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 CURRENT ISSUE JANUARY 27, 2002
COVER STORY: NIGHTLIFE
The Party Machine


When Moet et Chandon wanted to announce the presence of its champagne, Dom Perignon, in Delhi, it got in touch with Vandana Mohan's Backstage Productions. At Rs 5 lakh, she organised a dinner party for 52 exclusive guests who sat chic by jowl to sample a happy fusion of culinary excess and liquid pleasure. When designer J.J. Valaya wanted to celebrate his 10th anniversary in the profession ....

 
   
Bhansali's Devdas & Rahman win MTV Asia Awards
Japan grants a loan of $90 million for forestry projects in Rajasthan
Kamla Beniwal, Banwarilal Berwa made Rajasthan Deputy CMs
Former Maharashtra Cong chief Adik to get a berth in Shinde ministry
Golden Temple may be recognised as world heritage
Lashkar threatens to kill Saurav Ganguly, security beefed up
35 get Shram Awards, none found fit for Shram Ratna
Dalmiya welcomes ICC\'s decision to let India play in World Cup
Two dead, 13 injured in Mumbai building collapse
 
 
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As Digvijay takes his Dalit agenda to a logical conclusion in thr un-up to the assembly elections, the sincerity of his efforts comes under a cloud, writes India Today's Neeraj Mishra.
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THE NATION: CONGRESS BUSINESS: CELL PHONES
Stopping to Conquer War of the Rings
The change of guard in Mumbai indicates that Sonia is willing to make up with political foes to prepare the party for the impending polls in four states.
Unfair terms push cellular companies to take an unprecedented action — defy the regulator. At stake: Rs 25,000 crore investment and one crore users.
LETTERS   EDITORIAL

From The Editor In Chief
To The Editor

  All in the Mind
A defeatist mindset, not technical inadequacies, could wreck the Indian team
     
 OTHER STORIES
STATES: ORISSA STATES: UTTAR PRADESH
Spread of Saffron Happy Returns
Beyond the public gaze, Sangh Parivar outfits in the state are making political hay.
 Mayawati's birthday bash was a pre-election season political investment.
CRIME: KIDNEY TRADE     SPORTS: CRICKET WORLD CUP
Organised Racket     The Early Birds

A thriving Rs 150 crore kidney scam, a nexus of top doctors, lawyers and middlemen who lured the poor with lucre.

     As the one-day game has evolved, the swash-buckling opening batsman has become a necessity in the team.  
EDUCATION: FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES     SOCIETY & TRENDS: GIGOLOS
More for Less     Men on Call
Acquiring an international degree at a fraction of the cost of studying abroad becomes a reality as overseas universities serenade Indian students on home turf.
 		     Mumbai's night-life has a new addition: young, middle-class males who trade sex for money to maintain hip lifestyles. There is no lack of clients either.
 
WILDLIFE: MONKEYS     THE ARTS: PIN-UP CALENDARS
Skulduggery     Up to Date
Aided by superstition, monkey-tamers find a barbaric way of making money.
 		     Corporates and lensmen take the cheese-cake windfall to new dstination—calendars
       
 NEWSNOTES
FIRST TAKE CONFESSIONAL SPOTLIGHT DESPATCH INTERVIEW TABS ON TRIVIA
QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Wars in post-1990 world are fought over markets, which is a new kind of conflict that has led to cross-border terrorism."
 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President

 
 REGULARS
BOOKS
A Historic Error		     BOOKS
Backwater Fatigue
A riveting but not revealing chronicle of Pakistan as an idea that failed.
     And this literary massage is no help.
CINEMA: WOMEN PRODUCERS     OFFTRACK: RAJGARH, MADHYA PRADESH
The Powerpuff Girls Arresting Vice
Actresses have taken to production and they are not just figureheads
     Education motivates a village to shrug off its criminal past.
 
METRO TODAY
 
EYECATCHERS

Bowling 'em Over, Court Craft , A Suite for Sir Vidia, Dream Debut

 
 NRI DIARY
 
As land hassles stem the flow of NRI investment in Punjab, the Government takes steps to ease the legal woes of expatriates.
 		  Splash Hit
The Home Conning
Entertainment
Fusion Fiesta
 In the News
Travel