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ECONOMY: PRIVATISATION
Private Problems
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NEIGHBOURS: SRI LANKA
Peace Amidst Landmines
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The sale of HPCL and BPCL is stayed for three months all
right, but the ministry could sell 30-odd other PSUs with
it. Here is why it can't.
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Colombo streets wear a festive look as peace dividends trickle
in. But much depends on how flexible the LTTE and Sinhalese
parties are.
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NEIGHBOURS: PAKISTAN
Bit of a Sham
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DIPLOMACY: ARMS CONTROL
The Indian Connection
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Amid allegations of pre-poll rigging and pervasive public
scepticism, the crucial general election heads for a tame
finish.
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An obscure Delhi company found
exporting sensitive material to Iraq
leaves India red-faced.
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SPORTS: CRICKET
Top Order
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OFFTRACK: ARANMULA,
KERALA
Heart to Art
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Does the Indian team have what it takes to become world
champions?
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A French woman's love for art turns a village into a cultural
hub.
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SCIENCE: TEST-TUBE BABY
Honour Restored
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EDUCATION: UGC-DU STAND-OFF
Striking Out
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Experts
finally accept that India's first in vitro birth took place
eight years earlier than acknowledged.
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UGC's budgetary might leaves Delhi University with little
choice but to accept the 22-hour work norm.
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LIVING: ROYAL LEGACY
The Last Mughal
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CRIME: ABU SALEM
Quiet Lay the Don
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The descendants
of emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar emerge from obscurity and seek
fresh recognition.
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India hopes that the United States' worries about Abu Salem's
Al-Qaida links will ensure his extradition.

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CRIME: SALMAN KHAN
Superbrat
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THE ARTS: TRIBAL ARTIFACTS
Icons on the Block
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The film industry's very own bare-chested, fist-swinging
Devdas gets himself into another serious run-in with the law.
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Traffic in tribal relicsreal and counterfeit-grips
the place that gave birth to the Naxal movement.
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