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An exclusive nationwide survey reveals some startling findings. as
Indian men continue to place purity above passion, a majority of them
are sensitive to their partners' fulfilment and do not treat sex as
power play.
As the matter of a minister
raising a private army makes headlines in Bihar, a debate
rages on the thin line between criminal gangs, private armies
and self-protection groups. India Today's Sanjay Kumar Jha
takes a look.
The first detailed census of Indian citizens based on their
faith gives invaluable insights into the religious fabric of
the country. But political parties are using the findings for
vested interests.
The politics of yatra is back in vogue as a desperate BJP takes
to the streets to regain its Hindu nationalist identity. Move
over Advani, Uma Bharati has taken over as the new charioteer.
It is the bureaucrat who runs India. That is the message from
P.C. Alexander's memoirs that tell in graphic detail the true
stories behind the headlines of the Indira and Rajiv Gandhi
eras.
It is likely that the inflation you read in the headlines
sounds scarier than the inflation you feel when you go shopping.
That is because despite the wholesale prices rising by 8.17
per cent for week ending August 18-the highest since 2001-consumer
price inflation has been around 3 per cent.
Though India and Pakistan remained on opposite sides of the
Kashmir chasm, the dialogue between the two foreign ministers
made modest gains while keeping a lid on soaring expectations
The biggest one-day cricket tournament of the year starts now.
A primer to the frenetic fortnight of the Champions Trophy,
its players and places and why only the sharpest team will win.
Two years of meticulous conservation work by the ASI has restored
the magnificent fort to a great extent. But the real challenge
is to make Kumbhalgarh a viable tourist destination.
