BUSINESS INTERVIEW
'We must benchmark ourselves against the best in the world'
'The creation of wealth is very badly needed in India because we need to create more and more jobs. I don't see that happening in the agricultural sector. So we have to move more and more people from agriculture to industry,' says Infosys chairman N R Narayanamurthy.

NEWS
Passengers deny identifying hijackers
When asked if the passengers were shown the pictures or not, one released hostage said no one had shown them to him.

NEWS
Orissa tribals vow to attack cops
'But strangely the government is yet to show some urgency in solving the land disputes the tribals have with the Pana Christians -- which is the root of all evil,' said a source.

NEWS
Thousands in Kerala relapse into illiteracy
'The moral of the story is simple. Don't entrust projects like literacy and health care to political parties,' an expert stressed, adding that the need of the hour is a permanent mechanism to sustain the literacy campaign.

SPECIAL
India caved in too early
'The way the political leadership behaved in the present crisis is... being perceived at the popular level as a weak response. In the process, comparisons are being made between the present leadership and the past,' says Sridhar, senior research associate at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.

NEWS
Is the cold wave a weatherman's prank?
No one has yet bothered to check why no death has been reported from Gaya in spite of the 'near-freezing point' temperature. Either the administration has failed to report the death(s) or the met department is putting out an exaggerated picture.

BUSINESS
Farmers continue to suffer despite bumper onion crop
Prices have plummeted to below Rs 100 per quintal due to a bumper crop and lack of demand, triggering an agitation by farmers in Maharashtra. Pakistan's produce enjoys demand in export markets.

BUSINESS
'I'm not a dictator, I'm not a general, I'm the D-G trying to direct world trade'
Mike Moore reveals what it means to lead a disparate group of national governments on issues like trade, social concerns, First World Vs Third World.

SPORTS
Pakistan hijack India at the Gabba
As finishes go, this was as perfect as it gets -- one ball to go, one run to get. And for the second time in two days, the Pakistan tail turned in a nerveless display to take the side through. Prem Panicker reports.

SPORTS
Gasping at the Gabba
Images of the India-Pakistan one-dayer.

SPORTS
'Karpov is the world champion in political lobbying'
Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand in an extensive, candid interview with Shobha Warrier.

MONEY INTERVIEW
'Only the best will survive'
Davinder Rajpal of AXA China Region Insurance on what Indian consumers can expect from the Hong Kong insurance giant.

MOVIES
A film for everyone
An exclusive preview into Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.

MOVIES
'We are the oldest film festival in Asia'
Malti Sahai on the International Film Festival of India.

MOVIES
'Sixth Sense' Wins People's Choice Award
Manoj Shyamalan's film about a boy who sees dead people bagged the People's Choice Award.

BOOKS
Export quality prose
Pankaj Mishra's much-awaited debut novel, The Romantics, would have been good if the author was English, not Indian.

THE MILLENNIUM SPECIAL
'Sampras plays best during a crisis'
'Bill Tilden won Wimbledon at 40! Rod Laver had great temperament... Lew Hoad was a powerhouse...' Ramanathan Krishnan on the 10 greatest tennis players of the century.

COLUMNS
On faith
'Hindus demand respect, and deserve it. If this is not given, then Christians cannot expect respect in return,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.

Corruption and the chalta hai attitude
Sucheta Dalal says the Internet offers a good opportunity to fight corruption at all levels.

Ominous signals
The Shoaib Akhtar ruling, says Daniel Laidlaw, makes it a no-win situation for cricket. Now some cricket boards will fail to accept the umpire's decision when their bowler is called for throwing, others will not accept the specially appointed ICC panel's decision.

Two to tango
Waqar Younis and Saqlain Mushtaq not only won the game for Pakistan, says Harsha Bhogle, but also showed that its future is in pretty good hands.