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 COVER STORY: INDO-US RELATIONS: ENERGY
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The Nuclear
Fallout
Shrugging off decades of mistrust, the US offers India a
grand bargain that ends its pariah status and makes it a
nuclear have. But resistance from both sides could stymie
the pact.
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COVER STORY: INDO-US RELATIONS: DEFENCE
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With Open
Arms
India and the United States leave a sanctions-ridden past
to enter a new era of defence cooperation that could see
combined operations, marketing of military hardware and
transfer of technological know-how
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NATION: AYODHYA
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Tracking
Down The Terror Trail
Two weeks after the attack investigators unravel the terror
route that led to the strike on the makeshift Ram temple
and identify the mastermind. But some questions still remain.
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NATION: PARLIAMENT
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Forestalling
Motion
The UPA Government's desire to avoid any confrontation with
the Left in the coming monsoon session of Parliament will
push a host of important bills to the backburner once again
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STATES: KERALA
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Power Crisis
The Marxists face a scandal from the past as a Rs 374 crore
contract to renovate hydroelectric plants comes to nothing.
It could well turn the tide against the Reds in the next
polls.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY: BPL COMMUNICATIONS
SELLOUT
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Collect
Call
Indian telecom's biggest deal marks consolidation in a booming
industry
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THE WORLD: LONDON BLASTS
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All Eyes
On Pakistan
As investigators unravel the plot behind the London blasts,
all fingers point at Pakistan and its terror infrastructure,
tarnishing its image and forcing the Government to take
steps to clean up its act
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: CINEMA
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The Boomerang
Boy
His star has waxed but not waned in over 15 years. His films
still pack in the crowds in opening weekends. But will Salman
Khan remain enshrined in memory as a small man with one
grand passion?
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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The Spell
Is Broken
The sixth part of Potternama, overwritten and overwrought,
moves away from the canon. As Rowling rages against the
new global terrorscape, magic becomes secondary.
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COVER STORY: INDO-US RELATIONS: BUSINESS
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Rising
Stakes
Indo-US business relations are on autopilot. The prime minister's
visit shows that the governments are willing to help maintain
and enhance the current momentum.
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COVER STORY: INDO-US RELATIONS: GUEST COLUMN
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Shifting
to High Gear
Old obstacles of the Cold War era have disappeared. New
factors that propel Indo-US trade and cooperation are in
place. The geopolitical situation of the day favours an
enduring friendship.
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NATION: BJP
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Leader
Downsized
Advani has bought time for himself and gets to stay as BJP
chief but will have to carry out ideological reforms within
the party and groom a younger leadership as demanded by
an unforgiving RSS
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STATES: RAJASTHAN
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The Shadow
Of The Guru
With Vasundhara Raje's policy decisions coming under attack
from a section of the BJP and the RSS, she is warming up
to her former mentor, Shekhawat, to take on her detractors
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STATES: JAMMU AND KASHMIR
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Striking
Pattern
Jehadi outfits in the Valley are following the Baghdad bombers.
Their latest weapon is car bombs.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY: OUTBOUND
TRAVEL
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Rush Hour
For Travel
Outbound travel is at an all-time high, with more than 7.5
million Indians expected to travel abroad this year. Here's
what has led to this boom.
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NEIGHBOURS: PAKISTAN
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Over To
The General
Monitoring madarsas-potential breeding grounds for extremism-is
as serious a challenge for Musharraf as reining in militants
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SPORTS: CRICKET
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The Pitch
Turns
A new coach for the long term, a new captain for a start,
lessons in lateral thinking. The Indian team hopes to shake
off its blues from last season with fighting talk and spirited
deeds.
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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Weighing
the Atoms
There is no scope for complacency in the nuclear subcontinent
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