India Today, March 6, 2000

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India Today issue dt March 6, 2000
March 6, 2000

World's Richest Indian...
The chairman of Wipro, Azim H. Premji, is a reluctant multibillionaire. With its stocks smashing record after record, Wipro has become the most valuable Indian company and its chairman the richest Indian ever.

... And his Wealth Machine
Wipro retains its traditional businesses even as infotech becomes the bottom-line booster.

Nation
Shaming the corrupt
Ignoring the sullen resistance from the bureaucracy, CVC N.Vittal puts out more names of suspect civil servants on the commission's website, hoping to net the guilty this way.

Critical Review
The government takes a bold step by tabling the Kargil report, but what will matter is the action taken on it.

Tiring of Sonia
Post-elections, dissident Congressmen feel that with Sonia at the helm the party cannot make a bid for power.

States
Clearing up the campus
The Uttar Pradesh government's attempt to depoliticise universities is likely to face stiff opposition from student leaders.

OTHER STORIES
CRICKET Topsy Turvy Conspiracy theories are doing the rounds about Tendulkar's resignation and speculation is rife about his successor. Who will it be, Ganguly or Jadeja? HERITAGE Royal Relics The priceless objects displayed open a window to the grandeur of the Asaf Jahi dynasty and its contributions to Hyderabad over two centuries	DIASPORA Hitting Big Time A clean image and a multicultural political philosophy takes the Punjabi boy from a dusty village in India to premiership in a Canadian province. LIFESTYLE Electric Southern Kanjeevarams yes, but preferably with lycra-the sleepy metro wakes up to a world of fashion, couturiers and beautiful models

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NEWSNOTES

REGULARS

Right Angle by Swapan Dasgupta

Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh

Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh

Flipside by Dilip Bobb

CyberChatter by Arun Katiyar

Balancing Act

Ire Power

Tongue Tied

Playing Safe

Confessional

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