NEWS
3 Hurriyat leaders released in Delhi
But for now they cannot return to Kashmir. It is not clear if they will hold talks with the government while they are in Delhi.

NEWS
Arrest warrants against Quattrocchi
Under the court orders, Quattrocchi will have to be produced in the court on December 13, the next date of hearing, after execution of the arrest warrant.

MARKET REPORT
Mkts@4 April: Sensex takes a hammering
Panic gripped Dalal Street following the fall at the NASDAQ and fears that the tax shelters of FIIs are under threat.

MARKET TRENDS
Crash!
The BSE Sensex dropped 7.3 per cent (over 360 points) on Tuesday -- the second largest single-day point drop in its history.

BUSINESS
The M Factor
Microsoft and Mauritius melted the markets.

SPECIAL
Switching gods
George Iype investigates conversions, the new fad among Kerala's intellectuals. The first of a three-part series.

DAY 11: THE IPKF IN LANKA
'More than ever, Eelam a reality now'
'People say that when the LTTE returns to Jaffna, at least 1,000 Tamils who consorted with the government will be executed.' The concluding part of this series by Major General (retd) Ashok K Mehta.

INTERVIEW
'If they have doubts about the encounter they can ask for exhuming the bodies'
Jammu & Kashmir police chief Gurbachan Jagat tells rediff.com

UGADI SPECIAL
Panchanga Shravanam, in Real Audio
Will 'Vikramanama samvasaram' bring prosperity? Does India stand to benefit because of Clinton's visit? The only sahasravadhani, Madugula Nagaphani Sharma, answers several such questions. A rediff.com exclusive!

MOVIES
'Nobody can be a film star like me'
Shah Rukh Khan answers your questions. In Real Audio.

MOVIES
Yaadein postponed
Subhash Ghai will begin shooting in August.

SPORTS INTERVIEW
'I thoroughly enjoy playing Shane Warne. I think he is damn easy to play'
Pakistani batsman Shahid Afridi, in candid conversation.

MONEY
Can I withdraw PF funds and invest in PPF?
Chartered Accountants Ganesh Jagadeesh & Co explain.

MONEY
UTI MEP '92
Dhirendra Kumar says this fund can be a steady performer and a beneficiary of the recent change of heart favouring cyclicals as its portfolio is well diversified.

DIARY
'Why this distance between us?'
Pakistan's Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf tells a delegation of Indian women.

MUSIC
A discordant note
Vairamuthu attacks A R Rahman for overpowering his lyrics.

BOOKS
Biting the e-bullet
Future e-books will feel more like a slim hardback and nifty features like a reading light are likely to be standard. Then, says Nilanjana S Roy, the reading revolution will really begin.

COLUMNS
Moving Indians to India
'What needs to be done is that educated, dedicated people take to politics in a big way. And in this, our NRI community has a big role to play,' feels Arvind Lavakare.

Just why were the Sikhs killed?
'Failing to strike elsewhere, the mercenaries and their masters got desperate. Finally, as Clinton touched down in New Delhi, a very frustrated ISI ordered the militants holed up in the mountains near Chatti Singhpora to target the Sikhs.' Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi durbar.

Baying for blue
Sujata Prakash makes a fervent plea to Indian cricket fans to turn out in blue the next time there's a crucial game and cheer the team.

Mentor magic
Harsha Bhogle dwells on the modern-day cricket coach. And concludes that his role is critical in the development of young cricketers and, as a consequence, the team's performance.