NEWS
Kargil was a complete shock: review panel
The report says the present structure and processes in intelligence gathering and reporting leads to an overload of background and unconfirmed information and inadequately assessed intelligence.

NEWS
Centre accepts 25 recommendations of Kargil panel
The government also indicated that after considering the Subrahmanyam Committee's report, a thorough review of the country's national security system is also being ordered.

'Our fascination with India remains strong'
'India is a very intense, dynamic, and in almost every respect a successful democracy. This should make the US and India natural allies and indeed it is quite unnatural that our two countries have for too long seemed at odds on many international issues,' says Karl F Inderfurth.

SPECIAL
The Constitution remakers
Brief sketches of the 11 members of the National Commission for the Review of the Constitution.

BUSINESS INTERVIEW
'India needs a crisis to reform'
'The economy is recovering and this in turn will itself mean more revenue for the government. So I think raising taxes will be a big mistake,' says Dr Subir Gokarn, chief economist, National Council for Applied Economic Research.

BUSINESS
'Budget is expected to create greater lending opportunities for banks'
'I expect a reduction in the surcharge on corporate tax, tax on agricultural income, and measures to induce increased savings and investments. All this would mean revitalisation of the corporate sector,' says K P Padmakumar, chairman, Federal Bank and Private Sector Banks' Association.

SPORTS
Proteas take the honours on Day 1
A good display with the ball by the visitors, and what has now become a trademark display of bad batting by the home team, saw India crumble to 225 all out in the first Test in Bombay. Prem Panicker reports.

BUSINESS SPECIAL
Friendly tips for budget-happy FM
'The reservation of labour-intensive sectors to small-scale enterprises should be scrapped. This will give India a chance to provide stiff competition in labour-intensive exports to countries such as China,' say Harvard economists Nirupam Bajpai and Jeffrey D Sachs.

MOVIES
Ash is right on top
...and manages to upstage Sushmita.

MOVIES
'I think he needs a movie camera'
Jaya Shyamalan on her Oscar-nominated son!

MOVIES
Merchant-Ivory score again
Cotton Mary is a sensitive, searching film.

SPORTS
White Lightning
Jewella C Miranda captures the awesome Allan Donald in action.

SPORTS
When Shaun came a-visiting
The South African star took time off from cricket to visit the unfortunates at Bombay's redlight area, Kamathipura. Jewella C Miranda captures the encounter.

SPORTS INTERVIEW
'In Australia I learnt about attitude'
The concluding part of medium-pacer Thiru Kumaran's interview.

COLUMNS
Who's afraid of the foreign print media?
'Why are the lions of the saffron brotherhood who so bravely demonstrate their manhood to flop film-makers from Canada so scared when it comes to taking on the "paper tigers" of India?' asks Krishna Prasad.

Bhindranwale's ghost?
'Punjab's problems are yet to be solved and there are elements wanting to disturb peace and amity on one ground or the other. The Centre has to keep this in mind,' says Kuldip Nayar.

Time to bite the bullet for Sinha
'2000 is not a crisis year like 1991. Yet an impression that something cataclysmic is likely to happen is being created. It could be part of an official strategy to make the public discount in advance possible unpalatable budgetary measures,' says R C Murthy.

Perform and be paid
With the Indian cricket team struggling at the moment, Sujata Prakash comes up with a proposition: why not reward players who perform, she says.

Wanted: some fair-weather fans
Rajeev Srinivasan appeals to Indian cricket fans to stop watching the team play. Because that will bring down the players' market value and force them to perform.