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NEIGHBOURS: PAKISTAN
Farce Forward
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TECHNOLOGY: VOICE MESSAGING
SMS Gets Vocal
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After consolidating his position with a dubious referendum,
Musharraf now plans to subjugate mainstream political parties.
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Investors dismayed by the proposal to tax dividend income
from mutual funds can
take heart.
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HERITAGE: MILITARY
MUSEUMS
Decked Displays
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LIVING: CIVIC ACTIVISTS
Urban Heroes
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Converting machines
to exhibits gives civilians a chance to enter the world of military
hardware.
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As living conditions in Mumbai deteriorate, citizens are
rallying around to fight for their rightsand winning
them too.
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OFFTRACK: SURAT,
GUJARAT
Equal Footing
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SPORTS: FOOTBALL
Club in Confusion
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A spirited woman uses her feet to produce prize-winning
needlework in the Surat district of Gujarat.
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Mohun Bagan may not be able to field a team this season if
the fracas over its jinxed deal with the UB Group doesn't
end.
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SPORTS: USHA ACADEMY
Express Returns
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CINEMA: REGIONAL FILMS
Change of Art |
India's greatest athlete
P.T. Usha gets ready to woo destiny again with a sports school
of her own.
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With savvy starcasts and ingenious financing, regional filmmakers
make a bid to break out of art house ghettos.
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FIFTH COLUMN: TAVLEEN SINGH
Bury the Bogeymen
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KAUTILYA: JAIRAM RAMESH
A Time to Move
on
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India needs governments that can solve the people's problems,
not create them. 
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Alas, after reaching a double century, this column returns
to the pavilion.
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POLITICALLY CORRECT: P. CHIDAMBARAM
State of Crisis
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Bihar, with its dipping development indices, showcases misgovernance
in India. 
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