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| NATION: CHIEF MINISTERS |
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NATION: TEHELKA INQUIRY |
| By Far the Best |
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Defending George |
The
biannual India Today-ORG-MARG Mood of the Nation poll in which
respondents in 19 states rate the popularity of chief ministers
throws up some predictable winners and losers-and a few surprises.
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In
the run-up to the polls, the Union defence minister, a victim
of Opposition boycott in Parliament, gets a clean chit and a
shot in the arm from the Phukan Commission.
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| NATION: BOFORS CASE |
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CONTROVERSY: COLAS |
| A Brief Breather |
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Soft Drink, Hard Fact |
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The Delhi High
Court's clean chit to Rajiv and the CBI's decision to challenge
the order may well revive Bofors as a poll issue.
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The JPC confirms
that soft drinks do have pesticides and also emphasises the
need to set stringent norms for drinking water.
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| CONTROVERSY:
HEALTH CLINICS |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY: HIGH-END
GADGETS |
| Fat in the Fire |
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Premium Discount |
With
celebrity dietician Anjali Mukherjee accused of administering
drugs without licence, the weight-loss industry is under scrutiny.
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Up to 50 per
cent drop in the floor prices of premium electronic products
has brought gadgets like laptops, digital cameras and DVD
players within the reach of the middle class.
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HEALTH: KERATOCONUS |
| Jobs
In Instalments |
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Trouble
in Sight |
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Short-term,
third-party jobs are booming, providing unprecedented white-collar
employment opportunities to thousands of fresh graduates and
a flexible workforce to corporate India.
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Doctors in India
are waking up to a little-known but rampant eye disorder that
affects the young. Luckily, cure is available.
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| HEALTH: BIRD
FLU |
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WORLD: INDIA-IRAQ BUSINESS |
| Fowl Fear |
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Cashing
In On The Spoils |
The outbreak
of avian flu, which has spread across 10 Asian countries, presents
a global threat. But if India continues to remain free of the
virus, it could also signify a huge business opportunity.
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India Inc.
has worked hard over the past few months to enlarge its share
of the multi-billion dollar Iraq reconstruction pie. It is fighting
steep odds but the battle appears worth it.
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| THE GLOBAL INDIAN: RESIDENCES |
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OFFTRACK: RAJASTHAN
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| Replica
Homes |
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The
Taste of Mewar |
Driven by
the desire to acquaint their foreign-born offspring with their
roots, NRIs from Punjab are spending a fortune on building imitation
overseas homes in their ancestral hometowns.
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From smoked meat to gourd kheer, a former nobleman and his
wife dig deep into their legacy to popularise recipes that
have delighted generations of royal and democratic patrons.
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CURRENT ISSUE FEBRUARY 16, 2004
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