Kashmir Committee invites Hurriyat, others for talks
The committee comprising eminent citizens said the announcement of the election in the state had complicated efforts to ensure the broadest possible political participation.

Two more separatists to boycott polls
'We are not against the democratic process, but when it is carried out over dead bodies, it loses all meaning,' Hashim Qureshi said.

Lone's party may leave Hurriyat
'Times have changed and we'll have to change too,' the People's Conference leader said. 'Hurriyat has to rise above holding meetings and issuing press statements.'

THE BJP NATIONAL COUNCIL
BJP unrepentant about Gujarat; PM keeps low profile
The national council meeting heralded a generational change in the party with newly nominated president M Venkaiah Naidu and Gujarat CM Narendra Modi drawing the most applause.

Faux pas leaves Advani red-faced
While narrating the ideological history of the Jan Sangh and the BJP, the deputy prime minister forgot to mention Vajpayee's full contribution in the party's growth.

INTERVIEW
'We should not press the panic button'
'We have enough grain to take care of the people of India.' Union Agriculture Minister Ajit Singh on the drought.

BJP to back Naik on petrol pump row
Senior BJP leaders said the issue, if dragged, could cause embarrassment to many Opposition leaders who had also benefited from the process.

BUSINESS SPECIAL
HLL: Searching for a new route
Hindustan Lever is winning a few battles, but hasn't quite come up with a new magic formula to clean up across categories.

CRICKET
Tendulkar dismisses brouhaha over form
'I think people are just over-reacting, I know what I am doing,' the batting maestro said.

MOVIES
'I would pay to direct a film'
The passions of Kaizad Gustad.

'Running around trees is fun!'
Meet Aditi Govitrikar, Bollywood's new hopeful.

Not so young, after all!
'Youth' suffers from a frail story and aged lines.

Another award, another Lotus
'Dweepa' is another feather in Girish Kasaravalli's cap.

GUIDE TO THE NET
Bottom-pinching ghost causes panic in UP town
Women in Biswan, Uttar Pradesh, have started walking around with padded posteriors.