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DECEMBER 12, 2005
 
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  COVER STORY: OIL-FOR-FOOD SCANDAL
Exposing The Natwar Connection

A Congress insider reveals how K. Natwar Singh used a 2001 Iraq visit to help his relatives secure deals in the oil-for-food scheme

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: RAHUL DRAVID AND GREG CHAPPEL

Under captain Rahul Dravid and coach Greg Chappell, India is in cruise control as it goes into a three-Test series versus Sri Lanka. India Today's Sharda Ugra speaks to the men at the helm.

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  NATION: BJP AND SHIV SENA

Saffron Revolt

The wrath of mutiny came visiting the Hindutva Parivar last week. In Mumbai, Bal Thackeray's nephew, Raj, quit party posts and challenged cousin, Uddhav, virtually splitting the party. In Bhopal, Uma Bharati revolted against the nomination of Shivraj Singh Chauhan as Madhya Pradesh chief minister. Both the BJP and Shiv Sena have been wracked by rebellions in the past but are in denial over the need to reinvent for the future.

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  NATION: BJP

Sanyasin Scorned

With the BJP hardening its stand on indiscipline, even Uma Bharati's mass appeal could not save her from expulsion.

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  STATES: KERALA

Bordering On Fear

Following Maniyappan's killing, panic is palpable in the villages of Aalappuzha from where 49 persons have gone to work in Afghanistan. Most families want them to return even if it means penury.

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  GUEST COLUMN: HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR

Cities of Joy

India needs to radically change its urban policies if it wants to become a developed nation

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  BUSINESS & ECONOMY: STOCKMARKETS

SENSEX AT 9000 A Different High

The time of playing blind in the stockmarkets is over. More than ever before in this prolonged bull run, this is the time to make your moves with caution and knowledge.

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  SPORTS: BCCI ELECTION

The First Pawar Play

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar knocks out incumbent president Ranbir Singh Mahendra and signals the end of the Jagmohan Dalmiya era in the country's cricket administration

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  SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS

The Empire's New Clothes

This post-Partition Indian family narrative weaves convincing characters into a wide canvas to offer comforting familiarity

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  NATION: SHIV SENA

Mumbai Mutiny

Raj Thackeray unfurls a banner of revolt against his cousin Uddhav, virtually triggering a split that could spell doom for the Shiv Sena

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  STATES: ANDHRA PRADESH

Swindler In The Net

The arrest in Thailand of the mastermind of the Krushi Bank scam has raised hopes of the state police bringing him to book

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  STATES: MADHYA PRADESH

Monumental Marauders

Some of Madhya Pradesh's most famous monuments are being encroached upon by politicians and powerful developers

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  PERSONALITY: AMITABH BACHCHAN

Big B Creates Big Scare

As Bollywood's busiest actor undergoes a complicated surgery of the small intestine, the film industry, with Rs 150 crore riding on him, holds its breath, much as it did in 1982

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  BUSINESS & ECONOMY: NTC MILLS

Gloom In The Loom

The revival of the poster child of industrial sickness is mired in the Mumbai mill land controversy. What's at stake for the 119 mills, 27,000 workers and the PSU with Rs 8,000 crore of losses.

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  SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS

Waugh's Way

Steve Waugh's autobiography provides a rich insight into his remarkable career and life

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  SOCIETY & THE ARTS: GOA FILM FESTIVAL

Mumbai Masala

The sun, the sand and all the B-list glamour Bollywood can muster. Nothing could save IFFI from being a pale imitation of film awards shows.

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  SOCIETY & THE ARTS: MALE BEAUTY BOOM

Out Of The Closet

Indian men are increasingly showing that they are not afraid to streak their hair and hydrate their skin. And there are indications that the growth in use of men's beauty products is not just a fad.

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