Bloody Finale
In life, Phoolan Devi combined the brutal underbelly of India with political fame and glamour. Gunned down in Delhi, her death could become the occasion for a new round of caste conflict in Uttar Pradesh. Phoolan
is being reinvented posthumously.
A report.

Rule Of Outlaw
Dons and politicians enjoy a symbiotic relationship in Uttar Pradesh.

Back To The Trenches
Determined not to let up on its Kashmir-centric agenda, Pakistan has stepped up violence in the Valley. Indian security forces gear up to deal with the situation.

Revenge Of Badla People who lent money to stockbrokers for financing speculators through the badla system find themselves at the receiving end of yet another scam. And with little evidence to nail the accused, chances of recovery are dim.

The Peacenik
S.B. Deuba's rapport with the Maoists helped him become prime minister. Now he has to deal with their radical demands about the monarchy and secularism.

NEWSNOTES

Voices

"Even Chaudhary Charan Singh used to say his son didn't know anything about farmers."
Om Prakash Chautala, Haryana Chief Minister, on Ajit Singh being inducted into the Union Cabinet as minister for agriculture.

"I will ask God and let you know."
Yashwant Sinha, finance minister, on the expected growth rate of the economy.

"God save this state. It seems the court should monitor the working of the State Government."
Jharkhand High Court, on the spate of public-interest petitions
filed since the state was created last November.

"Success, glamour, wealth ... these are all people's projections onto you. Life is what happens to you through all that."
Amitabh Bachchan, actor, saying he worries about his family's health and his work, and lacks confidence.

VIS-A-VIS

"The talks broke down because Pakistan was adamant against making a reference to cross-border terrorism."
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian Prime Minister

"India's adamant attitude over Kashmir was responsible for the failure of the Agra Summit."
Qazi Hussain Ahmed, President, Jamaat-i-Islami

MetroScape

Looking Glass

Kolkata Restaurant: Ambi

Bangalore Rock Concert: Scorpions

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
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