'I could see the missile fired on my plane'
On the night of July 23, an Air-India Airbus 310, on its way to Bombay from Nairobi, was cruising at 33,000 feet when Captain C M Edekar spotted the missile hurtling towards his aircraft.

India's last-minute entry saves whaling ban
The Indian vote proved crucial in blocking Iceland's re-entry into the whaling commission. Iceland had sought membership together with a right to kill whales.

S African-Indian who killed brother set free
Mansook Valjee, who admitted to killing his brother, was set free by the court just over two hours after the trial started after he claimed that it was done in self defence.

Sydney temple disallowed public worship
The Campbelltown council decided against allowing conversion of this massive "private" shrine for public worship.

MONEY
Mittal acquires Romania's largest steel plant
Under the agreement reached after four months of intense negotiations, LNM Holdings, a member of Mittal-owned LNM Group, will acquire the entire 90 per cent stake of the Romanian government in SIDEX for a cash payment.

US-64 redemptions may touch Rs 60 bn
According to government sources, the Trust in its internal assessment has estimated that the total redemptions of US-64 can at most be 47 per cent of its unit capital of Rs 127.78 billion.

CRICKET
Zaheer Khan volunteers to skip scan and stay on
The team management agreed to Zaheer's request to defer his return in view of the crucial nature of the remaining two matches of the tri-series that India have to win if they are to make it to the final on August 5.

Cricket's top ten performers
Bradman and Lara top Wisden's batting list, Kumble 2nd best bowler.

SPORTS
India qualify for World Cup hockey
India finally qualified for the 2002 hockey World Cup defeating Canada 2-1 at the Peffermil stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Saturday.

Gopi upset in semi-finals
A disappointed Gopichand admitted he found it difficult to adjust to the new system.

MOVIES
'He had the luck of a king'
Manorama remembers Sivaji Ganesan.

Bandit Queen runs to packed houses again
Murder gives a fresh lease of life to all things Phoolan.

'I like to play heroes loved by all'
Sivaji Ganesan wanted to appeal to the common man.

GUIDE TO THE NET
'More money for your honey'
How the Internet can help you manage your money better. And even make it last longer.

WWF
Eight sites for wrestling fans.

Lovers criss-cross the world in vain
Madonna, sex maniacs and the download of the day.

What are Newsgroups?
Dr Know has some answers.

COLUMN
Editors and prime ministers
'The government's attitude towards the media is archaic and steeped in suspicion. It is busy restricting their area of operation and putting shackles even on the Internet,' says Kuldip Nayar.