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NEWS
14 killed, 34 hurt in Srinagar blast
Abdul Rashid, a vegetable vendor, told rediff.com that there were around 2,000 persons in the market at the time, more than half of them security personnel out to buy fruit and vegetables.
NEWS
Hijackers with Pak military intelligence, says ISI ex-chief
External affairs ministry spokesman Raminder Singh Jassal, when asked about Gen Hameed Gul's statement that the hijackers had left Kandahar for Pakistani territory, quipped: 'Sometimes he speaks the truth.'
NEWS
Declare Pakistan a terrorist state, says PM
Vajpayee strongly urged major nations of the world to declare Pakistan a terrorist state for its active role in fomenting terrorism in India.
NEWS
Mental disorders await hostages: expert
Six-year-old Bhavit Nathani has discovered a new game since his return from captivity. He masks himself and plays 'hijacking' at home.
INTERVIEW
'They had a gun at my neck all the time'
'The control tower told me that they had refuelled the plane and now it is time that we got out of Pakistan. If they had allowed us to leave behind the injured, maybe the life of Rupin Katyal would have been saved because he was still alive then,' says Captain D Saran.
SPECIAL
'They looked at my recent hair cut and asked me if I worked for the intelligence service'
Kollattu Ravikumar, one of those who survived the ordeal on IA Flight 814, on his harrowing experience.
BUSINESS
Markets sky-bound
Y2K opens with a bang.
BUSINESS
Transport strike unsettles India's commercial capital
As 225,000 taxis and goods vehicles went off the roads in protest against air pollution control measures, Bombay made alternative arrangements for supply of essentials.
BUSINESS INTERVIEW
'LIC will be more than a match for competitors'
'We've 650,000 agents and 125,000 employees. Yet, we are able to cover only about 110 million out of the 350 million insurable population. The untapped field is huge... Privatisation of insurance will generate more funds for the government,' says LIC chairman G Krishnamurthy.
INFOTECH
Intel outsize
The chip giant has major expansion plans in south Asia.
SPORTS
Another one bites the dust
Prem Panicker on a day when the Australians, and the umpires, got together to grind the visiting Indian team into the dust at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
MOVIES
'Sanjay is one of the more admirable faces on screen'
Why Nimbus chose the Dutt for their first film.
MOVIES
2000 can only be better!
Even Hum Saath-Saath Hain was not a universal blockbuster.
BOOKS
'Writers can, and should, write about anything or anyone'
'The point is whether they have achieved the illusion of life -- whether they have made us believe in the reality of their creations, whether they have drawn us into their world, whether they have been truthful,' says critic-turned-author Pankaj Mishra.
MUSIC
There's a kind of Hush...
After being around for 10 years, Texas has come up with an album that has no fillers, one the band always aimed to produce.
COLUMNS
India and the Islamic threat
'Militant Islam impinges on India only in the limited context of an insurgency in Kashmir and an unstable neighbour's desire to exploit it. Neither of which warrant a blanket reaction to the phenomenon as such,' says Anil Nair.
Millennium blues for greens
'The Internet is akin to Columbus's voyage to the New World in 1492. The virtual world is the equivalent of the seventh continent, with boundless potential. It remains to be seen how green groups everywhere are able to use this modern tool to their advantage.' Darryl D'Monte on the environmental movement.
Set for a sweep
Steve Waugh says his team is in an excellent position to extend its winning run to seven Tests and make it a memorable summer.
Action reaction
Abhilasha Khaitan is alarmed that different verdicts are being given for similar offences.
Time to strike the right balance
Amrit Mathur makes out a case for professionalism and accountability from our non-professional cricket officials.
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