Editors' meet makes Musharraf a hero
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf briefed his Cabinet and the all-powerful National Security Council on Wednesday on the Agra summit, amidst reports that his popularity graph had soared after his plain talking with senior Indian editors.

Continue dialogue, urges Kofi Annan
"A sustained Indo-Pakistani dialogue, especially at the highest level, is sorely needed, and the summit should be seen as an important step towards this," spokesman Fred Eckhard said quoting the UN Secretary-general.

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COLUMN
Kashmir at breakfast, lunch and dinner
'The continuous invocation of the "K Word" left Musharraf's hosts tired and unimpressed. Repetition may be useful to drive home a point to cadets of the Kakul Military Academy, not in a mature diplomatic discourse,' says G Parthasarathy.

NEWS
US wants strong defence ties: Shelton
General Henry H Shelton, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, is in India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Admiral Sushil Kumar.

Blackwill sworn in as US envoy to India
He immediately announced that he had been instructed by President George W Bush to further the 'enormous opportunity in US-India relations'.

US reviewing sanctions on India: Rocca
The Bush administration is committed to completing the transformation of the US-India relationship that was set into motion in the past few years, the Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs, Christina Rocca, said.

Benjamin Gilman slams Pakistan, China
The chairman of the powerful International Relations Committee's panel on South Asia has demanded that Islamabad conform to a laundry list of demands before the Indian Prime Minister visits Pakistan.

US looks to strengthen ties with India: Bush
In a message to all those participating in the annual national legislative conference of the Indian-American Friendship Council, Bush lauded the role played by the Indian-American community in fostering the ties between India and the US.

Drop in at the TiECon 2001...virtually
The complete webcast of this year's conference of The IndUS Entrepreneurs includes all the keynote speeches from the 3-day event, wall to wall coverage of the main learning tracks, and numerous company showcase interviews.

MONEY
Lata Krishnan named AIF president
The philanthropist, businesswoman will the spearhead American Indian Foundation to help rehabilitate quake-hit Gujarat.

'UTI will review investment decisions' Chairman M Damodaran said vital investment decisions in the recent past would be looked into, and if needed, "wrong" ones would be rectified

MOVIES
Hema Malini granted anticipatory bail
She was apprehended in connection with cheating, misappropriation and damage to property.

Kerry Packer cuts India operations
75 per cent of staff sacked at the Packer-owned Consolidated Futuristic Solutions.

CRICKET
Tendulkar to miss tri-nation series
A hairline fracture on the master batsman's foot will keep him away from action for at least 2-3 weeks.

SPORTS
Anand goes down yet again
He went down to Grandmaster Alexander Morozevich of Russia in the sixth round of the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess tournament.

Schumacher escapes unhurt in Monza crash
Ferrari's triple world champion Schumacher lost control of the rear of his Ferrari F2001 under heavy braking.

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Man accused of having 69 wives
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