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India Tomorrow 2003: Global Giant or Pygmy? Take
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CURRENT ISSUE JULY 21, 2003
COVER STORY: FASHION
What's
Hot...
What's Not
Kurtis
are out. T-shirts are in, skirts are hot, narrow pants
are not, bright colours are passe, white is right. A
look at what the Indian fashion industry has in store.
Cloudburst
near Kullu in Himachal, more than 100 feared
dead
SC
orders CBI probe into heritage corridor issue
SGPC
president Kripal Singh Badungar offers to
resign
A
year in prison under POTA charges, disheartened MDMK cadres
and damaging allegations—Vaiko is having his worst time ever,
observes India Today's Arun Ram. DISCERNABLE
DOWNSLIDE
Ayodhya
Reloaded Politics has passed the mandir-masjid phase. Leave the dispute
to the courts.
OTHER STORIES
THE NATION: CONGRESS
THE NATION: BEST BAKERY TRIAL
Sonia Redux
Wanted Justice
At the Shimla
Shivir, the party chalks out a new strategy to take on the BJP-led
NDA, projecting Sonia as Indira Gandhi. Will it work?
Zaheera
Sheikh, whose relatives were killed by a mob in the Best Bakery
in Vadodara last year, now says she lied under oath out of fear
for her life. Her statement casts serious doubts on the investigation
process and raises troubling legal questions for the nation.
THE NATION: COMMUNAL RIOTS
STATES: PUNJAB
Murderers
At Large
War
of Attrition
Badal may
be on the backfoot in Amarinder Government's corruption campaign
against him, but he promises a battle in which niether side
will be unscathed.
BUSINESS: SARS IMPACT
BUSINESS: TELECOM
Celebrating
Sars
It's
Raining Mobiles
The epidemic
that disrupted China's economy resulted in a windfall for Indian
businesses.
After call
rates and rentals, the new battlefront in the mobile phone price
wars is the entry cost. And the biggest is the customer.
SPORTS: TENNIS
HEALTH: MUTANT GENE
Net
Gains
Helix
Secret
Sonia Mirza's Wimbledon title could get Indian girls going.
The discovery
of the gene responsible for pancreatic damage may lead to early
diagnosis and cure.
HERITAGE: MUSEUMS
CINEMA: RANI MUKHERJEE
Shelf
Destruct
Royal
Reversal
Over 40 years
after it opened its doors to visitors, the National Museum is
only now in the process of documenting its collection of over
two lakh artefacts.
From a talented
beauty to a top contender with a clutch of hits and a chick
new look, Kajol's poor cousin has finally arrived
OFFTRACK: DELHI
History's
Square Inch
This philatelist
pushes the envelope with her unique collection.
"When I resigned after the Gaisal accident
the media said it was all drama. So I will not resign
this time" NITISH KUMAR, Union Railways minister.
after the Golconda Express accident
REGULARS
BOOKS
BOOKS
The
Extremists
Between
the Lines
Ideological
bias mars this study of totalitarian temptations
in Indian politics.
Looking
for truth in the age of dumbing-down journalism.
CURRENT ISSUE JULY 21, 2003
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As
a champion of the developing world, the newly-appointed IMF
chief is set to spearhead a radical change.