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December 04, 2000
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Orthodoxy in economic thought is as odious as obscurantism in the socio-religious context. INDIA TODAY Associate Editor, V Shankar Aiyar, offers a contrarian take on the stock markets and the cause and the impact of policy and practice. Au ContrAiyar.

 
Despatches


A study reveals that the use of fertilisers on the west coast of India and their runoff in the Arabian Sea are producing dangerous levels of nitrous oxide or laughing gas. And rising temperature is just one of the effects, warns INDIA TODAY Principal Correspondent Subhadra Menon in
Despatches.





Specials

100 people who shaped India in the 20th century
 

Hope for Orrisa

 


 
COVER STORY: SATHYA SAI BABA
Test of Faith

The 75th birthday celebrations of the godman focus attention on his work in education, healthcare and social welfare. But allegations about sexual misconduct involving young devotees persist.
Full Story..


THE NATION: VEERAPPAN
Operation Jungle Storm

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu make a renewed bid to catch the outlaw. But, unless the Centre helps, it won't be easy.
Full Story...


STATES: DELHI
The Big Foul-up

Violent protests against a bid to shift polluting units leaves the Government groping for an alternative.
Full Story...

 
STATES: J&K
Mission Kashmir
The Centre's ceasefire offer could lead to more bloodshed.
 

THE NATION: CONGRESS
Left Turn
Under Sonia, the Congress is losing its pro-reform image.


THE NATION: CPR
Scholars Spat

A sacked faculty member takes on his boss.

 

BUSINESS: SKIN CARE
Fair and Growing
The market for fairness products is changing colour.


PSUs: TEMPLES OF DOOM
Buying Dear, Selling Cheap
Dismantling of Eastern Bloc leaves STC with no objective.

 

WILDLIFE: RANTHAMBORE
Cat Scan
A missing tiger, a unique search and an unlikely row.


SPORTS: FOOTBALL
Crunch Match
Leading clubs are now fighting for professionalism.
  SPORTS: CRICKET
Meet the Girls
The Women's World Cup is round the corner.

HERITAGE: TIME CAPSULE
Rite of Passage
The Parsis leave behind cultural and religious icons for posterity.
  MUSIC
Reverberations and More...
Get a Taste of Thaat. PLUS: Hot Track and New Arrivals.

HEALTHWATCH
Uncertain Gains
Quick-fix food supplements could be harmful.

  OFFTRACK: PUNE
Parents' Day Out
Lonely parents of NRIs join forces to beat the blues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Fifth Column - Tavleen Singh
Rape of the Law
Have we learnt anything from the Veerappan episode?
  Kautilya - Jairam Ramesh
After IT, Time for T
The Textile Policy 2000 deres-erves the garment industry.
 

 
Flip Side - Dilip Bobb
Word Association
Its a practice psychiatrists and market researchers swear by.
  Right Angle - Swapan Dasgupta
But We Are So Different
Globalisation is good for you, but the print media is different.
 

 
Economic Graffitti - Kaushik Basu
Soliciting in Public
Step into a public office to find out what ails our legal system.
 

 
 
 
Bodyline by Ravi Shankar Centrestage by Ajit Ninan


VOICES

"She did not inherit the prime ministership nor did it come to her by right. She fought for it in the political battlefields."
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, while paying tribute to former Sri Lankan premier Sirimavo Bandaranaike, in Parliament

More...

TREMORS
The Mood of the Nation.


CAPLOOKS
Power Pull
Whoever said the Congress is a one-woman show.
  Small Mercies
After an year in office, P. Mahajan has reason to smile.
Taxing Evasion
Yashwant Sinha's exhortations seem to have worked.
  Net Working
The Bihar Governor's new mantra: transparency.
Confessional
Amongst newcomers in the new Jharkhand Assembly, Speaker Inder Singh Namdhari is a veteran.


Editorials

Leading to a Logjam
Governance is hostage to pressure groups.

Burmese Days
Cosying up to the junta in Yangon is a realpolitik necessity.


Books
August Returns
A sequel that blasts the vagaries of the welfare state.
Star Dust
A venture that fails to lift off.
BestSeller List


Letter
From the
Editor in Chief

  Eyecatchers
Akanksha Malhotra; Hrithik Roshan and Suzanne Khan; Waluscha D'Souza &
Zeenat Aman

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     METRO TODAY
   
   

MetroScape
Material Women
When seven designers experiment with Raymond fabrics, gentlemanly dons clearly eclipse women's outfits.
more...

Looking Glass

Mumbai:Restaurant

Delhi: Music

Chennai: Store

 



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