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CURRENT ISSUE FEBRUARY 10, 2003

COVER STORY: INDIA SPEAKS

BJP's Finest Hour

Among the unwritten rules governing contemporary Indian politics-at least for the past three decades-is that a government loses its way midstream and becomes vulnerable to a rising tide of anti-incumbency. Till a year ago, this seemed to be the predestined fate of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA Government. The BJP and its allies were worsted in the key assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Uttaranchal. The Congress under Sonia Gandhi was staging a dramatic comeback.


	Mulayam not keen on alliance with Congress, plans only issue-based support

	UP Opposition to bring no-confidence motion against Mayawati in budget session

	Modi to be star attraction in BJP's Himachal Pradesh election campaign

	Bail denied to lone woman convict in Parliament attack case Afsan Guru

	MP court declares first Indian eunuch mayor Kamla Jaan a male, cancels 'his' election

	Rajendra Yadav, key witness in POTA case against Raja Bhaiyya, killed in Pratapgarh

	China's maiden manned space mission plans unaffected by Columbia tragedy

	Saudi Arabia aims to restrict expat population to 20%


	Iraq accuses US of playing 'political game', says Powell will fabricate evidence

William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President of the USA

Has the Government been hasty in allowing Indians to open forex accounts and invest in stock markets abroad?


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INDIA TODAY HINDI

THE NATION: CABINET RESHUFFLE			STATES: UTTAR PRADESH

Flawed Facelift			Outdoing the Outlaw
The changes in the Cabinet were intended to gear up the Government and the BJP for the coming polls but last-minute pulls and pressures diluted their impact.			Dalit feminism versus deadly fudalism. Whatever the validity of the POTA cases against Raja Bhaiya's clan, to Mayawati's voters they signal social revolution.



LETTERS			EDITORIAL
From The Editor In Chief To The Editor			Change Without Vision A few good men alone can't make a difference. It needs a few food ideas too.

OTHER STORIES


OFFTRACK			SPORTS: CRICKET WORLD CUP

Spinning a Tale			Turf Talking
A group narrates stories to revive the reading habit among children.			India are in the Group of Death with Australia, England and Pakistan.
VIEWPOINT			MARKETING: WORLD CUP MANIA
Courtroom Drama			The Cheerleaders
The arbitration in Jadeja's favour has nothing to do with justice or his love for the game.			As the World Cup nears and the frenzy builds up, it's boom time for India Inc. Companies are selling the game hard, even if they aren't betting on a win.
ECONOMY: INCOME TAX			BUSINESS: UNIT TRUST OF INDIA
Simply Saral			Goodbye Welcome UTI
AIf Finance Minister Jaswant Singh bites the bullet and implements the Kelkar panel report, we will pay less in taxes and with more ease than ever before.			Counting its last days, UTI-I may just surprise its US-64 investors. The UTI-II will now have to prove itself.
WORLD: SAUDI ARABIA			NEIGHBOURS: TENSION
Nervous Kingdom			A Neighbourhood of Trouble
Caught between the fear of war and the friendship with America, Saudi Arabia, sustained by faith and oil, faces its worst crisis.			Neither Big Brother nor a friend in need, India's relations with its near abroad flounder. The need is for a rapid, radical rethink of how to handle our neighbours.

NEWSNOTES


FIRST TAKE CONFESSIONAL SPOTLIGHT DESPATCH CONSUMER WORLDWATCH TABS ON TRIVIA

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"I am saving the cow's neck, while the BJP is seeking votes by catching its tail." Digvijay Singh, Madhya Pradesh chief minister

REGULARS

BOOKS: PARAM VIR Death be not Proud			BOOKS Empire R.I.P.

The poignant friendship of an Indian father and the Pakistani who killed his son.			A sparkling history of how the Anglobalisation project was undone by its own lofty ideals.
BOOKS Nepal Rites			CINEMA: RAM GOPAL VERMA
			One-Man Company
Everyday textures of the kingdom.			Within Bollywood, the ace director runs a parallel film industry. It's the biggest launchpad for new talent.
SOCIETY AND TRENDS: SEXUAL HARASSMENT Indecent Proposals

With gender crimes becoming a serious menace in universities across the country, the campus is no longer what it used to be — safe.

METRO TODAY


EYECATCHERS
Hurley's Hunk, Perfect Pairing , Fast Forward, Back in Vogue

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