Welcome to India Today, January 25, 1999

India Today, January 25, 1999
Jan 25, 1999

Courting Controversy
An exclusive story on an emerging tussle between the President and the judiciary as K R Narayanan makes an unprecedented suggestion that the chief justice of India should, where eligible candidates are available, consider Schedule Caste persons for Supreme Court appointments.

Politics by Other Means
The Gujarat violence against Christians may have started the conversion debate but it is the champions of reconversion who have the upper hand.

Take it or Leave It
Vajpayee believes he has reaffirmed his authority by deferring a Cabinet reshuffle in the face of haggling allies. But by the month-end, he has to bite the bullet.

The New Namboodiris
Some do it for jobs and others for social acceptance. In Malappuram and Thrissur districts, lower castes can enter the Brahmanical order for a price.

Sordid Sequel
A victim of gang rape links the incident with an earlier molestation case, resulting in widespread demands for the Orissa chief minister's ouster.

Race Course by Prabhu Chawla
Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Economic Graffiti by Kaushik Basu
Cyberchatter by Arun Katiyar
Flip Side by Dilip Bobb

On Borrowed Time
The finance minister's projections go awry as rising expenditure plays havoc with the fiscal deficit.

We're Like This Only
Screeching sounds, flawed projection, unintended fade-outs. Nothing is going right in Hyderabad, yet there's an undercurrent of excitement at the festival.

The Price of Indulgence
Affluent parents are realising they are responsible for their children's excesses.

Ticket to Ride
Back in Circulation
Another Applause
Cash Traps

Hello from Hell
Violence is not Babloo Srivastava's style, so he uses psychological warfare instead to continue running a thriving extortion and kidnapping racket from the safety of his prison cell.

Queering the Pitch
Unless the spirit of the game prevails the Test series is in jeopardy.

Spinning Out of Control
The surveillance system project suffers another jolt.

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