NEWS
CBI moves Delhi HC in Priyadarshini Mattoo case
The CBI's petition said the lower court's judgment acquitting the accused in the rape and murder was flawed, and requested the court to expunge the remarks against its officers.

NEWS
Vinod Pande invites Rabri, Nitish for talks
Rabri Devi gave in her resignation to the governor following the constitution of the new assembly, and was asked to continue till a new government takes over.

THE REDIFF SPECIAL
'The Kargil battle was fought with less than optimum communications capability'
'Despite the challenge of terrorism over the past many years, the Indian Army and other security forces have lagged behind in the quality of their surveillance and communication equipment although technologically superior equipment is readily available the world over.' The Kargil Review Committee report continues.

BUDGET 2000
Sinha's 'excise simplification' claim baffles experts
The excise recast may affect consumption levels. If manufacturers absorb duty hikes, their profit margins, and surplus cash available for investment, will get squeezed. This could further slacken the sluggish pace of economy.

How will your tax outgo change?
Dun & Bradstreet says there are very few beneficial provisions relating to individual taxpayer.

On the MAT
Dun & Bradstreet examines the impact of minimum alternate tax on companies.

'Nothing' in the defence budget: experts
Maj Gen (retired) Afsir Karim said, 'A substantial part of the hike will be eaten up by inflation. Then more money will have to be spent on the increased spending on the revenue side also.'

SPORTS INTERVIEW
'What's happened in my country is an absolute miracle'
Dr Aaron 'Ali' Bacher, managing director of the United Cricket Board of South Africa, in a freewheeling chat with Faisal Shariff.

SPORTS
Advantage Krishna
The Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association, mired in controversy for many years now, is looking for a new leader in S M Krishna. And indications are the Karnataka chief minister will oblige and give the game a lift.

MOVIES
Controversy yes, but no collections
Hey! Ram heading for disaster.

MOVIES
Badal doing decent business
But Kaho Naa... is the clear winner.

MOVIES
Star of the Fortnight
Listen to Tabu in RealAudio. Ask her all those questions you've always wanted to. She might just reply!!!

MUSIC
Rhyme and rhythm
When Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman get together, you can expect great music. And Alai Payuthey lives up to the expectation.

BOOKS
'Death is the limit of the strange beast we call life'
Ergo, it is natural that the great collective musing and meditation on life called literature should concern itself with this inscrutable, final phenomenon, says Rohit Chopra.

TRAVEL
A Tribute to Life
Eighty-five in all, they were built by the 10th century rajas of the Chandela dynasty almost exactly 1000 years ago. Mysteriously their construction was given only a passing reference in Chandela literature. Centuries later they were `discovered' in the 1830s by a British army engineer who was lead to their site, by his palanquin bearers. Today India celebrates 1000 years of Khajuraho

COLUMN
Looking to clinch the series
Hansie Cronje says his team is looking to complete the other half of the unfinished job in the second Test, which begins on Thursday.