NEWS
Army puts troops in J&K on alert
Army HQ warned all its formations in the troubled border state of increased attacks by militants and Pakistani troops in the run-up to the visit of US President Bill Clinton.

NEWS
Assembly polls come into last lap
One hundred and eight assembly seats in Bihar, 90 in Haryana, 77 in Orissa and 32 in Manipur will go to the polls on Tuesday, with an electorate of over 40 million exercising their franchise.

NEWS
BJP MLA's kin arrested for kidnapping woman
Rajesh Singh, who had been stalking the woman for a few months, was arrested at the official flat allotted to the MLA in the UP officer's hostel.

NEWS
No move to replace Gupta, clarifies BJP
Sanghapriya Gautam, general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh, had raised a storm by asserting that Gupta would be removed for having failed to tackle the political situation in the state 'according to our expectations'.

NEWS
BJP MP to bear cost of Dara's defence
Dilip Singh Judeo, who has been spearheading a campaign to stop conversions, especially in the tribal areas of the country, said he believes Singh to be innocent.

THE REPUBLIC, 50 YEARS ON
Celebrating 50 Years of the Indian Republic

Light in the Dark
'I want to spread this message that we handicapped people do not need sympathy. What we need is help at the time we require it the most.' Meet Jyoti Chassatia, an Indian heroine.

INTERVIEW
'I don't aspire to match my father's image'
'I use my father's name because my father stood for the development and progress of the state,' says BJD president and prospective chief minister of Orissa Naveen Patnaik.

NEWS
'Our houses have collapsed, we don't have money for food -- and they are having elections!'
Chindu Sreedharan reports on elections in the aftermath of a supercyclone.

SPORTS
'As captain, I take moral responsibility for the failure'
Sachin Tendulkar dropped a bombshell with his decision to give up the captaincy. Read the text of his statement, or listen to the man himself on Real Audio.

SPORTS
'We thought Azhar's experience will be good for the side'
Chandu Borde held a press briefing at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday, to announce the Indian squad to play South Africa in the Pepsi Test series. We present relevant excerpts.

INFOTECH
Going places
Dinesh Dhamija's ebookers.com will replace Microsoft-backed Xpedia as AOL Europe's 'recommended' travel agency.

SPECIAL
Cherry Blossom and Chandrababu
Anvar Alikhan on Alyque Padamsee's attempt to Brand Naidu a makeover.

MOVIES
'A true actor can play any role'
Exclusive!!! Aamir Khan on the sets of Lagaan.

MOVIES
A violent vision
But Rajakumar fans go berserk over Shabdavedi.

BOOKS
'It's an honour for Tamil'
Indira Parthasarathy's pithy reaction to the Saraswati Samman.

MUSIC
Grammy fever
The Ultimate Grammy Box scores simply because of its lineup. But naturally it lacks the feel of an actual awards ceremony.

TRAVEL
White sands, green water...
Packages for the Maldives. $ 391 US for three nights for two. Great deals from the Taj, Sita, Cox & Kings and Travel Shop.

DIARY
Romancing the stone
Neela D'Souza has some rather hard thoughts on the Valentine's Day circus.

COLUMNS
Back to school
'The trouble brewing incessantly in the NE is somehow not of much interest to us. We quickly turn the page after scanning headers spelling death datelined Dimapur. Question is, why's it emotionally distant, too...?' asks Varsha Bhosle.

Testing times for Indian cricket
Harsha Bhogle dwells on the return and re-exit of Mohammad Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar's decision to give up the captaincy, and the new faces in the Indian Test team.