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LETTERS |
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From
The Editor In Chief
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To
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| THE NATION: PMO |
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STATES: ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS |
| Home Office |
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Vajpayee
Soars BJP Sinks |
With
Vajpayee choosing to work from his residence, 7 Race Course
Road is being refurbished to become the new PMO.
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Paradox 2003:
While Prime Minister Vajpayee's popularity rating remains
the highest despite the BJP's pathetic state, Sonia continues
to be less acceptable than the Congress party.
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| STATES: ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS |
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STATES: ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS |
| Hindu
Lite |
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Desert Fox |
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In a desperate
bid for a hattrick, Congress' poster raja in Madhya Pradesh
steals a few of his opponent's cows and is being sold as a
social sector visionary.
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The Rajasthan
chief minister is uniquely placed in his run for a second term
as he has no rivals in the Congress while the Opposition has
been unable to target him on any major political issue.
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| STATES: ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS |
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STATES: ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS |
| Mother
Comfort |
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Wily
Survivor |
Politics is
one of the few ironies of life Sheila Dikshit, the woman who
exudes quiet authority, is happy to live with. She has a vision:
bring a smile on every Delhite's face.
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The Judev
episode may be the best thing yet to happen to Jogi's poll campaign.
But his legendary cunning may prove to be his undoing unless
he ensures free and fair polls in Chhattisgarh.
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STATES: CHHATTISGARH
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NEIGHBOURS: AFGHANISTAN |
| Through
the Lens Darkly |
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Taliban
Rising |
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With minister of state Dilip Singh Judev being forced to
resign by a candid camera operation, the BJP goes on the defensive
fearing a threat to its chances in the impending assembly
polls.
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Egged on by Islamist clerics and aided by Pakistan, the Taliban
is making inroads in the country. Their return poses a threat
to the entire region.
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| SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS |
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS |
| Enigma
of Arrivals |
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Sensory
Pursuit |
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Served as an intellectual biography, this collection of essays
provides a route map of Naipaul's journeys of rediscovery.
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When a storyteller is both fascinated and repelled by skin.
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| SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BRAND PROMOTERS |
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: CINEMA |
| Page
Three Ambassadors |
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Class
Flash Back |
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As high-end international brands test the waters in Indian
metros, Page Three party hosts are being viewed and wooed
by foreign companies as part event managers, part dealers.
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As student films jostled with blockbusters, megastars with
rookies, the controversy-plagued FTII took time out to celebrate
40 years of existence.
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| TELEVISION: SERIALS |
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OFFTRACK: CHENNAI |
| The
New Face of Soap |
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In
a New Light |
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From waspish mother-in-law to an ugly duckling, prime time
is becoming adventurous after three years of kanjeevaram-and-kajal
family dramas, with the increasingly popular Jassi Jaissi
Koi Nahin.
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Cycle chains, chillies in a jar, scrap from the trash can—for
a former financial executive, these are the unusual raw materials
from which he fashions lamps and shades for sale and charity.
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| YOUR WEEK: MONEY |
MIP:
Most Intelligent Plan |
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CURRENT ISSUE DECEMBER 01, 2003
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While
dual citizenship and other promises are yet to materialise,
the Government is preparing in full steam for the next
NRI day with a focus on youth and the Gulf Indians.