Nepal probe panel may be expanded
Attempts to dispel uncertainty over the proposed commission to probe the royal massacre may end up with parties agreeing to a commission with more political representation and experts.

Nepalis are very upset: Indian envoy
King Birendra was 'extremely loved and was popular', said Deb Mukherjee on Wednesday.

Maoist ideologue blames India, US for massacre
Baburam Bhattarai alleged that the two countries had hatched a conspiracy to eliminate King Birendra and install their stooges in the Royal Palace.

Nepali newspaper editor held
Yubaraj Ghimire, editor of Kantipur, the largest selling Nepali newspaper, was arrested for publishing an article by Maoist leader, Baburam Bhattarai.

INTERVIEW
'The crown is a symbol of unity in Nepal'
Professor Tulsi Ram Vaidya, head of the department of history at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan University, on the royal massacre and the future of Nepalese monarchy.

PM'S SURGERY
PM's knee surgery on Thursday morning
Senior BJP leader Mangaldas Lodha said that the operation is expected to be an encore of the one performed on the prime minister in October last year. The only difference being that this time it will be on the right knee.

Vajpayee arrives in Bombay
He was accompanied by Information Technology and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan and Principal Secretary Brajesh Mishra.
Slide Show: The PM's Surgery

Indian government on auto-pilot
There has been no delegation of powers, no emergency procedures put in place, no nothing for the prime minister's surgery.

J&K: A NEW HOPE
Child hurt in firing by Pak troops
Four members of the paramilitary Border Security Force were also wounded in firing by Pakistani troops along the international border in Jammu region on Wednesday.

Musharraf stresses need for flexibility
Musharraf also conveyed his best wishes to Prime Minister Vajpayee ahead of his impending knee surgery

Musharraf unlikely to meet Hurriyat, says Qazi: PTI
The statement by the Pakistani high commissioner came a day after the military ruler rebuked fundamentalist clergy for making 'irresponsible' statements against India.

NEWS
No alliance with any party: Jaya/PTI
The Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK chief said, "Alliances are made at the time of elections. Now, there is no alliance with any party."

Brig Surinder Singh to appeal against discharge
The controversial officer, who was discharged Wednesday morning, will 'tell his side of the story' in Chandigarh next week

Yashwant Sinha in the US for surgery
Also making a bee-line to the US later this month are Brajesh Mishra, Sushma Swaraj, Suresh Prabhu and Pramod Mahajan.

Indo-Canadian doctor in cabinet
Dr Gulzar Cheema named minister of state for mental health in Liberal Cabinet sworn in on Tuesday.

Police clash with Asian youth in UK
It is believed that the trouble was prompted by the arrest of a local man two days ago.

MONEY
Bush order on steel dumping may hit India
The US President has ordered a probe into charges of steel dumping by some nations, and it may restrict imports.

Indian steel firms unfazed by US threat
Steel-makers who have diversified into new export markets will not be hit if the US slaps restrictions on imports.

Bank unions to strike work on July 4
The stir is for the immediate payment of arrears to the UCO Bank, United Bank of India and Indian Bank employees.

MOVIES
A fairytale with a difference!
Fed up of clichéd Cinderellas, Snow Whites and The Frog Princess? Watch Shrek.

US NEWS
Two South Asian attorneys among plaintiffs suing Bush
They sued the US president for alleged violation of the first amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech through re-imposition of the Global Gag Rule in January this year.

Sonia's US tour to woo diaspora
The Overseas Friends of Congress said she was scheduled to arrive in New York on June 24 for a two-day visit, before she moves to other cities.

10,000 to attend Ahmadiyya meet
Disenfranchised in Pakistan, the sect has garnered major political clout in Canada by offering free services to political candidates

BADMINTON
Gopichand in third round
The Indian ace despite dropping a game proved too good for Kevin Han in the World badminton championships.

TENNIS
Bhupathi - Likhovtseva in semis
The Indo-Russian pair beat Jerome Goldmard and Alexandra Fusai of France in the mixed doubles quarter-finals at the French Open.

CRICKET
India ready for mission possible
The first Test against Zimbabwe commences on Thursday. And India will be looking to get it right this time around.

Team looks more solid than ever: Ganguly
The Indian skipper said his team has the bowling strength to get sides out twice.

Harbhajan is confidence personified
'I'm looking forward to the Test match and will try to get lots of wickets,' he said.

GUIDE TO THE NET
ET-mail
Interplanetary internet project is all set to wire the solar system.

Would you gift someone elephant dung?
Artists use elephant dung to create gifts, artificial flowers, photo frames and writing paper.

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

Royal families
Seven sites about monarchies.

COLUMNS
The treacherous road to peace
'What strengthens the chance for peace is that New Delhi is not dealing with a civilian puppet in Islamabad but the face of the military, which alone, is the arbiter of that nation's course,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Internal security slips, but the red carpet is out
'While the ratio of security personnel and terrorists killed was 1:5 in the first ten years of Kashmir militancy, the security forces found one of them had to die for every two militants killed during the cease-fire,' says G Parthasarathy.