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CURRENT ISSUE MARCH 03, 2003

COVER STORY: WORLD CUP

Back from the Brink

At the end of the first week of the Cup it was obvious this would be cricket's most competitive tournament. Despite the win over Zimbabwe—and the brief respite for a cricket-crazed nation where every obsession has taken a backseat—India still walks the tightrope.


	RSS: Sonia stop issuing 'certificates of patriotism'

	NAM endorses Kuala Lampur declaration on globalisation

	7 rescued, one missing on Gujarat's Dahej port

	Jayalalithaa indicted for announcing pre-poll sops

	GM to open centre in Bangalore for R&D operations

	Gulf war concerns make BSE down to 40.25 points

	Akram becomes first bowler to achieve 500 wickets

	Aussie mantra: No Shane, no shame, no worry, we're confident


	Savarkar row: Govt claims decision on putting up portrait collective


	Musharraf says he's keen on Vajpayee's friendship

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


The VHP's grand foray into Tamil Nadu begins with more just rhetoric. The huge following it has already managed to build up shows that it is well on its way to striking deeper roots, writes India Today's Arun Ram. SOUTHERN SAFFRON

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THE NATION: BJP			THE NATION: SCAMS FOLLOW-UP

United Colours of Saffron			Smoking Guns
Venkaiah Naidu is fast bridging the BJP-RSS divide in a bid to gear the party for crucial year-end polls.			Governments sloganeer about curbing corruption but nothing changes on the ground. INDIA TODAY looks at 14 major swindles in the past 15 years that involve Rs 22,376 crore, 221 cases and 149 charge-sheets. Till date there have been just 10 convictions.
STATES: NAGALAND			STATES: HIMACHAL PRADESH

The Nation Bogey			Bawdy Politic
While the Opposition banks on the Naga identity, the ruling Congress depends on a middle class that has seen through the 'bluff' of sovereignty.			Hoping to bolster their chances, the BJP and the Congress denigrate the poll campaign to a sewer-level slugfest.



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ECONOMY: BUDGET 2003			WORLD: THE IRAQ CRISIS
Beginner's LUCK			The War Is On
The finance minister has already opened budget proposals to the public. Here's how daring he can be on February 28.			Unmindful of global protests, the US is set on using military force to oust Saddam.
CRIME: DAWOOD GANG			LIVING: SUPERCYCLONE WIDOWS
Hello Brother			Double Jeopardy
The police suspect the Iqbal-Pathan deportation may be a Dawood issue.			For women who survived the supercyclone in Orissa, the compensation money has become a bait for tricksters rather than a means of succour.
HEALTH: ANDROPAUSE			PROFILE: MANI RATNAM
Dose of Vigour			Instinct Action Replay
Recent research shows that testosterone supplements are able to change the way men think, feel, behave—and relieve midlife crisis.			As the king of organised chaos, the 47-year-old filmmaker has always done the unexpected, including repeated attempts to traverse the psyche of terrorism.
SOCIETY AND TRENDS: FASHION
Same Dash for Less Cash
Pret is the buzzword in an industry hit by recession and competition as top couturiers cross over to cash in on the booming ready-to-wear garment market.

NEWSNOTES


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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"One of my legs is shorter. To compensate for this I use extra leather padding in one shoe. I sometimes get cramps in one leg." BHAIRON SINGH SHEKHAWAT, Vice President, who stood up for the National Anthem after he collapsed in Parliament while reading the Hindi version of the President's 75-minute-long speech

REGULARS

BOOKS Germs of Desire			BOOKS An Arthouse Performer
BOOKS Germs of Desire			BOOKS An Arthouse Performer
In his comeback novel Sealy brings a rogue maker of biological weapons to Old Delhi.			Merchant's autobiography is picture-perfect and too politically correct.
BOOKS Migratory Birds
This Muslim writer has a Hindu alter ego.

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EYECATCHERS
Cover Girl, Fair Play, God Scores, Smooth Take-Off

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