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CURRENT ISSUE JULY 07, 2003
COVER STORY: CORRUPTION
Bad
and Bloated
Lack
of accountability and the patronage of corrupt politicians
and dishonest businessmen have made the Indian babu
a law unto himself. After all, if industrialists can
evade taxes and make money through devious means, why
shouldn't the babu who moves the files get a share of
the booty?
Govt
employees continue indefinite strike in Tamil
Nadu
US
delays plans to open embassy in Baghdad
US,
Japan, South Korea conclude talks on N Korea
Magisterial
probe ordered in Meerut encounter
Mahesh
Bhupathi, Paula Suarez crash out of mixed
doubles
Venus
Williams to face sister Serena in final
Mumbai
HC stays admission in pvt engineering, medical
colleges
RSS
meet in Kanyakumari to discuss Ayodhya dispute
The
rise in political murders in Madhya Pradesh is no coincidence,
writes India Today's Neeraj Mishra who says the youth wings
of most parties are turning into nurseries of
terror. GOON
SCHOOL
Seize
the Sentiment Act on the unfinished agenda of reforms and capitalise on
the new optimism.
OTHER STORIES
THE NATION: AYODHYA
THE NATION: CONGRESS
Untangling Ayodhya
The Caste Schedule
Backed by
the BJP and the NDA Government and lauded by the Urdu
press, the seer's proposal may resolve
the dispute.
A bid to
woo the Dalits through a flurry of appointments on the eve of
assembly polls may not be enough for the party to ward off the
BSP threat.
STATES: ANDHRA PRADESH
BUSINESS: CAPITAL MARKETS
Soppy
Delivery
The
Day of Small Investors
As election
time nears, Chandrababu Naidu turns Santa Claus. And the state
is expected to fund the goodies bag.
Three lakh
retail investors responded to Maruti's IPO. It is time to build
on their faith in the stock market.
NEIGHBOURS: CHINA
THE WORLD: CAMP DAVID
Dancing
with the Dragon
General
Loss
A historic
visit by Prime Minister Vajpayee brings Beijing and Delhi closer.
A ringside view.
Pakistan's
failure to have all its demands met implies India may have managed
to get its views across to the US.
RELIGION: ISKCON
ENVIRONMENT: MATHERAN'S REVAMP
Om-Spun
Clean
Sweep
Iskcon is
the first religious body in the world to set up its own dispute
redressal system.
Matheran gets
a facelift after a unique cleanliness drive by its residents
and is now a model for other decaying hill stations in the country.
HERITAGE: THE TAJ MAHAL
CINEMA: SOORAJ BARJATYA
Monumental
Scam
Scene
Change
The Centre
and the Mayawati Government have disowned it but Rs 17 crore
of public money has already been spent on the controversial
Taj Heritage Corridor.
Bollywood's
most profitable filmmaker is stepping out of the comfort zone.
Will
Mr Family Man reinvent himself as Mr McCool?
MEDIA: CAS DEBATE
OFFTRACK: JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN
Deadline
or Deadend
Deep
Commitment
As the July
14 D-Day for CAS nears, two leaders of the television industry
put across their points of view.
Rescuing drowning
people has become a way of life for this family.
CURRENT ISSUE JULY 07, 2003
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A
black heroine, a white hero. Their comedy that grossed over
$100 million is a personal best for producer Amritraj.