Show of Strength
Backward class leaders in Karnataka hold a mammoth rally to resurrect the name of the late Devaraj Urs. India Today's Stephen David looks at the poltical motive behind the event.

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Advani gives Modi a clean chit and sends a firm signal against dissidence. But his troubles extend far beyond Gujarat.

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Bangladesh has become a hatchery for terrorist groups and insurgents. As fresh evidence of the existence of militant camps across that country surfaces, India needs to act tough with its errant neighbour.

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The CVC's recommendation on Mayawati's prosecution in the Taj corridor case takes the wind out of her campaign against Mulayam

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A Chic Twist

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  SOCIETY & THE ARTS: HERITAGE HOTELS

On The Past Track

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  SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS

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A chronicle of the city punctuated with a Parsi's delectable love affair with the place and the politician's fundamentalist tirade

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  NATION | Government

Grouping In The Dark

In the past 15 months, the Government constituted 40 Groups of Ministers on myriad issues from Commonwealth Games to cess on rural roads. They are a reflection not only on the compulsions of the coalition era but also poor quality of public representation.

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  CRIME: PUNJAB EXTRADITIONS

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  RELIGION: MUSLIM LAW

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  SOCIETY & THE ARTS: CINEMA

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Thirty years after it blazed across Bollywood, Sholay is in the eye of a storm over its proposed remake. The Sippys have threatened to derail the project but Ram Gopal Varma claims it's his own version.

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  SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS

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Charles Darwin's descendant goes on a tiger journey and comes up with an extraordinary ode to the beast

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