Since
September 11, the world has been in a tailspin with the economy
of most countries facing a slowdown of one kind or another.
The tourism industry has been
a biggest casualty of this recession. Nose-diving air fares,
slashed room rates, unbelievable travel
discounts and once-in-a-life time holiday packages...
It's a great time to go on vacation as the industry
pulls out all the stops to attract tourists in the
hope of spurring a wanderlust that could bail them
out of the recession. An EXCLUSIVE report
by India Today.
A fresh
round of mass conversion of Dalits to Buddhism kicks up an unlikely
row as Christian groups are accused of making a killing through
the event. An EXCLUSIVE report by
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M.G. Radhakrishnan.
Faith and Fraces
THE NATION: NAXALITES
SPORTS: CRICKET
Tactical Change
Out of Breath
The latest spate of attacks on industries
by the outlawed PWG is a warning the Government cannot afford
to ignore.
Even after three pacers are sacked
and three rookies inducted, the Indian team's fast bowling woes
show no sign of abating.
STATES: TAMIL NADU
HERITAGE: SIKH LEGACY
Reborn and Wiser
Claim to Fame
With Jaya's
return, there is a chance of her relationship with the Centre
moving from confrontation to accommodation.
Descendants of a Lahore-based Muslim family are the surprise
inheritors of a Punjabi princess' legacy.
It's
Everybody's War Extra lesson for India from Israel: be proactive against
terror.
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THE NATION: POLITICAL GAMES Fast Moves
THE NATION: POLITICAL GAMES
Taint George
Iftaars may not fetch votes. But with polls in Uttar Pradesh,
media-friendly politicians aren't taking chances.
The Mulayam-Sonia Gandhi dialogue fuels speculation over
a post-election deal in
Uttar Pradesh.
BUSINESS: ENRON
The Final Act
AFGHANISTAN: THE HUMAN DIVIDE
When Faith Refused To Die
The near collapse of
Enron may mean well for India's biggest and most controversial
foreign project.
Despite hostility the 500-odd Hindu and Sikh families doggedly
maintained their religious practices under the Taliban regime.
.
TECHNOLOGY: CELL PHONES
Service On the Move
OFFTRACK: MEENAKSHIPURAM,
KERALA Fowl Play
Pay bills through a cell phone.
Or order a pizza on it. SMS is transforming your mobile into
a personal secretary.
The banned pastime of cock-fighting remains
a hot favourite in this part of the southern state of Kerala.
HEALTH: IMPOTENCY
Age No Bar
ESSAY My Sweet Lord
Sales of the Indian versions of
Viagra reveal that impotency is a big problem among younger
males.
There was something in the way
George Harrison (1943-2001)
composed music.
TELEVISION:
PROGRAMMING The Big Fight
Mythologicals, reality
shows, foreign formats ... the scramble is on for a new mantra
as Star tries to retain its top slot, while Sony and Zee struggle
to get ahead.
COLUMNS
FIFTH COLUMN: TAVLEEN SINGH
Excited About Inertia
KAUTILYA: JAIRAM RAMESH Make MoU A Treaty
Sinha has failed to inspire hope but he keeps promising a
miracle.
A conflict management agreement is a must for nuclear South
Asia.
POLITICAL
CORRECT:
P. CHIDAMBARAM
Fear Is the Key
Joshi's new history is a bid to invent an enemy
for the Uttar Pradesh elections.
NEWSNOTES
CENTRESTAGE By Ajit Ninan
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Our originality in various
fields is neither being realised nor being conveyed. These
people have not read Kalidas but Adidas."
Union HRD minister Murli Manohar Joshi, on leftist historians
who have written on ancient India. More
Revamping Indian Cricket. What should India do? Replace
the coach and the physio? Any ideas? Tell us.
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