NEWS
Bofors papers submitted to Delhi court
Highly placed sources said the CBI is expected to take two weeks to scrutinise the papers -- once it gets them -- and supplementary chargesheets will be filed in five weeks.
NEWS
Mulayam Singh opposes CTBT
Observers say the government would like to give the US an assurance at the next Jaswant Singh-Strobe Talbott talks that a consensus has been achieved and India will sign the treaty at a convenient time.
NEWS
Dawood had agreed to surrender: Advani
But the government rejected his proposal of conditional surrender, the Union home minister told the Lok Sabha.
NEWS
Goa adds fizz to the millennium party
The government in a sweeping move rationalised the excise duty structure in the state, bringing the rates of liquor brought in from other states on par with the brands manufactured locally.
BUSINESS
The Future Is Here!
India's ready for Internet trading.
SPECIAL
Kola Mohan's house of cards
It is not difficult to locate Kola Mohan's house. The imposing three-storeyed building with a huge iron gate and granite work quite fits his image -- the man who liked all the good things in life.
MILLENNIUM SPECIAL
'Every space event is fraught with tension'
'Dr Sarabhai personally planned and implemented the early space programme... Aryabhatta was one of the toughest things Indian space scientists have ever done... Indian remote-sensing satellites are now acknowledged as among the best in the world...' ISRO Chairman Dr K Kasturirangan on the Indian space programme.
INTERVIEW
'How many of the former untouchables are present in the top echelons of the private sector?'
'I personally think there should not be a permanent national commission. A permanent commission means permanent contention,' says Prof D L Sheth, member of the first National Backward Classes Commission, in the third and final part of his interview.
BUSINESS INTERVIEW
'Privatisation does not imply a retreat by the government'
'Privatisation in Malaysia has seen a marked improvement in efficiency, in management of operations; it has facilitated access to commercial investments and latest technology,' says Dato' Seri S Samy Vellu, Malaysia's minister for works.
SPORTS
Indians foxed by Cox at Hobart
The Indians went to the Bellerive Oval needing a practice match. What they got was a lesson in the advantages of forward planning.
MOVIES
The return of Rajakumar
Kannada cinema's biggest superstar makes a comeback!
MOVIES
'Everything is okay now'
Director Sanjay Gupta talks about the Khauff controversy.
MUSIC
'Our generation of singers has proved its staying power'
Abhijeet, the spice boy of Indian music, in a candid interview.
COLUMNISTS
Betrayal
'The destruction of the Babri by Hindus is "vandalism", but the terrorism of Khalistanis and Kashmiri Muslims is a "resurgence of sub-nationalities." They set the stage -- and the Sikhs danced. What a tragedy...' says Varsha Bhosle.
Batting and bawling
'Tasmania continued to bat on, on the final day. And the Indians did a reasonably good job of staying awake,' says Harsha Bhogle
15 steps to Nirvana
Krishna Prasad delves deep into the all-pervasive sense of disillusionment. And comes up with an action plan for change, for the better, in Indian cricket.
Strawberries and dreams
Our 18th member, Abhilasha Khaitan, finds two solutions for India's cricketing doldrums -- strawberry yoghurt and the multiplication tables.
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