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 NATION: CPI
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The Party Is Withering Away
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
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Landing In Trouble
An investigation into a land-allotment deal signed by the caretaker TDP government in 2003 reveals the undue favours granted by N. Chandrababu Naidu to a company floated by his friends.
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ENVIRONMENT: MITHI RIVER
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Troubled Course
The cleaning up of the Mithi, the virtually invisible river which is used as a drain by Mumbai's rich and poor alike, may be the key to the resolution of the city's most serious ecological problems.
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GUEST COLUMN: KUNAL KOHLI
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Red Tape in Red Fort
Bollywood would love to showcase India's heritage, but someone has to tell the government that.
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SOCIETY
& THE ARTS: PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION
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No Child's Play
Playschools in the big cities are not just about nursery rhymes and sand pits. Multimedia teaching aids and interactive methods are the tools being used in the expensive New Age playschools.
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Memories Of Taste
Madhur Jaffrey's delicately shaded memoirs bring out the joys and heartbreak of a joint family.
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Split Down The Middle
In the time-honoured tradition of generating more controversy than couture, the Indian fashion industry now finds itself being wooed by not one, but two rival fashion week organisers.
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NATION: VOLCKER REPORT
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Cracking Natwar
Aniel Matherani's revelations to India Today gave the Opposition fresh ammunition on the Volcker probe, leading to Natwar Singh's resignation from the Cabinet. As an ED team leaves for Iraq, the prime minister is searching for a new foreign minister.
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STATES: RAJASTHAN
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Seeds Of Doom
Thriving on political patronage and helped by corrupt officials, opium production has become a booming industry in the state.
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Whose Water Is It Anyway?
A government plan to privatise water supply in Bangalore raises the hackles of local organisations who say that the poor will be deprived of an essential resource.
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DEFENCE: NAVAL CRASH
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Harrier Hassles
A third crash in less than a year puts a question mark on the safety of the navy's dwindling fleet of ageing Sea Harriers.
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SOCIETY
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Weekend Couples
Surging career ambitions, increased job mobility and better opportunities for women infuse a new dynamism in the institution of marriage as working couples learn to live in different cities.
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SOCIETY
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Past Forward
The past in sepia is as captivating as the whirling present in this visual tribute to India's evolution over the centuries.
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Breaking the Taboo
Moving through mythology and popular culture, this book celebrates the forbidden love that is at the centre of a raging debate.
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