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CURRENT ISSUE
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
 


  
COVER STORY: BIHAR
Lalu's Last Call


As self-proclaimed liberators descend on Bihar, a state characterised by the banality of power, it is a do-or-die act for the most successful performer in the kitsch of social justice

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Nancowry division of the Nicobar islands is easily one of the worst affected areas by the tsunami. Ajit Chaudhury of Care Today undertakes a survey and gives a first-hand report of the extent of damage and what can be done to bring back normalcy.

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  COVER STORY: MUSLIMS

The M Factor

As Muslims look beyond security and Lalu, every party wants to present itself as the answer

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  NATION: INDIA TODAY-AC NIELSEN-ORG-MARG OPINION POLL ON CHIEF MINISTERS

The Most Popular ...

A tiring populace, it would seem, wants decisive leadership and action as it votes with its feet for performers, rewarding the doers and dumping the laggards

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  BUSINESS & ECONOMY: CARS

On The Fast Track

Sales of one million, $1 billion in exports -2004 was a year of big milestones for the car industry and 2005 promises to be bigger. Here's what to expect.

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  STATES: GOA

Carnival of Chaos

Political instability returns to the coastal state as a Congress-led coalition is sworn in amid a controversy-ridden confidence vote

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  SPORTS: NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN

Formula Won

He is the first Indian to breach the F1 barrier and become a part of the most glamorous racing circuit in the world

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  SOCIETY & THE ARTS: CINEMA

The Pancake Cracks

Bollywood turns the camera on the grime behind the gloss in celebritydom and following Madhur Bhandarkar's Page 3, the year's first hit, audiences get ready for more reality to bite

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  SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS

Diva la resistance

A stirring tale of love and betrayal in Occupied France where an Indian princess is air dropped as a spy

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  SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS

Reviving The Dead

A recycling of earlier published works but Khushwant is lively on death

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  COVER STORY: KIDNAPPINGS

The New E-Business

Extortion and abduction have become a thriving business as Bihar's economy stagnates

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  NATION: COMMUNIST PARTIES

The Party's Not On

In an apparent survival tactic, the CPI broaches the idea of communist unity. But big brother CPI(M) isn't impressed.

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  DEFENCE: INDO-ISRAELI TIES

Getting A Boost

From a buyer-seller relationship, India and Israel graduate to a new defence synergy-finalising joint marketing deals and strategising on their entry into the global market

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  NEIGHBOURS: NEPAL

Royal Coup

The King's dismissal of the Deuba government and his assuming power trigger Nepal's worst political crisis. Why India should also worry.

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  INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK:
GENERAL J.J. SINGH

"We Are Keeping Our Guard Up"

In an exclusive interview, the first Sikh to head the Indian Army, General J.J. Singh, talks of how he plans to make the army a lean and mean fighting machine for the 21st century but adds that he would insist on it being a humane one too.

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  SOCIETY & THE ARTS: THEATRE

Double Impact

Now enjoy a play with your pasta as cocktail theatre comes to town

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  SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS

Flight of Fancy

Plants burst forth from girls and sailors cough up birds as a modern Canterbury Tales unfolds in a Tokyo airport lounge

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