Welcome to India Today, November 23, 1998

India Today, November 23, 1998
Nov 23, 1998

Fighting for Survival
The BJP approaches the elections in Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram in despondency. The states' chief ministers are equally worried about surviving the dreaded anti-incumbency factor. An assessment from the ground.

"The Left distorts"
Journalist and MP Arun Sourie attacks India's history establishment in the Interview of the Week.

The Importance of Being Balu
A top Reliance executive is booked under the Official Secrets Act for possessing classified government documents. With his Romesh Sharma links coming out in the open, some politicians too may not be left unscathed.

Divine Decree
The Shias set up their own Shariat court to help the community avoid protracted litigation. But its effectiveness is suspect with voices of dissent already audible.

Costly Drop
The BJP Government in Gujarat plunges into a political crisis as it is unable to check the soaring price of groundnut oil.

Arms for a Song
The well-connected in Maharashtra buy confiscated firearms dirt cheap.

Race Course by Prabhu Chawla
Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Flip Side by Dilip Bobb

New Culture at Work
Holding workshops on classical arts is the latest trend in corporate houses.

In the Frontline of Fire
As nomads are removed from the upper reaches of the district Chamba in Himachal Pradesh, militants find their lifeline cut off.

Advantage USA
Slowly but steadily the United States seems to be bringing India and Pakistan to see things its way.

Winning Bond
Hard work and a little help from her father brings Koneru Humpy a second chess world title.

Changing Tunes
Visual Break
Three for Sorrow
Making Amends
Buckets of Bounty

Bulls for Now
The lifting of sanctions and a series of other positive developments perk up the markets. But can the rally sustain and trigger an economic survival?

Tra gic Fallout
A student's fiery protest highlights the ills of the Rajasthan University.

Coming of the Super Crop
Bug-killing cotton. Tomatoes that ripen late. Genetically engineered plants could transform Indian agriculture.

A Fine Balance
The film version does justice to Rohinton Mistry's novel Such a Long Journey.

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