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India Today, June 29, 1998
June 29, 1998

Politics
Business
Entertainment and the Arts
People

The Way to Win
The soccer World Cup demonstrates that speed and strength have become vital ingredients in modern sport. Winning requires athleticism. This lack of power is a major factor why India isn't able to produce world class athletes in almost every sport it plays.

No Rage to Succeed
Indian sportsmen lack the rage for perfection.

Race is  not Enough
Genes help but hard work is the key.

The Nation
Time to get the Boot
Urban Affairs Minister Ram Jethmalani serves final notice on VIPs refusing to vacate official bungalows.
Letter from the EditorEditorials
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Land the Law Forgot
The murder of two MLAs in Bihar results in near political anomie prompting demands for Central rule.

Freedom Fraud
Those who fought the Nizam of Hyderabad get a pension. So, apparently, do bogus revolutionaries.

The Storm Subsides
The port town of Kandla in Gujarat where the cyclone killed over 4,000 people comes to term with the tragedy.

Dead End Ahead
A mediator's killing exposes the differences among Bodo militants.

Leader Under Scrutiny
Naveen Patnaik's laid-back style proves uninspiring.

Sharad Charade
Pawar remains just a regional satrap as his rivals score over him in the elections to the Rajya Sabha.

Business
Changing Tack
Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha's hasty roll-backs may have silenced his critics for now. But can they kickstart the economy?

columns
Race Course Road by Prabhu Chawla
The Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Mani Talk by Mani Shankar Aiyar
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Cyberchatter by Arun Katiyar

Societty
Love in the Time of a Chip
An increasing number of mouse-happy Indians are charging their otherwise static lives by cruising various chat sites on the Net, looking for romance, companionship -- even sex.

Newnotes
Hall of Fame
Keeping  an Account
The Sharad Talk
Hard-cell Tactics
Man of Stone
Grumble Farmer
In Dire Straits
Grabbing an Issue
Star Tourism
A Minefield of Inexperience
Chilling Crime 

Diplomacy
A New Low
As the US administration's resolve hardens and economic sanctions are formalised, relations between the world's two great democracies plumb new depths.

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The Sardar of Swing
The market-savvy Daler Mehndi  lands a Rs 2.75 crore contract, the biggest in the business.

 

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