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Synopsis The Indians in News, which is an annual publication, is a source of information on those men and women of India who created news or were in news for certain reasons during the year. A majority of seekers of information are interested in those who are active and kicking--the persons who are the cause of happenings and are participating in matters that are significant. But the society is dynamic and things are changing fast. Men and matters do share this phenomenon. Persons who were unknown yesterday have come to limelight today. Some create history, others cause controversies, win honours, commit frauds, get accused, change places, get promoted, serve the society, kill or get killed or simply pass away. These or many other things are happening to one or another person at this or that moment. Information seekers want to know the latest. The Indian in News serves this purpose because it is a biographical dictionary of those Indians who are currently in the news, and are relevant to the present times. The Indians in News 2004 includes persons reported or discussed in such newspapers or journals as the Hindu, Tribune, Times of India, Indian Express, Hindustan Times, India Today, The outlook, The week, etc. The Indians in News 2004 consists of two parts. Part 1 consists of records of persons in news, arranged systematically in an alphabetical order by their surnames. Under the name of person is given the summary of the events because of which the person was in news. A brief biographical note is also added where warranted. The source of information is also given so that the newspaper or journal reporting the news is easily accessed by the researchers. This publication is valuable biographical source book and as such indispensable for every library. Students and researchers of political science, public administration and history will find this work very useful reference tool for their present and future use. It shall also be consulted extensively by those preparing for various competitions. Because of the nature of its contents, this tool shall be used by everybody intellectuals and common people.