Welcome to India Today, April 27, 1998

India Today
April 27, 1998

Rising Impotency
A silent, embarassing affliction sweeps Indian bedrooms as doctors discover a growing number of patients desperately seeking cures.

Man with the Towel
Once counsellor to the cadres, the new BJP president will now have to be a subservient crutch for the Government.

Open Season
Jayalalitha's salvo is the latest in a series of crises facing the Government.

For Old Faithfuls
The Vajpayee Government treads the political path.

Reds in Blues
Marxists are caught in a nutcracker on the question of an alliance with the Congress, as the West Bengal prescription.

Power at all Cost
By setting up a charitable trust, Shabir Shah attempts to outwit his detractors and refurbish his image.

Nothing Novel About It
But Culture Minister Pramod Navalkar's latest order is in keeping with his image of Mumbai's moral inspector.

For a Few Acres More
The family feud over MGR's property turns into a public campaign against the controlling authority.

Mr Hegde Goes to Geneva
The commerce minister is gearing up for a major WTO ministerial meeting with some policy ammunition but a lot of it is still just talk.

Blow to Saffronomics
Bound by its commitment to the WTO, the Government does away with non-trade barriers on 336 items. Competition for the domestic industry intensifies.

Race Course Road by Prabhu Chawla
The Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Mani Talk by Mani Shankar Aiyar
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Flipside by Dilip Bobb
Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh

Sound Invasion
Blending the traditional with the modern, bands from across the border take India by storm.

Bowing Out
The dancer's plan to retire jeopardises her pet projects.

Dial A for 'Amma'
Via Media
Pilgrim's Progress
Language of the Mass
On a Slow Track
Promising Duo
Blast from the Past
Quick on the Draw
Foreign Trips, Pay-off Time
Same Old Game

New Beginning Yet again
A stream of high level US officials passed through Delhi last week to get a measure of the new Government.

Beware the Dragon
Despite China aiding Pakistan's nuclear and missile programmes, India sees it as a benign power. But the defence minister's remarks could spell a change in attitude.

Death Wish
Starvation drives poverty-ridden villagers in this barren region to take their own lives while the administration maintains a stony silence.

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