Former spy wants to meet Musharraf
Mehmood Elahi, who spent nearly two decades behind bars in Pakistan, wants to plead the cause of countless prisoners of war languishing in jails across the border.

Musharraf's visit sparks contest among Old Delhi residents
They are busy making separate plans to welcome the native who made it big in Pakistan.

Centre's decision sad: Hurriyat/PTI
The separatist grouping said the Centre's objection to its meeting with Musharraf had put a question mark on India's sincerity in resolving the Kashmir issue peacefully.

NEWS
'I have no plans to perform in Pakistan'
Lata Mangeshkar denied reports of a benefit concert for the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Sonia meets Cheney, lauds India caucus
Sources said her meeting with the vice-president was extremely 'friendly and cordial' and after the exchange of pleasantries, there was a brief but substantive discussion of bilateral, regional and global issues.

Four bombs defused in Kathmandu
A handwritten note recovered from the spot contained warnings against King Gyanendra and Prime Minister G P Koirala.

MOVIES
'Lagaan' will be Aamir's biggest US hit
Most Indian films lose about 50 per cent of their box-office collections in the second weekend, but Lagaan took a slim fall of about 16 per cent.

Sonali plays Pied Piper!
The film actress will host Kya Masti Kya Dhoom on STAR Plus.

NORTH AMERICA
A 'firm grip' on human smuggling
An operation that focused largely on airports resulted in the interception of 415 people destined for the US and other Western countries. The bulk of those arrested were from the subcontinent

DIARY
Booked for life!
Anita Nair has been hooked since she was five. On books.

CRICKET INTERVIEW
'The Qayyum Commission never got back; maybe they did not want to'
Former Pakistani skipper Asif Iqbal defends himself against allegations of match-fixing and discusses the repercussions on the game.

SPORTS
When an Indian won British hearts
British-born Gujarati Arvind Parmar went down fighting to Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the second round at Wimbledon. But every point he scored was a point for England.

GUIDE TO THE NET
Man bumps into wife in red-light district
A man who went looking for a brothel discovered his wife had been secretly working as a prostitute.

Do you look like someone famous?
Why we're all obsessed with people who look like other people.

First look!
All you wanted to know about Love ke liye kuch bhi karega!

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COLUMN
But where's the ghost?
'The decision to extend the services of a Cabinet secretary invests the high office with a certain stability. We have otherwise had the ludicrous spectacle of some officers holding the job for less than six months,' says R K Raghavan.