugati's Conceptual Art
Imageographs, on show at NCPA's Piramal Gallery till July 14, attempts
to capture the "essence of people and situations" as she lets
her subjects "reveal themselves" to her. more...