Naga rebels break truce, ambush convoy
An assistant commandant and two constables were killed in the ambush.

India favours structured talks with Pak
Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh said the resumption of dialogue with Islamabad should be not construed as New Delhi's weakness.

Musharraf gets pesky reporter transferred
The reporter of an Urdu daily, who asked Musharraf whether an elected leader would have been more successful in Agra, has been transferred to the editorial desk.

NEWS
Orissa floods toll rises to 70
Officials are worried about possibility of death toll rise due to reports of the spread of water borne disease like diarrohea and jaundice.

Rocca holds talks with Jaswant
Emerging from a 30-minute meeting with the external affairs minister, Rocca said she was very happy to be in India.

Nine injured in Srinagar explosion
Security forces have been put on high alert in Srinagar following the attack.

MONEY
Amul says cheese, enters pizza market
If the response they have generated in Ahmedabad and now New Delhi is any indication then Amul's pizzas are set to take Indian cities by storm.

Bangalore scientists set up biotech firm
Metahelix Life Sciences has been set up by five eminent scientists with a seed capital of Rs 65 million from angel investor N S Raghavan.

US NEWS
'Hinduism a part of America's religious landscape'
'Members of the world's religions live not just on the other side of the world but in our neighbourhoods,' says Harvard Professor Diana Eck in her new book.

UK NEWS
UK racists plan nationwide rallies
The right-wing National Front has applied for permission to hold marches throughout the UK, sparking fears of the racial violence spreading further.

No armed bodyguards for CHOGM
Despite threats from anti-globalisation protesters, Australia insists that no leader will be allowed to have armed bodyguards at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Brisbane in October.

CRICKET
'We lost a game we should have won'
India captain Sourav Ganguly said the six-run defeat to Sri Lanka on Sunday was inexcusable.

'I was bowled over by a shuttlecock'
Dona Ganguly says it was badminton and not cricket that attracted her to husband Sourav.

SPORTS
Atwal finishes tied 16th at Siouxland Open
Pat Bates, back from a career-threatening injury, won the tournament, the second biggest Tour in the US.

A LEGEND PASSES AWAY
'There never was nor ever will be another Sivaji'
Readers express their grief at the demise of the legendary film actor.

Pay your respects to Sivaji

MOVIES
Fardeen: the new Provogue man
Pepsi wooing the star, too?

The 'Daddy' of all roles for Jackie
Jackie Shroff's thoughts on Yaadein.

GUIDE TO THE NET
Behind the webcam
Even when Subhash Ghai is on the Internet, he is thinking movies.