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CURRENT ISSUE MARCH 10, 2003

COVER STORY: ECONOMY

Middle Class Muscle

Finance Minister Jaswant Singh's first budget is a delicate balancing act between the demands of the economy and those of politics. While the economy required hard measures, electoral politics demanded soft options. Here is what Budget 2003 means to you, the Government and the economy. Plus, an exclusive interview with Jaswant Singh.


	US, UK may seek UN vote on Iraq next week

	Rain halts match, S. Africa out from World Cup

	Delaying tactic: Pak yet to decide on 2nd UN resolution

	EU members agree on uniform system after 30 yrs

	Disarm and disappear: US for eventual Saddam ouster

	UK Defence Secy rules out use ofnuke against Iraq

	MCC activists kill doctor, injure assistant in Gaya

	Oriflame to introduce 60 new products in India


	BSNL to draft new tariff structure for basic phones


	Great purge: BJP expels 20 leaders in Himachal

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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INDIA TODAY HINDI

THE NATION: SAVARKAR CONTROVERSY			THE NATION: AYODHYA

Picutre Imperfect			Ram Home
The Congress is pushed on the backfoot as it comes to terms with Indira Gandhi's endorsement of Savarkar—the freedom fighter revered by the BJP.			Beyond rituals, the Dharam Sansad hardly attacked the Government. A VHP-BJP convergence on Ayodhya was the buzz.
STATES: ANDHRA PRADESH			STATES: KERALA

Flight of Fancy			Tribal Cleft
Naidu's frequent overseas visits to woo investors and his enduring zeal to hardsell his state fail to translate into foreign investments and projects.			The authorities use brute force to suppress an uprising of Adivasis even as the Antony Government grapples to honour its land deal with them.



LETTERS			EDITORIAL
From The Editor In Chief To The Editor			Off The Track The time has come for the railways to fuction like a corporate entity

OTHER STORIES


STATES: KARNATAKA			INVESTIGATION: COUNTERFEIT RACKET
Wielding the Broom			Stamp of Deceit
The Lok Ayukta has become a one-man army against corruption.			More than a year after Abdul Karim Telgi was arrested, his empire is going strong. Rs 3,300 crore worth of fake stamps have been seized till date.
CRIME: JAIPUR KIDNAPPING			SPORTS: GOLF
Jeweller's Thief			Big Game Hunter
In a heartening desplay of teamwork, police departments of 10 states worked in tandem to rescue a woman and arrest her captors.			Another win in the European tour takes Atwal centrestage.
ICC CRICKET: WORLD CUP			RELIGION: SPGC
The Other Battle			Ritual Row
The fans have been won over but the Indian team's war with combative TV commentators takes an ugly turn.			The face-off over the participation of women in the late-night rites at the Golden Temple stokes the gender bias debate—and the power play among the clergy.
ENVIRONMENT: REGENERATING LAKES			CONTROVERSY: SIBEL SUIT
Filling Them Up			In Court
Bangalore wakes up to the loss of its wetlands. After years of negligence, a little-known body gets down to restoring the city's 600-odd lakes.			Ismail Merchant's autobiography brings back Zubeida's ghost to haunt the former rulers of Jodhpur.
THE ARTS: NEW MEDIUMS			PROFILE: NORAH JONES
Beyond the Obvious			She Knows Why
Moving away from the boring canvas, artists experiment and come up with refreshing exhibitions.			Norah Jones wins five Grammys. Father Ravi Shankar says it's all in the genes.
CINEMA: MOHANLAL-PRIYADARSAN
Double Bill
The indefatigable duo credited with several Malayalam hits make a last ditch effort to revive their waning careers with their new comedy.

NEWSNOTES


FIRST TAKE CONFESSIONAL SPOTLIGHT DESPATCH WORLDWATCH TABS ON TRIVIA SEX WORKERS' MEET

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"We don't hate the Congress. We love all those who love Ram Lalla. Anybody who supports a Ram temple will get two-thirds majority." PRAVIN TOGARIA, VHP general secretary, exhorting the Congress to help build a temple at Ayodhya

REGULARS

BOOKS Nothing Left To Lose			BOOKS Empire Chic

Mohit Sen's racy communism. Or impish studies in a dying culture.			A soap opera set in the sunset of the Raj.

METRO TODAY


EYECATCHERS
Family Fight, Cheer Leader, Maiden Entry, Absolutly Right

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