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| NATION: RUDY CONTROVERSY |
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E-2004: PRE-POLL PROPOSALS |
| Free Fall |
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Promise Parade |
On
election eve, the row over the civil aviation minister's bills
reignites the debate over the misuse of PSUs by politicians.
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Governments
at the Centre and states outdo each other with big bang schemes
and projects, many of which may not survive the polls. Political
parties are desperate to tie up the last vote.
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| E-2004: POLL MALL |
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E-2004: POLL MALL |
| Sycophancy Unplugged |
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Popular Appeal |
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There is nothing
in common between Vajpayee and Sonia aside from the fact that
both are leaders of rival electoral forces which portray them
as larger-than-life defenders in the run-up to E-2004.
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Strange will
be familiar. Mahatma's relative will join the BJP, Jaya will
forgive, Paswan will remain patient, the Elders may contest
Lok Sabha polls and Sena finds its trump card in healthcare.
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| E-2004 : CONGRESS |
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STATES: MAHARASHTRA |
| Wanna Hold Your Hand |
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The Litmus Test |
Though
the Congress took the plunge into coalition politics, its hopes
of a grand alliance against the NDA may not materialise as even
small regional parties are reluctant to join hands with it.
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The unique scientific
probing of the Telgi scam may still not stand up to judicial
scrutiny in court.
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| NEIGHBOURS: SRI LANKA |
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EDUCATION: IIM FEE |
| Lankan
Roulette |
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Joshi's
Lower Education |
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The third general
election in four years is likely to throw up a hung Parliament,
which will worsen the political turmoil in the island nation
and affect the peace process adversely.
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Even as primary
education is routinely starved of funds, Murli Manohar Joshi
decides to divert resources to subsidise professional education
by drastically reducing IIM fees.
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| INVESTIGATION:
MEDICAL COLLEGES |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY: SHRIMP
EXPORTS |
| Oath of Hypocrites |
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Shell
Shock |
INDIA TODAY
exposes how some private unaided medical colleges fake the facilities
and flout the Medical Council of India norms, affecting the
credibility and quality of education.
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Indian shrimp
exports may be at risk as US shrimpers file an anti-dumping
plea.
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| BUSINESS & ECONOMY: USED
CARS |
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: SANTINIKETAN CONSTRUCTIONS
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| Old
is Plentiful |
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It's
Reason versus Rhyme |
Profusion
of models, transparent deals, easier financing and entry of
auto giants have helped used car sales more than double in five
years.
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Residents of the university town founded by Tagore maintain
that modern features are encroaching upon its ambience.
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| SPORTSWATCH: CRICKET |
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SPORTS: HOCKEY
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| Champion's
Atrophy |
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Forward
Planning |
India discover
that the art of winning is about confronting and controlling
both fear and fatigue.
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With the Olympic qualifying tournament in Madrid less than
a month away, the Indian hockey team searches for some sting.
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| OFFTRACK: AHMEDABAD |
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| Healing
with her Dance |
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Adversities
in her life have turned her vocation into a mission. Having
gone through the ordeal of kidney failure, dancer Niketa Ghiya
now raises money for poor patients through her shows.
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CURRENT ISSUE FEBRUARY 23, 2004
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