Welcome to India Today, September 28, 1998

India Today
September 28, 1998

Beyond the Monica Mess
President Bill Clinton's "inappropriate" relation with a young White House intern has implications that cut across boundaries. Beyond the salacious details lie fundamental questions about an impaired American presidency in a unipolar world. An on-the -spot report.
Opinion Poll

Sonia's Sermons
Almost as soon as the party's code of conduct is released, members begin exploring escape routes. Implementation too remains a mystery.

RSS on the Rampage
With the BJP firmly in the saddle, the Sangh Parivar wants more say in the Government's policies and functioning.

Desperate Gambit
Vananchal ceases to enthuse Laloo. But with the dismissal of the RJD government looming large, this is more a survival ploy than his commitment to united Bihar.

Vigilante Overkill
Volunteers patrolling the streets of Shillong to check crime take the law into their own hands. The result: 10 innocents lynched, 35 injured.

Amma's Isolation
Jayalalitha's local allies chart an independent course by pledging unconditional support to Vajpayee. To her discomfiture, even Karunanidhi sends similar signals.

Trimming the Fat
A cash-strapped Maharashtra government devises ways to cut costs.

September Blues
Crisis in the Gujarat government subsides, but only for now.

Sparking a Row
The Government's decision to allow 100 per cent foreign ownership in the cigarette manufacturing segment has the domestic industry up in arms.

Race Course by Prabhu Chawla
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Flip Side by Dilip Bobb
Sports Watch by Rohit Brijnath

Print Paparazzi
As the species of Homo celebritus becomes rarer, the burgeoning breed of celeb-makers create their own: fame has to be thrust on nondescript entities. A diarist's account.

Day of the Jacket
With a few exceptions, leaders of the ruling coalition are a media-savvy lot who believe in adding that extra touch of formality and distinction to their attire.

True Colours
Icy Repartee
Down the Drain
Changing Roles
Speak No Evil

Right On Target
India excel in a field short of world-class standard. The real test will come at the December Asian Games.

Search for the Sarasvati
Spawned by the myths of history, the legend of a mighty river endures. A new project to find it could revive an ancient legacy and some of Rajasthan's parched lands.

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