COVER
STORY: RELIANCE FEUD Dividing
The Empire The war for the Reliance Group is getting murkier by the
day. Perhaps this is an indication that the Ambani brothers are
inching closer to a settlement. FULL
STORY
Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, former president and prime minister
of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, gave India Today’s Managing
Editor Raj Chengappa an exclusive interview in Islamabad
last week. Excerpts:
Organisational mess and ideological confusion. Internal power
struggle and gross indiscipline. The BJP is on a suicidal
course and party President L.K. Advani is still in search
of an effective agenda for revival FULL
STORY
NATION:
UPA
Rallying
For Pawar
Even as the Congress tries to placate Sharad Pawar, the Maratha
leader is wooing miffed allies to make himself relevant within
the UPA FULL
STORY
INTERVIEW:
M. KARUNANIDHI
"They
Should Arrest The Real Culprits"
When the J. Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK Government arrested Kanchi
Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati last month, DMK chief M.
Karunanidhi hailed the move. FULL
STORY
CRIME:
BOMBAY BLASTS
A
Shot In The Arm
The deportation of a D-Company man and an accused in the Bombay
blasts gives a push to the probe into the 11-year-old case FULL
STORY
SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: BOOKS
War
Memorial
The Asian chapter of World War II that set the timetable for
India's independence comes alive in a riveting history of
the Empire's forgotten battles and their rare warriors FULL
STORY
THE
GLOBAL INDIAN: NRI DO-GOODERS
Returns
Of The Natives
Driven by a 'nurture your roots' credo, NRIs are pitching
in with more than just dollars to build the much-needed
social infrastructure back home FULL
STORY
NATION:
BJP
"We
Are In Good Shape"
When L.K. Advani returned as the president of the BJP, it
was a moment of desperation as well as great expectations.
Still wallowing in defeatism after the E-2004 debacle, the
party badly needed a saviour-in-chief. FULL
STORY
NATION:
RAILWAYS
On
Collision Course
The Punjab train tragedy may have been due to human error,
but the bigger culprit is the Railways Ministry. Adequate
infrastructure and training could avert the recurrence of
such disasters FULL
STORY
BUSINESS
& ECONOMY: END OF TEXTILE QUOTA
Dressing
Up For 2005
Indian textile industry will invest about Rs 18,000 crore
and create over 12 million jobs in two years. A peek into
its battle to thrive in the new trade regime which comes into
effect from January FULL
STORY
SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: SEXUAL MINORITIES
Mixed
Doubles
A same-sex marriage and a Lesbian Day celebration create a
storm and underline how homosexuals are asserting their rights FULL
STORY
SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: BOOKS
Best
With the Bond
While Ruskin Bond returns with his universe in the Himalayan
foothills, another book opens sepia-coloured windows to his
past FULL
STORY
OBITUARY:
M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI
Ode
To A Nightingale
The singing legend lives on in her suprabhathams and bhajans FULL
STORY
