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 NATION | RURAL EMPLOYMENT SCHEME
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Mother
Of All Sops
The National Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme could be the world's biggest social security initiative.
But lack of accountability and transparency can reduce it
to mere political rhetoric. Worse, it can bankrupt the Government.
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STATES: WEST BANGAL
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Cat Among
The Pigeons
The chief minister's reformist agenda
is opposed by LF constituents but finds grudging support
from the CPI(M) central leadership
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STORY
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY:
MOBILE PHONES
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Cellebrating
10 Years
From zero to 60 million mobile users
in a decade. The future is even better with the number expected
to double in less than three years.
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STORY
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DIPLOMACY: TONY BLAIR'S VISIT
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With Open
Arms
Tony Blair comes to Delhi not just as
the British prime minister but also as EU president and
his visit will boost India's ties with the UK, apart from
widening its strategic partnership with Europe
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STORY
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MEDIA: LAUNCH PARTY
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Spicing
It Up
Spice, a monthly lifestyle magazine
for India Today readers in metros, was launched by actor
Mallika Sherawat. She wooed Delhi's glitterati by declaring
that "Delhi rocks". It sure did.
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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Rising
to the occasion
Two books on Mangal Pandey help
expand the schoolbook profile of the man but fall short
of being scholarly
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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Unshed
Tears
A delicate narrative brings to
life the tale of a victim of familial bonds
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STORY
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HERITAGE: MAGAN BOAT EXPEDITION
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Sailing
In From The Past
A multinational team of archaeologists
attempts to follow in the wake of the world's most ancient
seafarers to recreate a historic voyage to India. Can they
do it?
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STORY
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NATION | IT CASE
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A Brief
Storm
P. Chidambaram survives Opposition demands
for his ouster and the Congress party a serious embarrassment
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STORY
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STATES: KERALA
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Marriages
Of Convenience
Sonia fails to enthuse cadres as parties
break all conventions to ally with sworn enemies in the
run-up to the local body elections
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STORY
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NEIGHBOURS: AFGHANISTAN
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Rediscovering
The Kabul Route
The first trip by an Indian prime minister
in 29 years marks a new chapter in Indo-Afghan ties though
Kabul is guarded about expanding security cooperation.
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STORY
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LAW: ANTI-SIKH RIOTS
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The Survivors
The survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh
riots speak out in anguish to Managing Editor Raj Chengappa
about their unending search for justice. Photographs by
Sumeet Inder Singh.
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STORY
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ENVIRONMENT: ELLOR POLLUTION
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Reviving
The Periyar
The lives of the residents on the Periyar
river island of Eloor take a U-turn as vigilance and legislation
give the toxic hot spot a second chance
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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Indira
Unbound
A valuable addition to the books
on Mrs Gandhi, more personal than political, with rare notes,
memos and letters revealing new facets
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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"Greed
Killed Kashmir"
INTERVIEW | SALMAN RUSHDIE
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STORY
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