J&K is disputed territory: Pakistan/PTI
An official Pakistani statement said 'final disposition' of the state was to be decided in accordance with UN resolutions.

Ajmer gears up to receive Musharraf
General Pervez Musharraf, during his three days in India, will visit the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer.

PAK DEVELOPMENTS
I was removed, says Tarar/PTI
Rafiq Tarar's reaction came hours after a government statement said he ceased to be Pakistan's president, setting off speculation that he refused to resign.

US, UK, Commonwealth unhappy: PTI
Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon said Gen Musharraf's taking over as president was indicative of the further consolidation of military rule in Pakistan.

NEWS
Militant holed up in Kupwara mosque killed
A police officer said at least three militants were still inside.

Manipur MLAs to wait till Aug 1 to quit
The thirty-six Manipuri legislators would first go to New Delhi and urge the Centre not to include their state in the Naga ceasefire plan.

SPECIALS
Lakireddy gets 8 years for sex with minors
The powerful Berkeley landlord who confessed to bringing teenaged girls into the country for sex slavery will not be eligible for parole for at least seven years.

'We will open our cards in court'
It is only the third day in the sensational Gulshan Kumar murder trial. Despite many setbacks - five of the 17 accused are still absconding - the police are sure they will snag the main accused, composer Nadeem Saifi.

MONEY
Sabeer Bhatia's Arzoo.com goes bust
The slowdown in the US economy and cut in corporate spending have led to Arzoo's fall.

NORTH AMERICA NEWS
IT workers still in great demand in the US
A study says companies hope to add 900,000 IT workers to their rolls this year alone. Of this 450,000 slots will go unfilled because of lack of applicants with the requisite technical and non-technical skills.

Gun-wielding girl student expelled
A 'favour' to a friend landed 17-year-old Anika Mehta in trouble with her school in the state of Illinois.

MOVIES
There is a new sound..
Move over Napster, soundbuzz.com is here!

Torn in Afghanistan
'Jung: In The Land Of The Mujaheddin', is shocking and agitating.

GUIDE TO THE NET
Suspect trades ID with nephew; tricks cops
A man charged in three traffic deaths was mistakenly released after he switched his ID bracelet with a nephew.

Dr Know and Bubbles
Find courses for medical transcription.

CRICKET
Tendulkar, Nehra troubled by injury
Both were forced to skip the team's practice session on Wednesday.

Andy Flower ruled out of tri-series
Zimbabwe's leading batsman has been advised six weeks' rest after dislocating a thumb bone.

THE BETTING SCANDAL
ICC investigators coming on Thursday
They will try to meet alleged Indian bookmaker Mukesh Gupta, who has been given until July 1 to substantiate his allegations.

Sanjeev Chawla allowed to go scot-free
A Scotland Yard spokesman said there is 'insufficient evidence' against the London-based Indian businessman.

SPORTS
Nirupama a win away from qualifying
The unseeded Indian lass upset 16th seed Klara Koukalova in the second round of the women's singles qualifier at Wimbledon.

Paes in qualifying final
The India No 1 will meet Alex O'Brien for a place in the main draw at Wimbledon.

COLUMNS
A scarred kingdom
'New Delhi has to adopt a discreet and low-key approach in extending a friendly hand to Nepal,' says G Parthsarathy.

High stakes and low expectations
'India and Pakistan are geographically ordained to live with each other even if they fight from time to time. We may question the timing of the summit, but the talks were, and are, inevitable,' says General (retd) Ved Prakash Malik.

Maheshwar project: getting to the root of the matter
'Are FIs too lenient while funding controversial power projects?' wonders Sucheta Dalal.

Post-mortem
Harish Chandramouli analyses the result of the India-Zimbabwe Tests.