NEWS
Robin Hood Or Gull?
Zaira Ali, well known for her charity work, is now charged with stealing $ 1 m from her employers, and giving it to her favourite charities.
MOVIES
Thakshak Numbers Withheld
Distributor Video Sound says it is moving away from the practice of announcing the opening weekend's box office receipts.
NEWS
Letter Ended Case Against Sikh Priest
Addressed to the city prosecutor of Mentor, it explained the ceremonial function of the kirpan, the possession of which had got Gurcharan Singh Bhatia arrested.
BOOKS
Ramji's Amrika
Though M G Vassanji has placed his new protagonist in the US, he has tied Ramji with an umbilical cord to Dar es Salaam, the African city that was Vassanji's home till 1970.
PROFILE
This Monk Can't Renounce India
"India doesn't accommodate you, you have to learn to accommodate to it," says Nicholas Vreeland, who returned to New York to arrange the Dalai Lama's recent visit to the US.
RECENT FEATURES
Charges Against Sikh Priest Dropped
Gurcharan Singh Bhatia breathes easy three months after his arrest for carrying a kirpan.
NRI Produces Documentary On Bharathi
The documentary scripted by novelist Prof Indra Parthasarathy describes Subramania Bharathi as the first democratic Tamil poet.
Embassy Says India Won't Beg
But officials vehemently deny they have distanced themselves from the Orissa relief effort.
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.
What Comes of Bearding a Lion
WSO demands that the Canadian heritage minister intervene in the dispute involving Sikh boxer Nagra's facial hair.
The Vows on the Web
A new web site hopes to help south Asian singles find the perfect match.
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.
Carbon Monoxide Awareness Move Launched after Girl's Death
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.
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