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 CURRENT ISSUE APRIL 07, 2003
COVER STORY: THE IRAQ WAR
   
Vision of Hell The lobby of the Palestine Hotel, which for the past week has been home for most of the foreign press corps in Baghdad, is a bleak and sinister place. Each passerby is scrutinised by plainclothes officials to trace any subversive intent. The usual crowd of ruling party activists and secret police in black leather jackets are here on March 24 too, but instead of observing the reporters, they watch TV, entranced by the image of a crippled American Apache  
 

helicopter lying in a field near Karbala in southern Iraq. Their joy turns to ecstasy when a correspondent of the state-controlled TV thrusts his microphone towards the bewildered farmer, identified as Ali Obaid Mingash, and asks how he had shot down the hi-tech helicopter with a hunting rifle. Never mind that it would take an awfully lucky shot to bring down the chopper. The crowd erupts in cheers anyway. "The old man shot it down!

 
Asian pneumonia: SARS claims 2 more lives in Singapore, 6 hospitalised
Nitish claims: Indian railways is safer than its developed nations' counterparts
All's well: Pawar condition stable, fills form for NCP polls
Counter-hit: Rocket attack kills 2 US soldiers & journ-alists in southern Baghdad
Pak slur: Islamabad says India possesses weapons of mass destruction
Khaki cordon: CISF to take over Red Fort security.
Flop Show: All party meeting fails to reach consensus on Iraq war
Eye in the sky: Multi-purpose INSAT 3A set for April 9 launch from French Guyana
Bhojshala: Muslims to offer prayers from 1 to 3 pm on Fridays; Hindus allowed to perform puja too
Life after Saddam: Bush leaves for N. Ireland, will discuss rebuilding Iraq with Blair
 
 
 
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COVER STORY: BATTLE FOR BAGHDAD COVER STORY: GUEST COLUMN
Messy War Ahead Present at Creation
Fresh preceptions that the conflict might go on longer than expected are also tinged with fears that Saddam may use both chemical weapons and battling in cities to inflict heavy casualties on the coalition force.
 The battlefields of Baghdad are defining a truly new world order that will be underlined by the enduring force of Pax Americana.
COVER STORY: THE ARAB VIEW THE NATION: NADIMARG MASSACRE
Future Shock     The Kiss of Death
An American victory is certain to destabilise the entire Midele East witht the maximum impact on the Palestine issue.
 		     Between Mufti's soft line and the Centre's confused line, terrorism thrives on.
 
LETTERS   EDITORIAL

From The Editor In Chief
To The Editor

  Needed: A Kashmir Policy
Use the global distraction over Iraq to firm up a viable strategy
     
 OTHER STORIES
STATES: GUJARAT    

ECONOMY: VALUE-ADDED TAX
Easy Target     VAT's The Big Fuss
With his penchant for rubbing people the wrong way, Haren Pandya had made many enemies.
 		     Traders' blackmail, political opportunism and bad planning by states are unravelling the most significant tax reform of recent times.
 
NEIGHBOURS: NEPAL     SPORTS: CRICKET
King's Way     Blueprint for Tomorrow
Even as Gyanendra goes about taking the right decisions, his stance on democracy worries India.
 		     India may have flunked the final but must build on the gains from the cup.
 
SPORTS: GUEST COLUMN BOB WOOLMER     SPORTS: GUEST COLUMN PETER ROEBUCK
Cool Calculation     Practical Magic
The World Cup final was an exhibition of Austratlia's method.
 		     The Aussies did not rely on emblems, symbols, or superstitions; they were more aware of their strengths than their weaknesses..
 
SPORTS: CRICKET     SPORTS:
Fixed Change     Season of Surprises
Internal bickerings and frequent alterations continue to plague the Pakistani team.
 		     World Cup highs and lows.
 
CRICKET: MEDIA     CRIME: RASTOGI BROTHERS
Cup of Joy     Base Mettle
For TV companies, event managers and sponsors, investing in the World Cup was worth every rupee.
 		     India awaits deportation of the kingpins who built a Rs. 5000-crore empire on the export of bogus bicycle parts.
 
FASHION: CORSETS     OFFTRACK: AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT
Soft Squeeze     Palimpsest Patterns
They are out of the closet. Women are stepping out in flexible, embellised corsets designed to hide bulges, enhance cleavage and show off toned bodies.
 		     A couple bring back to life textile designs from forgotton eras.
 
TELEVISION: VIXEN BRIGADE      
Mean Queens      
They cut throats with cutglass accents, they claw with kindness. Meet the small screen's super bitches who are rvving up rating and making fashion statements..
 		      
       
 NEWSNOTES
FIRST TAKE CONFESSIONAL SPOTLIGHT DESPATCH HEALTH TABS ON TRIVIA
QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"I've been captain for three years and I've grown old, lost hair and greyed. I don't think it's a job you can do for long."
SOURAV GANGULY, Indian cricket captain

 
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