- COVER STORY
- The rising number of wrecks off the west coast makes not just eyes ores but an ecohazard waiting to explode - Also-rans, dark horses and would-be studs run for India's second highest ceremonial post - The English captain's criticism of British Asian cricket fans has only exposed his ignorance to a way of life - Within a fortnight of her taking over, Jayalalitha goes on the rampage with a spate of cases against 'foes' - In the age of instant, quickfix fame, the tribe of image enhancers only grows multifold - If the Hurriyat meets Musharraf, as it justly should, will it propose the Geelani line or the Bhat line—which is, a two-way plebiscite with no 'third option'? 
- The rising number of wrecks off the west coast makes not just eyes ores but an ecohazard waiting to explode 
- Also-rans, dark horses and would-be studs run for India's second highest ceremonial post 
- The English captain's criticism of British Asian cricket fans has only exposed his ignorance to a way of life 
- The last man to walk on the moon on his new mission as Omega’s brand envoy 
- Within a fortnight of her taking over, Jayalalitha goes on the rampage with a spate of cases against 'foes' 
- In the latest front opened in the war, the LTTE has so far come out ahead 
- In the age of instant, quickfix fame, the tribe of image enhancers only grows multifold 
- If the Hurriyat meets Musharraf, as it justly should, will it propose the Geelani line or the Bhat line—which is, a two-way plebiscite with no 'third option'? 
OTHER STORIES
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- 40 per cent think the LoC should become the international border between India and Pakistan 
- The bigger problem for Islamabad is to sell the idea to a people sold on other ideas 
- Almost everybody, even if some are off the record, agree on the suggestions spelt out <a href="full.asp?sid=2&fodname=20010611&fname=Cover+Story+%28F%29" target="_blank"> here </a> But before a freezing of the LoC, we need a thaw in mindsets. 
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- Welcome notes on the eve of the Pakistani general's visit 
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- The Sanskrit minister of Rajasthan is not from the Union HRD minister's party, yet they've similar views on Sanskrit. It's not ideological. 
- Civil aviation minister Sharad Yadav believes his actions will only aid disinvestment. Excerpts from an exclusive interview: 
- It's an object lesson in how not to divest, with ministers and mandarins pulling in all directions 























