NEWS
Naxalites kill 12, including 5 cops, in Bihar
Home Minister L K Advani assured the states of all help in tackling the problem of Naxalism, but made it clear that fighting it would remain their responsibility.
NEWS
Women's quota bill introduced amidst chaos
Opponents of the bill in the Lok Sabha snatched a copy from the hands of Law Minister Ram Jethmalani and tore it up. But Jethmalani had hidden the bill under his desk.
NEWS
Many VVIPs to be shorn of special security
According to home ministry sources, the number of persons enjoying Z-plus category security will be cut drastically.
INTERVIEW
'It should have by now become clear that a mosque cannot come up at Ayodhya'
'Whatever the government may say, there is no denying that they [reforms] are being implemented on the dictates of the Western powers,' says nominated Rajya Sabha member 'Cho' S Ramaswamy.
BUSINESS INTERVIEW
'Two brothers who fought, abused each other publicly have joined hands to take on UB'
'Indian Made Foreign Liquor is made in a particular way and there are no recipe secrets like Coca-Cola. Once we get the Shaw Wallace brands, we will make the stuff ourselves,' says Vijay Mallya.
SPECIAL
Terror at Midnight
Mass gatherings to celebrate the passing of a century would provide ideal targets for terrorist groups. In India the targets could be India Gate in Delhi, Chowringhee in Calcutta and the Gateway of India in Bombay.
BUSINESS
Brand wagon
Maruti scores twice in the merry season with the launch of Baleno and Wagon-R.
INFOTECH
The Tamil push
After Hindi, Wipro's printers are now speaking another language.
MONEY INTERVIEW
'Companies with below investment grade ratings continue to face problems'
Crisil's R Ravimohan tells Usha Ravi what investors should watch out for on the basis of credit ratings.
MILLENNIUM SPECIAL
'Rod Laver was the greatest player who ever played the game'
'Borg's record was quite unimaginable... McEnroe was the most talented player I have ever seen...' Vijay Amritraj's best tennis players this century.
SPORTS
Sachin 'n' Shane
Images of the two superstars from Melbourne.
MOVIES
Amitabh, Shah Rukh in Karan Johar's next?
Bollywood biggies get set for mega-films.
MOVIES
'Esha is a director's delight'
Vinay Shukla on why he opted for the Deol girl.
MUSIC
'I started loving myself more after singing Sa re ga ma'
Sukhwindara Singh gets nostalgic on The Rediff Chat.
DIARY
Kamala Das, veiled
"I've got a special Pakistani suit made," she said simply. "If there's any trouble, I shall simply wear that. Nobody will even guess that I'm Indian." Anvar Alikhan looks behind the purdah.
COLUMNS
Annus Horribilis
'The thing that shocked me most about Orissa was the uncaringness of the entire nation. The money collected was a fraction of what was collected for Kargil. Why did nobody care? Because these were not 'people like us',' asks Rajeev Srinivasan.
Fads and fancies of the 21st century investor
'In the next couple of years we may see a whole host of smokestack, core-sector, infrastructure industries as well as healthcare services zooming,' writes Devangshu Datta.
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