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BUSINESS
Cogentrix pulls out of Mangalore project
The company and its partner cited delays in obtaining the required government approvals and agreements and in resolving public-interest litigations for their withdrawal. The 1,000 MW coal-fired power plant was one of eight "fast-track" power projects under development since 1992.

NEWS
Kalyan gets the sack finally
The realignment of political forces in Uttar Pradesh seems poised to gather momentum because of some aggressive moves by the BJP to muscle into the backward class vote bank, for long Singh's preserve in the party.

NEWS
Missile found for the first time in Kashmir
Meanwhile, at least two civilians were killed and 29 others wounded in a powerful hand-grenade explosion near Amirakadal in uptown Srinagar.

SPECIAL
Bitter memories
The years of terror from different perspectives. Lawmen, Kashmiris and ex-militants tell their tales.

NEWS
BJP building bridges with Church in Kerala
One of the tasks Rajagopal undertook soon after becoming minister was to strive for a consensus on removing the discriminatory provisions in the Christian Succession and Divorce Acts, a sensitive issue.

BUSINESS
Brand: Bharat
Marketmen rediscover the route to the roots.

INFOTECH
'I fear a world that operates on Linux alone'
John 'Maddog' Hall holds forth on his pet subject.

MILLENNIUM SPECIAL
'Globalisation is like infatuation'
Swadeshi Jagaran Manch ideologue S Gurumurthy on the 10 economic errors that cost independent India its future.

SPORTS
The Waugh has just begun
The whitewash of Pakistan is history. The series against India, says Steve Waugh, is a whole new ball game, a different challenge.

MOVIES
A tragedy relived
Bhopal Express will shake you.

MUSIC
'I should have conquered the world by now'
He is young, dynamic and a dreamer. Rajat Barjatya, head of Rajshri Music, on what makes him tick.

COLUMNS
Dump the cliches, Bombay Boys!
'On the eve of the Barood series, 40 cliches you will hear from Gavaskar, Shastri, Manjrekar, Bhogle, or any Indian who did some extraordinary deed in his previous innings...' Krishna Prasad on Indian commentators.

Indian Navy in the next millennium
'The Cinderella of the armed forces is on the threshold of a new millennium. Armed with a robust conflict-prevention doctrine it is refurbishing its blue- and brown-water capabilities,' says Major General Ashok K Mehta.

A time to kill
'The runs-to-overs equation is where India's fortunes will be made, or broken,' says Prem Panicker in his preview of the first Test.

Round One at the Oval
'The Indians will have to emulate the Torrens, and run strong and deep,' says Harsha Bhogle.

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Prasad, Agarkar may play
   ahead of Mongia, Mohanty
Vajpayee confirms Advani,
   Joshi wanted to resign

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Congress welcomes plan for
   fresh probe into '84 riots
Demand made in Lok Sabha
   for CBI chief's ouster
Complaint against Balayogi
   embarrasses TDP
5 shot dead in Tripura
Kerala govt cracks down
   on absenteeism
Patna all spruced up for
   Laloo's daughter's wedding
Jharkhand can't be carved
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In Pakistan, to be arrested
   is only the beginning
Musharraf in Iran
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Right-handed compliments
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India drawn in tough
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