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 CURRENT ISSUE FEBRUARY 17, 2003
COVER STORY: ETERNAL VOYAGER
Eternal Voyager


Travelling in the weightlessness of space, Kalpana Chawla once said with the poetic simplicity that comes naturally to an intrepid explorer: "You are just your intelligence.'' On that brilliant, breezy blue day over Cape Canaveral, Florida, as she hurtled back to Earth at 18 times the speed of sound, Chawla must have felt only brute force as the magnificent flying machine with over 2.5 million parts-miraculously held together till then by magical dexterity-burst apart.

 
   
Mayawati to reshuffle ministry today
Fleming: New Zealand may consider playing in Kenya
Sri Lanka win over New Zealand by 47 runs
CMIE: Tax collection might fall short of 2002-03 budget
Delhi police arrests two, smashes betting racket
Point of no-return: Jadeja rules out return to cricket
Fake currency racket busted in Delhi
Cauvery River Authority asks Karnataka to release 4,500-cusec water a day to Tamil Nadu for 3 days
Cell operators move telecom tribunal against WLL cos
Advani to Rajnath: Keep quiet on Raja Bhaiyya
 
William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President of the USA
 
 
Populist budgets are bad for the economy in the long run. Can India afford to have one?
 
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THE NATION: AYODHYA THE NATION: CONGRESS
In God we Trust Dogma Dilemma
The Government nudge to the apex court indicates the BJP has ended its exile from Ram country.
As senior leaders root for accommodating Hindutva, the party struggles to redefine itself.
LETTERS   EDITORIAL

From The Editor In Chief
To The Editor

  A Star is Born
In death, Kalpana Chawla scripts a nationally uplifting saga of heroism.
     
 OTHER STORIES
OFFTRACK STATES: MAHARASHTRA
Breeds Apart All in the Family
The pride of Indian royalty is back on the game track.
 Uddhav's election ends speculation over Bal Thackeray's successor, but challenges await the Sena cub as he readies the party for the assembly polls.
STATES: CHHATTISGARH     ECONOMY: FOREIGN EXCHANGE
For the Common Cause     Dollar Power

Corruption charges against the royals are incidental in the battle to end feudal control over Raipur's premier college.

     Spend in dollars. Hold dollar accounts. Buy MNC shares. The RBI is bringing the world to our pockets.
 
BUSINESS: STOCK MARKETS     THE WORLD: GULF CRISIS
What's Killing BSE     Should India Worry
The icon of Indian Stock markets urgently needs a dose of oxygen to survive.
 		     The best case scenario is a short and sharp war with a brief rise in oil prices. The worst, a destabilised Gulf.
 
NEIGHBOURS: BANGLADESH     NEIGHBOURS: NEPAL
Disquiet on the Eastern Front     Peace Coup by Palace
Bangladesh took the 213 immigrants back. India has to decide what to do with the 16 million others.
 		     On the king's initiative the Maoists are ready to talk peace with the Government. Is the palace playing politics?
CRICKET WORLD CUP: INDIA TODAY - SAMSUNG COUNTDOWN     SPORTS: CRICKET
Pride and Passion     Flying Colours
In a changing South Africa, in ways beyond runs and wickets, this cricket World Cup promises to push the boundaries of the possible.
 		     South Africa now has the chance to highlight its achievements in overcoming an apartheid past.
CINEMA: VIVEK OBEROI     SOCIETY AND TRENDS: DATING
Oberoi Towers     Private in Public
He is yet to deliver a true blue hit and he isn't conventionally handsome. Yet, he is well on his way to becoming Mumbai film industry's next big thing.
     Being clandestine is out. Valentine or not, for the youth being open and expressive about their relationships adds to the excitement of dating.
       
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FIRST TAKE CONFESSIONAL SPOTLIGHT DESPATCH CONTROVERSY WORLDWATCH
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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

 
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