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NEWS
Embassy Says India Won't Beg
But officials vehemently deny they have distanced themselves from the Orissa relief effort.

ACHIEVERS
Two Indians Among 32 US Rhodes Scholars
Neelakash Varshney of the University of Alabama, Birmingham and Jasdip Kharbanda of the University of Chicago were the students chosen for the honour.

ENTERPRISE
Indian Artists Find Cyberspace Home
www.artsindia.com becomes the only American online art gallery devoted exclusively to contemporary Indian art and high-end craft.

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'Slum Landlords' Feel Victimized
Owners of rundown hotels in San Francisco resent being singled out for criticism.

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Millionaire California Doctor Murdered
Jagjit Singh Sehdeva, to kill whom murder plots had been hatched earlier too, was killed, allegedly by robbers, on Tuesday.

Boxer Nagra's Legal Fights Mount
The Canadian Amateur Boxing Association cancels an event after the Ontario Superior Court says he can participate with or without a beard.

How an American Writer Thought Up Cotton Mary
Her feelings of deracination and the attitude to her of the people in India, shaped by the British Raj, left a profound impact on her, says Alexander Viets.

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Authorities start educating people of the dangers of the colourless, odourless gas after Seetha Vemireddy succumbed to it.

Under Attack!
Study shows high rate of heart disease in Indians is linked to a cholesterol called lipoprotein(a)

Hum Saath' Crosses $ 2.5 m Mark Abroad
Meanwhile, Dillagi enjoys a healthy gross, being ranked number 47 in North America.

Southern Baptists Ignore Warning
Group vows to take 100,000 missionaries to Chicago, claiming they are the victims, not the aggressors.

Showdown in Seattle
The WTO conference has become a catalyst for a massive mobilisation of activists from all corners of the globe, says Naeem Mohaiemen.

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LS adjourned twice amid
   uproar over Babri demolition
Delhi high court clears
   Centre's telecom package

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Kashmiri militants force cable
   operators to shut shop
Govt says Rajiv is principal
   conspirator in Bofors case
34 arrested in Ayodhya
   as pre-emptive measure
2 cops killed, 4 hurt
   in ULFA ambush
CPI-M, RSS agree to halt
   murder campaign
Kashmir govt begins moves
   for return of Pandits
Lata's leave application
   has elders in a flap
Foreigner issue will not hurt
   Maharashtra govt: Bhujbal
Elton John may perform at
   Bombay's millennium bash
Gen Malik visits Paris
AP brain fever toll 191
Pak 'madrassahs' fight
   an image problem
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Sensex spurts 122 points
Dhirubhai is voted Asian
   businessman of the century
Good time to push
   reform, says WEF chief
Enron to make foray
   into Indian telecom sector
Allow states to raise
   funds abroad, says Naidu
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Australia prefer spinner Miller
   over speedster Brett Lee
North enter Duleep semis
Salgaocar win Super Cup
China brighten final chances
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T V R Shenoy on the
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Dilip Thakore on
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Dilip Vengsarkar on
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