'Be vigilant about your rights and freedoms'
Best-selling novelist Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni said successful Asian Americans should never forget those who are still struggling for their American dream

Retired Pak soldier's son joins Indian Army
Ali Hassan, 72, who retired as a soldier with the Karakoram Scouts, has slipped into his life as an Indian with ease, living happily as a citizen of the country he fought against in 1965.

India plans new air surveillance software
The software will be mounted on three A-50 AWACS to be built for the Indian Air Force by the Russian firm Beriev with state-of-the-art Israeli communication systems.

MONEY
'India still a difficult country to do business with'
In spite of the fact that eventual returns were recognised as 'excellent,' India is still regarded as a difficult country to do business with, says NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul.

Hopes, cynicism over new Nasscom head
If Kiran Karnik takes up this position, he will have his task cut out for him. For he will always be compared with his predecessor, the late Dewang Mehta,

MOVIES
Manisha in Company
The Bombay girl replaces Rinke Khanna.

Yeh Raaste ...: Madhuri's test by fire
Co-star Ajay Devgan too hopes for a hit.

CRICKET
India 'winning one-day battles, not the war'
Chairman of selectors Chandu Borde expresses disappointment over India's defeat in a final for yet another time.

Imran's bat sold for Pakistan flood victims
The bat with which the legendary Pakistan captain played to win the 1992 World Cup was sold for Rs.1.25 million

SPORTS
India fails to get berth for C'wealth hockey But Pakistan, despite being suspended from the Commonwealth, have been listed as one of the eight teams for the 2002 Manchester Games.

Greene wins third world title
The Olympic champion hurt a hamstring in his left leg in the final strides of the race while achieving the victory.

GUIDE TO THE NET
How hot is your spot?
Will the location of a cybercafe make a difference to its popularity?

The best and worst of the British press
Shocking tales of crime and punishment steal the show on front pages of the British newspapers today.

COLUMNS
Vajpayee goofed!
The UTI scandal, Sangh Parivar purists argue, took place because the PM persists with the ways of successive Congress regimes. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi durbar.

From Agra with love: A reality check
'In the subcontinent there is no alternative to peace. Unfortunately, the Pakistani president with a 'company commander's' mindset (narrow focus, clear definable goals and reductionist logic of military appreciation) does not seem to have understood the logic of nuclearisation, says Anil Athale.