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  June 6, 2001               Today's News Search the Internet
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DEATH OF A MONARCH
Kathmandu peaceful but tense
At least six people were injured in early morning street battles on Tuesday and a van belonging to a leading media house was attacked.

Gyanendra makes the right noises
The new king is treading cautiously and has done well not to name his errant son Paras as the crown prince, say royal observers.

British papers target Paras's reputation
The media has described the newly crowned king's only son and likely heir as a killer and a womanising playboy.

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King's probe divides political parties
Almost every party, except the ruling Nepali Congress, chose not to comment on the probe instituted into the royal killings.

US does not see plot in Nepal
Americans warned to defer travel to Nepal, following rioting over massacre of King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and many members of the royal family.

Curfew reimposed in Kathmandu
Curfew was reimposed in the capital Kathmandu and neighbouring Lalitpur, six hours after it was lifted, following a second day of violence on Tuesday.

Oppn leader say 'no' to probe panel
It will be a setback to King Gyanendra's bid to assuage public outrage over Friday's palace massacre through an impartial probe.

JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Islamic clerics harming Pak reputation: Musharraf
In an uncharacteristic criticism, Gen Musharraf also said the funds collected to help Kashmiris were being misappropriated by the very people who were collecting them.

INTERVIEW
'If North and South Korea could talk, why can't we?'
'Farooq Abdullah has been against the cease-fire... K C Pant was appointed a too late... I hope something comes out of the talks...' Former Union home minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on the Musharraf-Vajpayee summit.

NEWS
IC-814 hijacking: CBI contacts Pak govt
This is the first direct contact that the CBI has established with Islamabad. Its earlier request to the Pakistan government through Interpol received no response.

Fernandes criticises tehelka.com
The former Union defence minister Tuesday charged the investigative portal, which exposed corruption in arms deals recently, with running a ``money-making business''.

Old Lucknow tense after killing of youth
Tension prevailed in the old city of the state capital on the occasion of Barabafat after a youth was allegedly killed by a policeman behind the Tila-Wale masjid early on Tuesday.

Chohan to continue advocating Khalistan
The self-styled 'president of Khalistan' said India should be broken up and reassembled as a 'United States of India' on the lines of Europe and the USA.

MONEY SPECIAL
Building bridges via trade
'Kashmir or no Kashmir, business binds people together,' feel Indian and Pakistani traders.

MONEY
Pathak: Blazing a trail in wireless tech
The Soma Networks team has developed products that help wireless phone firms provide telephony to residential customers.

4 top firms join to found ASP venture
American Express, TIBCO Software Inc, Infosys Technologies and WestBridge Capital Partners announced the creation of Workadia LLC.

MOVIES
Mahesh Bhatt, Pritish Nandy to produce films
The two will produce films of first-time directors to promote them in the Hindi film industry.

Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai...
...but not too many in North America want to listen.

US SPECIAL
Through a lens, sometimes darkly
By putting a camera into the hands of her subjects, Wendy Ewald allows many poor and exploited people, including children, to overcome their inhibitions and express the world through their eyes.

US NEWS
Indians throng, but fail to win Spelling Bee
Bangalore-born Abhijit Eswarappa, 13, survived seven rounds of such tongue-twisters as 'expurgate' and 'fimbrillate', but was waylaid by 'hyetology' in the eighth round.

Internet guru held for paedophilia
Police have accused Ranjit Singh Sahota, a Silicon Valley trailblazer, with pushing the envelope of online possibilities in a far more sinister way.

Expatriates urged to organise themselves
L M Singhvi, chairman of the high-level committee on the Indian Diaspora, has called on Indian expatriates to voice their needs more strongly across the world.

TENNIS
Paes-Bhupathi in semi-finals
The 1999 champions proved too good for Tomas Cibulec and Leos Friedl of the Czech Republic in the men's doubles quarter-finals at the French Open.

CRICKET
'A good spinner can turn the ball on any track'
Harbhajan Singh on the Zimbabwe tour, in real Audio. The interview was conducted in Hindi.

CRICKET SLIDE SHOW
Pakis pound the Poms
Images of the final day's play in the second Test between England and Pakistan.

BADMINTON
Gopichand romps into second round
India No. 2 Abhinn Shyam Gupta however lost to top seed Roslin M Hashim in the World badminton championships.

Manjusha Kanwar qualifies
The four-time national champion qualified for the main draw of the World badminton championships being played at Seville, Spain.

GUIDE TO THE NET
Easy does it
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A tribute to Hank Ketcham
7 sites for Dennis the Menace fans.

What is A/S/L and LOL?
Dr Know on chat lingo and etiquette.

AIDS: 20 years and still counting
A look back at one of the biggest killers of our time; Mummy of Spanish king has two heads. Experts baffled.

COLUMNS
Tackle Mr Hyde, not Mush Musharraf
'There was no need for Vajpayee to have taken his bold initiative of inviting Pak for talks. However, having done that, there is no need for him to indulge in his idealistic hope of sharing peace with Pakistan,' says Arvind Lavakare.

Aussies least prepared, but favourites
Daniel Laidlaw previews the triangular NatWest tournament between England, Pakistan and Australia.

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 Second win for India
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 Journalists join battle
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 'It's an indescribable high!'

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 Saving face

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 The world's first pregnant man!

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 T V R Shenoy on
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