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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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WEB ONLY FEATURES


Ray's cerebral sleuth Felu da continues to to be the most sought-after detective in fiction after all these years. India Today's Sumit Mitra does his own bit of investigation to explain why. EVERGREEN GIANT

Diary of Events










PREVIOUS ISSUE

INDIA TODAY HINDI

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.

NEWSNOTES


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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

REGULARS

BOOKS Matinee Ideal			BOOKS Portrait of an Artist

Why popular Indian cinema is the last bastion of the mystic East.			Art and homoerotic love in the court of the most perfect Mughal.
BOOKS Lowe's Love

It's all about the clasp of civilisations.

METRO TODAY


EYECATCHERS
Who's That Girl, Heart Doctors , Coming of Age, Something About Mary

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