COVER
STORY: CELEB BLITZ SALEBRITY From advertisements to talk shows to launches-the demand
for 'instant recall' has made celebrity endorsement the latest buzzword.
While some say the definition of celebrity is expanding, others
maintain it is hitting a new low in a nation that seems to lack
real idols FULL
STORY
The new generation in the RSS leadership is trying to achieve
the impossible task of reviving a stagnant organisation that
is steeped in medieval ideas about India and its culture FULL
STORY
NEIGHBOURS:
PAKISTAN-OCCUPIED KASHMIR
In
The Forbidden Zone
As crunch time approaches for peace talks on Kashmir, a rare
journey into PoK reveals what the other side of the divide
thinks about India after 57 years. There is a yearning to
end the isolation. THE bus link spells hope FULL
STORY
BUSINESS
& ECONOMY: FOREIGN INVESTORS
Vote
of Confidence
India is finally on the international economic map. But why
and for how long? Foreign investors, chief executive officers
and financial experts give some answers FULL
STORY
SPORTS:
ANIL KUMBLE
Master
Mind
In his 15th international season, Team India's silent champion
runs into the best form of his life and is poised to become
the country's highest wicket taker in Tests FULL
STORY
WILDLIFE:
POACHING
On
The Prowl
India has become a favourite hunting ground for increasingly
organised wildlife crime networks. These cartels are being
helped by weak enforcement of the law and a very low conviction
rate FULL
STORY
SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: BOOKS
Murder
in the Stars
An astro detective solves crimes with chutzpah, charm and
horoscopes FULL
STORY
SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: CINEMA
Speak
Easy
English, spiced up with multilingual accents from across
the country, was the language of choice for Indian filmmakers
in Goa. It made it easier to overlook the abysmal turnout
of foreign films FULL
STORY
STATES:
KERALA
Hundred
Days, Dashed Hopes
As Chief Minister Chandy completes 100 days in office, his
Government is faced with a series of crises. The future doesn't
seem bright for the ruling United Democratic Front FULL
STORY
DEFENCE:
PROJECT SEABIRD
Power
Base
With the first ship docking at Seabird at Karwar in Karnataka,
the navy has crossed a milestone in its ambitious project
which will eventually displace the congested Mumbai naval
base FULL
STORY
BUSINESS
& ECONOMY: STOCKMARKETS
The
Foreign Hand
Foreign institutional investors have pushed up share prices
to record levels. What's drawing them to India? And how safe
is it for retail investors to enter a market which is at an
all-time high? FULL
STORY
SPORTS:
CRICKET
Man
Of Mystery
Jagdish Sodha's recurring appearance in cricket's fresh round
of rumours indicates that many skeletons are likely to tumble
out of the closet FULL
STORY
SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: BOOKS
The
Noble Chores
An everyday tale of love and lust unfolds amid the old world
charm of Hyderabad and its inimitable aristocratic lifestyle FULL
STORY
SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: SMALL TOWN CROREPATIS
Happening
Hinterland
A blossoming of the entrepreneurial instinct has brought
wealth to small towns which are now home to 7,000 crorepatis FULL
STORY
