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COVER STORY: BOLLYWOOD
Brave New Direction... 54
A silent revolution is changing the face of the
Hindi film industry. As a slew of new directors
and four well established film factories work
overtime to churn out scripts that defy formula
and cock a snook at star value, as the audience
for such niche films grows by the day, and as
100 multiplex screens promise to roll out by the
end of 2004, Bollywood puts behind last year's
Rs. 300 crore loss and moves ahead with a spring
in its step..
Vajpayee
meets Bush in New York
Mushaaraf
addresses UN General Assembly
Musharraf:
India is not open to dialogue with Pak
Musharraf:
India has always suppressed struggle of Kashmiris
CBI
interrogates Amarmani in Delhi
Asia
Cup Hockey: Pak beat India 4-2
Panther's
Party alleges 'several state ministers have
militant links'
Taj
corrdior: Filing of FIR by CBI against Mayawati,
others delayed
British Army chief arrives in Delhi, meets
Fernandes
France: India natural candidate for permanent
UNSC post
With
assembly elections in some states round the corner, political
parties have gone into overdrive trying to outdo one another
and
woo the electorate. Read their latest machinisations in the
POLL
ROUNDUP. POLL
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The
New York Fetish Let the prime minister know that America is not just one
city.
OTHER STORIES
THE NATION: CANCUN CONFERENCE
STATES: CHHATTISGARH
Success in Failure
Degree
of Freedom
The
collaps of the trade negotiations could be construed as good
politics for the NDA Government but in the long run it may turn
out to be bad economics.
An Act enables
46 universities to come up in the state in a sigle year, raising
question about their standard.
STATES: ORISSA
STATES: JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Wages of Sin
Inhuman
Bondage
The conviction
of Dara Singh may soothe some bruised sentiments but the diller
is unfazed.
Despite the
thaw in relation across the border, a Pakistani mother and her
Indian daughter are trapped in Jammu in a legal and bureaucratic
tangle
ECONOMY: DISINVESTMENT
BUSINESS: JEWELLERY EXPORTS
Supreme
Setback
Gild
Complex
Besides threatening
its biggest success story, the Supreme Court's verdict on the
sale of oil PSUs has serious legal and political implications
for the NDA.
The West Bengal Government's Rs 25-crore gem and jewellery
park aims to revive a golden era.
DEFENCE: INS TALWAR
DIPLOMACY: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Stealthy
Sword
Crisis
of Credibility
Armed to the teeth and fitted with
technology that prevents its detection, the latest induction
in the Indian Navy signals a quantum leap in capabilities.
India's questions on the relevance of post-Iraq UN are aimed
at a permanant seat in the Security Council.
CRIME: TERRORIST TRAINING
INTERVIEW: SACHIN TENDULKAR
Learning
to Kill
"I
would prefer to talk"...
Ever since
the 2002 riots, Gujarat has become home to organisations that
lure disgruntled Muslims and train them in Pakistan to wage
a proxy war.
The
world's best batsman talks about the art, craft and power of
his skills and also gives a glimpse into his mind, outlook,
life and other passions.
HEALTH: BONE TRANSPLANT
DIASPORA: ADVERTISING
Bone
Boon
Billboard
India
The first
cadaveric transplant offers a new way out for patients suffering
from orthopaedic disorders.
Indians
and their customs make the transition from being minority quirks
to mainstream subjects in the UK's advertising industry.
SOCIETY AND TRENDS: ETHNIC
CRAFTS
RELIGION: MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI
Bastar
Chic
Global
Embrace
The tribal
backwods of Chaattisgarh is suddenly in the living rooms of
the culturally conscious.
Devotees
flock from across the globe to celebrate the 50th birthday of
India's most popular godwomen.
OFFTRACK: PUNE, MAHARASHTRA
Self
Yelp Centre
A woman's
bungalow is a virtual Noah's ark for stray animals.
"A newspaper should be the voice of the voiceless.
But the common man is often invisible in glossy newspaper
and magazines." A.B. Vajpayee, prime minister
REGULARS
BOOKS Behind the Veil
BOOKS Tiring Climax
A
western journalist walks through closed doors
and opens up the world of Afghan women.
She
is as hot on the ramps of Mumbai as on those of New York.
She can pass off as Latin American, Caribbean or Asian
and her universality has brought her prestigious...
CURRENT ISSUE SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
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