It is midnight, the graveyard shift, when most of
India is sound asleep. Yet the sweeping glass and
concrete building at Gurgaon near Delhi is lit like
a stadium and is abuzz with activity. A fleet of
Toyota Qualises streams in and out, disgorging trendily
dressed 20-somethings babbling away excitedly. They
take their places in a large, bright hall, jammed
with factory rows of computer consoles and telephones.
Ban religious yatras during
Gujarat polls: Poll panel
Giriraj Kishore: Lyngdoh is
anti-Hindu, we'll go to court
Terror threats to Pushkar Mela
beginning on Nov. 15
US, UK ask citizens not to
visit Pushkar Mela
Iraq accepts UN resolution
on arms inspection
ICC for ban on unruly cricket
venues in India
SP: BJP pressuring Speaker
to disqualify UP rebel MLAs
5 held over lynching of dalits
in Jhajjar, Haryana
The Karnataka chief minister's handling
of the Cauvery dispute is making life for Tamils in Bangalore
more and more difficult, writes India Today's Stephen David. Troubled
Waters
The Conclave concludes
on a high note. Al Gore, Stanley Fischer and other world leaders
listen and are heard. Catch up on the highlights. Take
me to Conclave now
INDIA TODAY HINDI
COVER STORY: GUEST COLUMN
CRIME: TERRORIST ENCOUNTER
Opportunity Calling
Shootout Mystery
Organisations across industries are under increasing pressure
to reduce costs in order to remain competitive.
Police face a barrage of charges after two terrorists are
killed in Delhi. The real story of what happened at Ansal
Plaza.
STATES: JAMMU AND KASHMIR
STATES: TAMIL NADU
Hope Versus Fear
New Gods for Old
The new Government
has unleashed irrational expectations. The hazards of cohabitation
and uneasy ties with Delhi make the chief minister's job harder.
Jayalalithaa's anti-conversion law causes political polarisation.
Not since Meenakshipuram has the issue so gripped Tamil society.
Compound
Error The Kelkar report makes personal income tax simple and payer-friendly
but...
OTHER STORIES
ECONOMY: ENERGY Striking it Rich
NEIGHBOURS: PAKISTAN Search for a Stooge
Discovery of gas off the Andhra coast at Krishna-Godavari
basin will enhance India's energy security and enrich Reliance
Inds.
With
parties unable to strike a deal, Musharraf may be able to
instal the prime minister he wants.
EDUCATION: PRIVATE COLLEGES
Commerce Classes
SPORTS: CRICKET
Guru of the Game
Private colleges, offering degrees for a price, subvert higher
education in
Madhya Pradesh
Coach John Wright has used common sense and commitment to
bring a new purpose to the Indian cricket team.
Interview
with John Wright
OFFTRACK: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA Sign of Couragey
MUSIC: ASIAN UNDERGROUND Electric Entry
A family's badge honours its son and soldiers killed in Kashmir.
As clubbers fall in rhythm with electronic music, Midival
Punditz goes global.
SOCIETY AND TRENDS:CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE Forever Diva
CINEMA: DIMPLE KAPADIA Forever Diva
With increasing reports of molestation, one thing is clear:
the male child is as vulnerable to victimisation as girls-and
he could belong to any socio-economic class.
While actors of her age are playing mother, 45-year-old Dimple
enjoys a fresh lease of life as a new generation of filmmakers
script roles especially for her.
"I am not the disinvestment minister speaking
on behalf of the defence minister as the defence minister
has done for the disinvestment minister." Arun Shourie, Union disinvestment minister. More
REGULARS
BOOKS Heartland Blunder
BOOKS Home is not Elsewhere
A voluminous error in making sense of the low-caste
politics of north india.
This minority narrative, for a change, is not about
flight from India.
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