NEWS
Giridhar Gamang decides to quit
Sources said a compromise formula had been worked out according to which Orissa Congress chief Hemananda Biswal would be the new chief minister and J B Patnaik would replace him in the organisation post.
NEWS
Kalyan rakes up Ram temple issue again
Given his outburst against Vajpayee, whom Singh has accused of shelving the promise to build the temple simply for the sake of remaining prime minister, it is now clear that he will be expelled.
INTERVIEW
'Our party does not needlessly force a confrontation. Action is taken when it is called for'
'If the party entrusts you with position and power, you have got to be answerable. You cannot think you are indispensable and that you can take many things for granted,' says BJP vice-president J P Mathur, who heads his party's disciplinary committee.
NEWS
Kerala church now divided on how to say Mass
The Nazrani Catholic Priests' Conference and the Liturgical Action Committee have rejected the decision of the Syro-Malabar Bishops' Synod, the highest decision-making body of the Church, to introduce a uniform Mass format in the 21 dioceses throughout India.
NEWS
Where the government hesitates, NGOs rush in...
The Indian Association of Tour Operators has shown that business is not all that it is concerned about. Apart from the usual relief work of providing food and clothes, it has asked all its 700 members to adopt villages in Orissa.
MILLENNIUM SPECIAL
'Rajiv Gandhi was an ignorant man'
Our Millennium Special takes a comprehensive look at the last 1,000 years via a collection of fascinating lists provided by the best-known Indians. Today, economist Dr K N Raj lists the 10 economic breakthroughs that have changed and shaped India since 1947.
SPORTS
'I blame myself for being dropped; I wasn't consistent'
Faisal Shariff in conversation with stylish India middle order batsman-turned-opener V V S Laxman.
SPORTS
Cause for cheer
It's been a good match so far, writes Harsha Bhogle from Sydney. Ajit Agarkar and Saurav Ganguly came good with the bat as the Indians enjoyed a good workout against the hot pace of Brett Lee.
SPORTS
Indians warned for dissent
Stand-in captain Saurav Ganguly and Australian Test umpire Darrell Hair exchanged words on the third day of the match against New South Wales.
TRIBUTE
Doughty cricketer
Conrad Hunte will be best remembered for the run-out he effected in the tied Test at Brisbane on December 14, 1961, says K N Prabhu.
Hunte was one of a kind
Bishen Singh Bedi salutes the departed West Indies ace.
MOVIES
'You don't have to find time to be happy'
A mature Neelam tells the Rediff Chat.
COLUMNS
Caught in the crossfire
How Kalyan Singh was trapped in the battle between Vajpayee and Advani. And more gossip from the Delhi durbar in Capital Buzz.
Economy, security key to Indo-Japan ties
'The world of realpolitik is studded with ironies. The votaries of non-proliferation are its main violators.' Major General (retired) Ashok K Mehta on Jaswant Singh's visit to Japan.
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