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| NATION: BJP |
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NATION: RAJYA SABHA ELECTIONS |
| Modified
Reversal |
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An
Open House |
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Vajpayee's tirade against Modi gives the beseiged Gujarat
chief minister breathing space with Parivar hardliners rushing
to his defence.
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A Rajya Sabha nomination is the hottest ticket in town and
merit is not the most important criterion as businessmen,
Lok Sabha losers, old loyalists and new dissidents vie for
a seat.
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| NATION: GUEST
COLUMN; Arvind Virmani |
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STATES: KERALA |
| The Real Story of
E-2004 |
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Leagues Away |
People
voted for governments that improved economic well-being. And
booted out those that didn't.
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The Indian Union Muslim League's hold
on Muslims slips dramatically as its cadres rebel against
its elitist leadership and the soft Hindutva policies of Chief
Minister A.K. Antony.
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| STATES: WEST BENGAL |
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STATES:: UTTAR PRADESH |
| Red
Faced |
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Family
Feuds |
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Even as five tribals starved to death recently in West Midnapore
district, the Left Front took refuge behind lies. An on-the-spot
report.
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The stinging attacks on Mulayam Singh Yadav by Sonia and
Rahul Gandhi are part of a long-term game plan to capture
Uttar Pradesh. But with the Left opposing the move Sonia's
calculations could go awry.
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| BUSINESS & ECONOMY: JOB
SEEKERS |
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: LIFESTYLE
MOTORBIKES |
| The
Foreign Hands |
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The
Speed Breakers |
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From brain drain to brain gain-things seem to have come
full circle with foreigners across age groups and professions
coming to India in search of jobs and experience in a developing
market.
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Enter superbikes, the new avatar of the modest motorcycle,
with higher engine capacities, classy looks and price tags
to match. For the growing cult of biker boys, it is the new
rage on the roads.
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| SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS |
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS |
| Death
in the Chancellery |
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Agony
of the Outsider |
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Etteth's new novel is a whodunit of arcane beauty in which
many avatars of evil are unravelled.
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The heartbreak of exile and the clash of civilisations come
alive in Nadeem Aslam's latest novel set in the immigrants'
world.
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| SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS |
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: HERITAGE
FRESCOES |
| The
Spy's Route |
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Epic
Battle For Survival |
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The British agent in this thriller is pitted against a secret
society in Kochi.
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The unique frescoes based on the Ramayana at the Tera fort
in Kutch face imminent destruction due to lack of funds for
their renovation.
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| SOCIETY & THE ARTS: CINEMA |
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PROFILE: RENUKA CHOWDHURY |
| Storm
in a D-Cup |
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Host
With The Most |
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A film on lesbianism makes the saffron brigade run riot
yet again. But this time gay groups too join in the chorus
against Girlfriend.
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She is more Page Three than PWD, but
the minister of state for tourism intends to achieve her target
of 10 million visitors to India in five years.
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| OFFTRACK: GUJARAT |
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| Faith's
Mascot |
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The way to God is through the jackal's
stomach at a temple on the periphery of the Rann of Kutch.
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| YOUR WEEK |
Science
& Technology
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