NEWS
Kalyan woos Khurana, Sahib Singh Verma
While his attempts to muster support in Uttar Pradesh had left the BJP leadership unruffled, Kalyan Singh's success in initiating a dialogue with two important politicians in the capital has aroused concern at the highest levels.
BUSINESS
Cogentrix will not reconsider pull-out
MD Ron Somers is flying to Bangalore for talks. Sources said the Supreme Court's clean chit has put the ball in Chief Minister S M Krishna's court to get the necessary clearances.
NEWS
Imposition of Tamil angers students, teachers in Tamil Nadu
Years after the anti-Hindi agitation rocked the state, it is the turn of the Tamil language to face the music.
NEWS
When the temptress dons a purdah...
'I have been lonely all through my life. At nights, I used to sleep embracing a pillow... Islam is the only religion in the world that gives love and protection to women,' says poetess Kamala Das, now Surayya.
PHOTOFEATURE
A wedding in the family
Glimpses of the pomp and pageantry at the wedding of Laloo Prasad and Rabri Devi's eldest daughter Misa Bharati.
SPECIAL
Homeless in their homeland
What will it take to bring Kashmir's migrant Hindus home?
BUSINESS INTERVIEW
'Television has come full circle, from local to national to local content. The challenge now is to create a new paradigm'
'The ad revenues are skewed in favour of the national channels. That will change in the next five years. It's already changing in South India,' says Rathikant Basu, bureaucrat-turned-chief executive-turned-entrepreneur.
BUSINESS
Jobless? Try Assam!
Thousands benefit by entering the 'forbidden' tea business.
INFOTECH
United they'll stand
Government sets up group to study convergence of telecom and IT sectors.
MONEY
'More than prices, services will improve tremendously'
Introducing a series on getting to know the private insurance players. The Money Channel begins with Prudential Corporation about its India plans.
SPORTS
One down, two to go
'That India lost -- and big time at that -- was understandable, given the state of the match at the start of Day 5. But they also lost an opportunity to make a point,' says Prem Panicker.
SLIDE SHOW
Up, up and away
Images of the final day's play in Adelaide.
MUSIC
'Madonna is a fan of mine... the project with her will come through'
Violin virtuoso Dr L Shankar talks about his life as a global musician.
MILLENNIUM SPECIAL
'The threat to life on Earth is serious...'
'In a few decades, society will probably be forced to jail offenders for destroying precious water sources.' Bittu Sahgal on environmental threats.
MOVIES
Strictly for the elite
The going will be tough for Bhopal Express.
MOVIES
The genealogy of an intellectual
Edward Said's Out of Place: A Memoir is a magnificent read. It achieves its objective of 'realistically' portraying the shaping of a consciousness and the passage of a life.
DIARY
Goans are not drunks!
Cleona Lira attacks Hindi cinema for misrepresenting her home state.
COLUMNISTS
A phenomenon called Rajni
'So far, Rajnikant has shied away from putting his face where his vote is. But it is a matter of time before he is forced by his manrams to chase a larger destiny,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Towards justice, through 'fast forward'
'Vajpayee has got his priorities wrong. The PM and his law minister, last year's and this year's, have been indifferent about appointing the judges recommended by the Chief Justice's team. This indolence is reason enough to remind the PM, tending to be forgetful nowadays, of his own words,' says Arvind Lavakare.
Convincing, yet close
Steve Waugh says there were times when his side was far from comfortable in the match.
Bring up the big three
Bobby Simpson calls for a change in the Indian batting line-up, with the big three filling the third, fourth and fifth spots.
Change the batting order
'If India is to do better in the next two Tests, it will have to shuffle the batting or even make some changes,' says Harsha Bhogle.
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