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CURRENT ISSUE MAY 26, 2003

COVER STORY: MT EVEREST

The Ultimate High

Fifty years after Hillary and Tenzing conquered Everest, the peak remains the etern al challenge of all mountaineers. .


	Madurai murder- Former DMK minister T. Krishnan stabbed to death

	Player hurt- Injured Safin pulls out of French Open

	Literary gain- Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk wins world's richest book prize

	Helping hand- Singapore offers anti-SARS equipment to China

	Mishap- Three seriously hurt in blast at Rourkela steel plant

	TN medicos' stir- Doctors call off May 21 strike in Chennai

	IMF- India should give priority to trade liberalisation

	In the net- French police arrest four in terror probe near Paris

	Raja Bhaiyya’s judicial remand extended till June

	Change of heart- Gujarat weavers call off 50-day stir

Should the Centre consult the government of a state before deploying the army in its territory for the maintenance of law and order?


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COVER STORY: MT EVEREST			COVER STORY: MT EVEREST/BOOKS

One Heck of a Climb			Magic Mountains
Despite the revolution in equipment, scaling Everest, the alpine equivalent of the Wild West, is still as tough.			As the world looks back with all the trappings of showbusiness at the historic ascent of Everest, the ultimate act of adventure, two books celebrate the event.



LETTERS			EDITORIAL
From The Editor In Chief To The Editor			Living Terror A still functional Al-Qaida should worry—and wake up India too.

OTHER STORIES

STATES			BUSINESS: EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION

Govern & Perish			Shock Options
The rankings may have surprised many and even caused one chief minister to walk out of the INDIA TODAY conclave but their verdict was unanimous.			They turned hundreds of software professionals into millionaries. But few employees are willing to be lured by ESOPs any more. Here's why.
Delhi's Stepchild
Post Script

DIPLOMACY: ENERGY SEARCH			LIVING: BEAUTY RISKS

India's Guinea Chase			The Beauty Backlash
A determination to reduce dependence on Middle East oil drives India and other countries to West Africa's newly discovered oilfields.			The unregulated growth of beauty shops is resulting in inferior service, with the After picture often turning out worse than Before.
RELIGION: SATSANGS			CONTROVERSY: INFOSYS
A date with GOD			Murthy vs Murthy
Satsang are the latest stopover for an increasing number of youngsters who have emarked on a spiritual search.			Despite Infosys settling the messy sexual harassment suit against a former senior executive out of court, the countroversy continues to kick up dust.
CINEMA: FARAH KHAN			CINEMA: CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
Belle of The Ball			Indian Carnival
Farah Khan is the thinking director's favourite choreographer in Bollywood. Now she is looking beyond.			Neeta Lulla's kurtis and De Beers diamonds. Aishwarya Rai played the exotic peacock card as the curtain rose on the Cannes Film Festival.
OFFTRACK: THRISSUR, KERALA
Epic Move
Koodiyattam frees itself with an adaptation of a Kalidasa classic.

NEWSNOTES


FIRST TAKE CONFESSIONAL SPOTLIGHT DESPATCH DOWRY WORLDWATCH TABS ON TRIVIA

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"It is admitted by one and all that the site in dispute is the Ram Janmasthan. The only dispute is whether there existed a temple which was demolished" LALA RAM GUPTA, counsel for the Centre, to the Liberhan Commission probing the Babri Masjid demolition

METRO TODAY


EYECATCHERS
Shock and Sensuality, Eyes on the World, Walk and Win, Title Song

NRI DIARY


A black heroine, a white hero. Their comedy that grossed over $100 million is a personal best for producer Amritraj.			Travel In the News