NEWS
Vajpayee meets Sonia on CTBT
Briefing newspersons after a one-and-a-half-hour meeting, External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh said the Congress president had told the government that she would get back to them after holding detailed consultations with other party colleagues.
NEWS
Kalyan floats Rashtriya Kranti Party
In what is seen as a tactical move the former UP chief minister categorically declared that at Ayodhya both a Ram temple and a mosque should be built.
NEWS
Judge may be arrested over Chotta Shakeel connection
The Bombay high court has found prima facie evidence relating to extortion and threat against a sitting judge of the sessions court.
NEWS
Rajni prepares for a political avatar
The Superstar of the South does not need any publicity. Not when the entire Tamil film industry is celebrating his 25 years in movies with a 12-day festival, which started on December 12 -- his birthday.
SPECIAL
The 'Great Gambler' who never won
Vijaywada Police Commissioner Sudeep Lakhtakia says Kola Mohan was a pathological gambler. Betting, playing cards and the races were a way of life for him.
INTERVIEW
'Extensions to more communities might well make the concept of reservations meaningless'
'Any community that has numerical strength and is conventionally backward but not really backward seeks reservation for itself,' says Prof D L Sheth, member of the first National Backward Classes Commission.
INTERVIEW
'Let me tell you that all are not angels in the CBI'
'I can assure you that the credibility of the CBI is still higher than any other investigation agency in the country,' says D R Karthikeyan, former joint director of the bureau.
THE KASHMIR MILITANCY: A DECADE ON / DAY 9
Operation Rescue
Saving Kashmir's economy will be tougher than saving Private Ryan.
MILLENNIUM SPECIAL
'Dhirubhai became a role model for every teenager wanting to become big in business'
'G D Birla was the first Indian businessman famous enough to be lampooned. V Kurien's philosophy put power in the hands of the people...' Gita Piramal on India's top ten businessman. A Millennium Special.
INFOTECH
Short on brains
McKinsey says India needs 2.2 million quality professionals to become an IT superpower by 2008.
BUSINESS
US yanks 51 Indian entities off sanctions list
These entities may now find it easier to obtain American goods and technology -- especially non-sensitive products.
NRI TAX CENTER
"Will my father be taxed if I send him money to buy a flat in my name?"
Answers to this and more NRI queries.
GOLD REVIEW
A lacklustre week
Fresh sales by Central banks could increase gold inflow in the coming months, says Dilip Shah.
SPORTS
Dravid bats himself into form
A typically gritty century from the Indian number three was the highlight of the first day's play at the Bellerieve Oval, between the touring Indian side and Tasmania.
MOVIES
'Manoj will be her foster-father'
Abandoned at birth, she now has a world famous father. He goes by the name of Manoj Night Shyamalan.
MOVIES
As bad as it gets
Dahek sinks to mundane depths.
BOOKS
Walkover!
Khushwant Singh should learn self-promotion from Shobha De, says Ashok Banker.
BOOKS
'Mama, how could you write such things?'
'I'm sure the unexpected stumbling upon of risque passages in your mother's book must have come as a shock.' An excerpt from Shobha De's Speedpost.
MUSIC
'I have fun all the time'
From raunchy numbers to Tamil pop and now bhajans -- 'Malgudi' Shubha has had a remarkable reign. And, as she says, she enjoys every moment of it.
COLUMNISTS
Our Leader of the Opposition
'Quite frankly, I think the Congress should start looking for a new leader. To date, Sonia Gandhi's performance in the Lok Sabha has ranged all the way from the merely inconsequential to the truly pathetic,' says TVR Shenoy.
Seattle is history, prepare for the next round, now!
'India must draw up some worst-case scenarios and keep the talks going. At this point in time, India needs a regulated international trade order more than the US and the developed economies,' says Dilip Thakore.
Dravid packs up his gloves
Wicket-keeping gloves, that is. Trust Harsha Bhogle to see the silver lining in the cloud hanging over Nayan Mongia's head!
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