Musharraf's Hurriyat meet hardens Indian stand
The Pakistan High Commissioner's invitation to the Hurriyat leaders despite our request not to invite them is the final straw for us, said a senior external affairs ministry official.

DGMOs' meet unlikely before summit: Pak
The official Pakistani news agency APP quoted Pakistani defence spokesman Major General Rashid Querishi dismissing reports of the Director General Military Operation's visit as 'incorrect and speculative'.

Indo-Pak Summit: The Complete Coverage

TROUBLE IN MANIPUR
PM's assurance fails to calm Manipur
While anti-ceasefire protests continued in Manipur, political parties and leading NGOs in Nagaland warned the Centre's decision to review the ceasefire with the NSCN (I-M) could scuttle the peace process in the state.

UK NEWS
Unemployed Asian serves as a beacon in troubled Bradford
Tariq Mahmood, 29, gave up their bed for a frightened pensioner and looked after six others by making them tea and snacks as racial battles raged outside their homes in Manningham.

Racists target businesses in Bradford suburb
Police, however, said Saturday night's orgy of violence had not been repeated and the city largely remained calm.

TURMOIL IN TAMIL NADU
Stalin, others appear in court, sign register
Asked whether he would file a petition seeking quashing of the FIR against him in the flyover case, the mayor of Madras said he would consult legal experts.

Karunanidhi to boycott Raman's inquiry
The former chief minister was discharged from hospital on Monday, looking much better than he did last week.

US NEWS
Powell to visit China later this month
Announcing Powell's visit from July 28, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said the US leader will be the guest of Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan.

The spy who loved Mother Teresa
Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent who was arrested for spying for Moscow, reportedly gave away a lot of his 'tainted money' to the Missionaries of Charity.

Murdered Doc's Husband Out To Ruin Killer
Professor Vijay Gupta is adamant that Kevin Anderson, who killed Gupta's wife Deepti last year, pay a heavy price.

MONEY
India, Pak experts to study Indo-Iran pipeline
The Indo-Iran pipeline project is expected to figure in the summit talks between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President Pervez Musharraf.

ENTERTAINMENT
'Why should I buy a car from a thief?'
An indignant Amar Upadhyay defends himself.

Heather Graham dances to Lata-Rafi tune
Her guru? Hesh Sarmalkar, grandnephew of V Shantaram.

WIMBLEDON
Ivanisevic makes history
The 29-year-old Croat beat Pat Rafter in the men's final at Wimbledon and became the first player to win a Grand Slam crown after entering on a wildcard.

CRICKET
Sachin out of ODI squad for Sri Lanka
Amay Khurasiya to open. Yuvraj Singh and Rahul Sanghvi make a comeback.

GUIDE TO THE NET
Coffee, tea or cybersex?
Lindsay Pereira visits a cyber cafe, but is unsure whether he likes it.

Lifestyle indicators
Ten status symbols of the rich and famous.

COLUMN
Ticket to Madras, by George!
'Most galling is that men such as Fernandes and Vajpayee take the moral high road and even pretend outrage at Jayalalithaa's antics. After all, it is their connivance that helped her get to where she is,' says Dilip D'Souza.