NEWS
Centre wants to move law-and-order into Concurrent List
'International terrorist Masood Azhar's cassettes exhorting Muslim youths to take up arms against the government have surfaced in various parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Kerala. The situation is grim,' top home ministry officials told rediff.com

NEWS
CBI hopeful of Quattrocchi's extradition
The optimism stems from the meeting a CBI team had with Malaysia's attorney general during a recent visit to Kuala Lumpur.

NEWS
Chinese envoy meets MEA mandarin
The ministry reiterated that India had received no request for political asylum from the Karmapa Lama.

NEWS
Calcutta's 'hijack' drama takes new turn
Bangladesh's refusal to permit the entry of the Israelis stems from the widespread buzz that these Israeli nationals, if granted entry, would have masterminded the release of five assassins of Shaikh Mujibur Rahman who are now in jail.

MONEY
All about Internet broking
Murali Iyer finds out how e-broking will change the way you buy and sell stocks.

MONEY
For how long can I continue my NRE account after I return to India?
Answers to this and more personal banking questions.

BUSINESS
Clean and mean
Eco-friendly vehicles set to caress Indian roads.

SPORTS
India go down to Oz at the SCG
We picked the wrong team, admitted Sachin Tendulkar afterwards. Australia capitalised, with a five-wicket win to draw level with Pakistan. Prem Panicker reports.

MILLENNIUM SPECIAL
'There is something really vulnerable about Shah Rukh on screen'
'Shashi Kapoor had such a feel good personality... Dilip Kumar's brooding expression created quite an impact... Boy! Hrithik Roshan is damn good!' Juhi Chawla on the most good-looking men in Indian cinema.

MOVIES
Shah Rukh is star of the fortnight!
Listen to him in RealAudio. Ask him all those questions you've always wanted to. He just might reply!!!

MOVIES
At last, a great entertainer!
Hrithik makes a dream debut with Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.

BOOKS
Bare all? Dare all?
Ashok Banker on why writers aren't gutsy enough to tell the truth about Bollywood.

MUSIC
Southern rhapsody
Ilayaraja shows in Kamal Haasan's Hey Ram that he is the man for crunch situations.

COLUMNS
Big law puts rogue companies' small print under microscope
'The Companies Amendment Bill 1999 seeks to make the directors of 'vanishing companies' punishable for scams committed by the promoters,' says Dilip Thakore.

Efficiency brings volatility
Volatility will increase as markets become more efficient, but there are solutions to reduce other imperfections, says Devangshu Datta.

An honorable people
'In the coming years, we will confront a diminishing federalism aligned with growing nationalism, a universal view of opportunities and respect startlingly at odds with widespread disparity within the nation,' says Ashwin Mahesh.

'It is almost certain the SDR will not be made public'
'The Strategic Defence Review is likely to remain an unofficial document and therefore not actionable. This is one of the several flaws of the structuring of the National Security Council,' says Major General (retired) Ashok K Mehta.

Points for Ponting
Daniel Laidlaw reviews the first match between India and Australia in the Carlton and United series, and says the Tasmanian batsman has all the credentials to succeed Steve Waugh as captain.