A 'firm grip' on human smuggling
The INS operation, which 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

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.

Kramnik downs Anand in game 3
The Russian now leads 2.5-1.5 after day two of the ten-game Mainz Classic Rapid Chess Festival.

Nirupama-Rika through to round 2
They now face top seeds Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.

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

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.