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| E-2004: AAJ TAK-ORG-MARG POLL |
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E-2004: CELEBRITY CAMPAIGNS |
| Report Cards of The
MPs |
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Star Trek |
An
assessment of 50 out of 100 MPs selected for the survey reveals
a paradox: a wave of voter antipathy because of lack of development
but an incumbency advantage for the NDA MPs.
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A Jat pin-up, a socialite with activist
dreams, a hero who is no longer No. 1 and one of the most
venerable members of the Mumbai film industry. The champagne
trail has just begun.
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| E-2004: POLL MALL |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY |
| Tall Claims, Big Pledges |
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The Truth about India
Shining |
When
the Congress lost three state governments in the Hindi heartland—Madhya
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan—in the December assembly
election, it seemed the party had lost its sole brahmastra.
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A mix of delight and disbelief greeted
the recent announcement that India's GDP—the rupee value
of all goods and services produced in the economy, also called
national income—grew by 10.4 percent between October
and December 2003.
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| EDITORIAL |
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LETTERS |
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From
The Editor In Chief
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To
The Editor |
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| OTHER STORIES |
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| BUSINESS & ECONOMY: ICE
CREAMS |
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DIPLOMACY: INDIA-ISRAEL LOBBY |
| Delicious
Growth |
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Canny Friends |
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Amul steals a march over deep-pocketed MNCs to become the
largest selling ice-cream brand in the organised sector.
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Indian
and Jewish lobbies at Capitol Hill are discovering the benefits
of working together.
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| NEIGHBOURS: SRI LANKA |
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RELIGION: THE SIMHASTHA KUMBHA |
| Made
to Disorder |
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Quick Dip in Spirituality |
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She now has her own prime minister, but Kumaratunga faces
tough tasks in managing her allies and taking forward the
LTTE peace talks
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Even as the Uma Bharati Government
makes an all out bid to turn the Kumbha Mela into its biggest
and best religious extravaganza, money, marketing and hitech
become the new mantras in Ujjain.
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| EDUCATION: IIM FEE REDUCTION
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SPORTS: CRICKET |
| Last
Men Standing |
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India Slipping |
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As other IIMs begin to toe the HRD Ministry's line on fee
reduction, IIM-Ahmedabad holds out. While the government may
have won the first round, its assurance of autonomy remains
suspect..
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After the debacle in Lahore, questions
are again being asked about the collective intensity and focus
of Ganguly's New India team and their failure to take the
game to the next level.
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| SPORTS: CRICKET |
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OBITUARY |
| The
Pendulum Swings |
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Complete
Guru |
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Disciplined bowling by Umar Gul and tons by Inzamam-ul-Haq
and Imran Farhat redeem Pakistan.
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An untiring performer and teacher, Kelubabu was the man who
immortalised Odissi.
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| SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS |
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS |
| The
Dawn of Pax Indica |
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Hitting
the Highway |
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A compelling thesis draws on epics and economics to answer
why this millennium will be India's.
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A first novelist takes the cliche of a rambling bus journey
through Bihar and turns it into a moving allegory of life
itself.
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| SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS |
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: SLEEP
RESEARCH |
| Bounty
Hunter |
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Why
we Dream |
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A wedding party of the naked and other bizarre soirees.
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Researchers in India and abroad have come up with radically
new concepts of the function of dreams, what they signify
and the way we can use them for our well-being.
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| SOCIETY & THE ARTS: INDIA
FASHION WEEK 2004 |
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OFFTRACK: DELHI |
| Is
the Slip Showing? |
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Grand
Trunk Route |
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Designers tuck in the indulgences and cover up the controversies
in preparation for the fifth birthday of the annual sartorial
show.
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An elephant expert documents Kerala's biodiversity and wants
to duplicate it in the Northeast.
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COVER
STORY 
CURRENT ISSUE APRIL 19, 2004
Two
critically acclaimed documentary films underlining the message
of peace jolt the audience at a screening in London.
