Panun, Hurriyat condemn Doda massacre
Human rights organisations too have deplored the killings. Justice Rajender Sachher, retired judge and human rights activist, described the killings as horrible, sad and condemnable.

IAF chief seeks delay of CDS setup
The numerically smaller force, currently the only service capable of delivering nuclear weapons, fears it will not have adequate say in decision-making.

Man commits sati  in Orissa
Mohanty, who did not have any children, was depressed at the death of his wife Sanjubala.

Hindu zealots altering history: Scholars
The fundamentalist are trying to distort history to suit their needs, the scholars said.

Jaya case: SC verdict adds new dimension
On Thursday, the Supreme Court barred `convicted public servants' from holding office until and unless they were cleared by the appellate judiciary.

DIASPORA
Police tried to bribe me: Kanishka accused
In a letter to journalists from a jail near Chandigarh, Lal Singh, who was the first to be named as an accused in the Kanishka bombing, alleged that the Canadian police offered him $2 million and immigration to a country of his choice for giving a false statement.

New immigrants shell out more for accommodation
In Toronto and adjoining suburban cities, you need some extra cash to hand over to the landlord to be kept as safety deposit.

Fee for temple irks S African Hindus
The Hindu community objected to the fee that was charged at the Maha Chakra Yagna - a sacrificial ritual held in the township of Phoenix ahead of construction of the temple dedicated to Lord Narasimha.

British govt to encourage Indians to read
The project called Indic Link aims to get the Indians back to books and will be developed through four areas in Britain with a high concentration of Indians - Wembley, Leicester, Harrow and Hillingdon.

Indo-Americans fight over I-day parade
Two factions of the Federation of Indian Associations, the apex body of Indian community organisations, are claiming legitimacy to hold the I-Day parade in Chicago.

5H moves east with Chaurasia
The renowned flautist will perform with tabla maestro Swapan Chaudhuri in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Toronto to raise funds for the 5H Programme.

$5.4 million to be spent on A-I trial security
As many as 15 lawyers are expected to take part in the trial proceedings, slated to take place in Vancouver in February next year, at any given time.

MONEY
SBI cuts short-term lending rates by 0.5%
The bank cut short-term prime lending rates for maturities less than one year by 50 basis points from August 6.

West Bengal set to sign deal with Microsoft
The deal with Microsoft will help West Bengal get its ambitious e-governance project off the ground.

Indian American's firm among New Jersey's 50 fastest growers
New Age Systems, based in Somerset, Franklin Township has demonstrated phenomenal in the seven years of its existence to fulfill the dream of the founder Johny John.

MOVIES
'Hrithik is hunkalicious'!
Chicago Tribune's glowing review of Yaadein.

This web spins no intrigue
Along came a spider and scared me away.

CRICKET
Head to head: India - Sri Lanka
A statistical analysis of the two teams in tournament finals.

India look to end run of final defeats
They last won an ODI one-day series involving three or more countries when they beat Zimbabwe at Sharjah in 1998.

SPORTS
Ramesh earns GM norm
The Indian IM won his his first GM norm but had to rest content with a fourth place in the Biel Masters chess tournament after losing the tie-break to decide the third place.

India go down to Walsall
Two late goals saw the Indian football team lose 0-2 and end their England tour without a victory.

Abera confirms he is best marathoner
The Ethopian scored a classic victory in the opening event of the eighth World championships.

GUIDE TO THE NET
No keyboard? Press F1
Do you keep getting those annoying error messages? We decode some of the more common ones.

How to avoid cyber squatting
Dr Know lets you into the secret.

Women lie back and think of work during sex
The latest news off the Web.

Movie Trailers
Sneak previews from Hollywood and Bollywood: 6 sites

COLUMNS
Vajpayee goofed!
The UTI scandal, Sangh Parivar purists argue, took place because the PM persists with the ways of successive Congress regimes. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi durbar.

From Agra with love: A reality check
'In the subcontinent there is no alternative to peace. Unfortunately, the Pakistani president with a 'company commander's' mindset (narrow focus, clear definable goals and reductionist logic of military appreciation) does not seem to have understood the logic of nuclearisation, says Anil Athale.