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 COVER STORY: BJP
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The Lost
Leader
Advani's brief rendezvous with Jinnah, the declaration that
Partition was an irreversible fact and the anguish over
Babri Masjid seem to have become the cruellest paradox in
his life and that of his party
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COVER STORY: GUEST COLUMN
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Faithfully
Secular
Advani's wisdom and historic accuracy in praising Jinnah's
secular faith in democracy should have been applauded by
his party
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COVER STORY: GUEST COLUMN
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Time To
Move On
Jinnah is unjustly put in the dock of history. India has
to change its mindset about partition and stop seeing 1947
as a bleeding wound.
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COVER STORY: BJP
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The Lost
Leader
Advani's brief rendezvous with Jinnah, the declaration that
Partition was an irreversible fact and the anguish over
Babri Masjid seem to have become the cruellest paradox in
his life and that of his party
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STORY
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STATES: MADHYA PRADESH
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Law Of
The Jungle
Environmentalists fear a bill that seeks to regularise encroachments
on forest land will destroy the state's green cover. Others
say it grants tribals inhabiting them what is rightfully
theirs.
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STATES: RAJASTHAN
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Boiling
Point
A water protest turns violent as five people are killed
in police firing. It is the eighth such incident under Raje's
Government.
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STORY
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MONEY TODAY: ELSS AND ULIP
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Two Darlings
Of Investors
ELSS are drawing increased investor attention and challenging
ULIPs. Here is a cost-benefit analysis of both.
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STORY
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MONEY TODAY: STOCK TAKING
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Whatever
Happened To... Mastershare
Money Today kicks off a series to revisit old investment
avenues with a mutual fund scheme that brought the equity
cult to India
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MONEY TODAY: HOME LOANS
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Home Truths
Money Today starts a new series on loans by going beyond
the obvious in home loans
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DEFENCE: PROCUREMENT
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The New
Arms Code
The Defence Ministry unveils the silver bullet, a new procurement
procedure, promising to end all corruption and sloth in
defence purchases. But the armed forces smell old wine in
new bottle.
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STORY
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EDUCATION: PROJECT SHIKSHA
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A Lesson
In Controversy
Activists allege Microsoft draws undue advantages from its
flagship education initiative in Karnataka. The state Government
promises a thorough study of its terms.
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ENVIRONMENT: BUDDHA STATUE
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A Rock
And A Hard Place
Eco-activists and local people are up in arms against the
proposed construction of the world's tallest stone statue
of the Buddha on a rock face in Karnataka
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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Evil And
Imaginary
Arundhati Roy constructs an artificial imperium to suit
the morality of the cause junkie
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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Art of
Brotherhood
Raja Ravi Varma returns in his brother's diary jottings
on the artist's soirees in Bombay and the milkmaids of Brindavan
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: CINEMA
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The Laugh
Doctors
Sequels, tailor-made roles and price tags upwards of Rs
25 lakh. Comic actors are laughing their way to the box
office.
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COVER STORY: GUEST COLUMN
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Spot The
Difference
In Jinnah, Advani has found a mirror image of himself. The
credentials of these sporadic secularists are based on religious
nationalism.
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COVER STORY: GUEST COLUMN
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Antithesis
Of Nehru
Jinnah knew that to achieve his political aims he had to
shun Nehru's secularism and use religion as a rallying point
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STATES: TAMIL NADU
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Operation
Please All
Inspired by the recent bypoll wins, Jayalalithaa has major
plans to win over the people of the state by offering them
freebies
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STATES: PUNJAB
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Fundamental
Flaw
By dabbling in competitive religiosity, the ruling Congress
and the Akalis have allowed separatism to rear its ugly
head in the state
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STATES: ANDHRA PRADESH
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Caste Aspersions
A 55 day march demanding the categorisation of SCs in the
state has put the Rajasekhara Reddy Government in a fix
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MONEY TODAY: IPO MONITOR
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Yes Bank
A monthly monitor of new public issues starts with the Yes
Bank IPO. The issue bets on the booming banking sector and
the reputation of its promoters. But it has miles to go
and lots to prove.
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MONEY TODAY: RETIREMENT PLANNING
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Pension
Tension
Half of your working life is already over and you are not
sure if you have provided enough for your sunset years.
Two investment consultants suggest options.
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MONEY TODAY: MY MONEY
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Celeb Realty
A peek at how some of your favourite celebrities make their
money work for them
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STORY
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NEIGHBOURS: INDIA-PAKISTAN
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Terror's
Reminder
As the revelation about a jehadi camp run by a Pakistani
minister and the Pulwama blast bring the terrorism issue
to the fore, India needs to be firm in its response
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DEVELOPMENT: POWER SCHEME
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A Powerful
Stimulant
A unique scheme brings 24-hour power supply to Gujarat's
villages, ushering in prosperity and preventing villagers
from migrating to cities
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: MODELS
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Miss Many
Hats
The younger, smarter crop of models is successfully fashioning
alternative careers for themselves, while still walking
the ramps
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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The Jungle
Books
A safari through forests and reserves captures the tiger's
tale and one man's legendary fight to save the beast
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: HERITAGE
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Legend
Unearthed
The ASI excavates what is believed to be the fortifications
of an ancient capital in a Rajasthan village-and gives local
lore a fillip
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