NEWS
Suicide bombers kill 18 in Colombo
Among those killed were six policemen and three suicide bombers. The condition of several of the injured is reported to be critical.

NEWS
Rabri Devi stakes claim in Bihar
RJD leaders swung into action after Nitish Kumar conceded on the floor of the House that he did not have adequate support in the assembly.

NEWS
Sudarshan is new RSS chief
The announcement was made today at Nagpur.

NEWS
Born into RSS
K S Sudarshan, who took over the reins from Rajju Bhaiyya in Nagpur Friday, was literally born into the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: he first attended a shakha when he was just nine.

NEWS
Vajpayee leaves for Mauritius
The PM would be the chief guest at Mauritius' 33rd Independence Day celebrations on Sunday.

THE REDIFF MESSAGE BOARD
Mr Clinton, don't come to India!
'We should invite a new president, since the presidential elections are due. Mr Clinton is famous for his anti-India stand. He always favours China and Pakistan.'

THE REDIFF DIARY
Le loon kya, Internet?
'When Pacific Internet India promised to launch its Web access service with clowns, stilt walkers, jugglers and balloon twisters it sounded like a lot of fun.' Priya Ganapati on what happened at that roadshow.

MARKET REPORT
Market@10 March: Day's report
Sentiment remains negative throughout the day, aggressive selling in software.

BUSINESS
Naidu, Sharad Yadav hold key to passage of Finance Bill
For the BJP and its allies to reach a meeting point on the issue of the proposed hike in prices of fertilisers and food grains, both sides would have to make partial climb downs from their positions.

LOANS
Coming to grips with EMI
An EMI is a must if you take a loan. A guide to what the equated monthly instalment comprises of and how it is calculated.

NRI TAX CENTRE
Do I have to pay tax in India on allowance earned in the US?
Answer to this and more NRI tax questions.

QUICK TIPS
How to start saving
Good intentions about saving but unable to make it happen. If that's how you describe your attitude towards finances, here are some quick tips to help get you started.

SPORTS INTERVIEW
'I firmly believe that to do well in your cricket life, your married life has to be good'
Sourav Ganguly, in the concluding part of his interview with Faisal Shariff, talks about his cricket and family life.

MOVIES
'My character is much more important than the age I am playing'
The return of Rati.

MOVIES
What made Bariwali a success in Berlin?
Rituparno Ghosh, Anupam and Kiron Kher elaborate.

MUSIC
Music magnificent
He died without much recognition or reputation, but 250 years later, Johann Sebastian Bach is regarded as one of the greatest all-time musicians.

BOOKS
To Be Continued
Ashok Banker gets hyper about Hypertext Fiction.

COLUMNS
The Additional Burden
'Why the continuing, shaming, reluctance to spend on primary education? Why the unchallengeable, unquenchable, never-dimming urge to spend more and more, obscenely more, on defence,' asks Dilip D'Souza.

Private sector is no angel, so govt has business to be in business
'Through liberalisation and privatisation in the early '90s, the Russian economy had all but collapsed. The great Russian people have transformed themselves into a nation of blackmarketers and pimps. The privatisation process in India could have even worse consequences,' says Ashok Mitra.

Sri Lanka streets ahead
Following their recent exploits, Harsha Bhogle sees an obvious difference in standards between them and India and Pakistan.

Lessons for Goliath
It's the BCCI that Armchair Expert is referring to. It's time it wakes up.