MONEY NEWS
Subramanyam clarifies on call from PMO
Former UTIndia chairman P S Subramanyam said on Thursday that he never discussed investment proposals of the institution with an officer on special duty in the prime minister's office.
'Hotmail, Yahoo unlikely to charge for e-mail'
Hotmail, one of the most popular e-mail services on the Internet, is estimated to have nearly 150 million users.
India says no proposal to buy DPC stake
Enron said earlier on Thursday it wanted to sell its stake in Dabhol for at least $1.0 billion.
Armani versus Armani
Vancouver-based graphic designer Anand Ramnath Mani has a Web site armani.com. And he sees no reason for not cashing in on it.
MARKET REPORT
Sensex gains on buying in heavyweight stocks
Market displays strength despite adverse developments on the economic front. While tech stocks remain subdued, buying interest seen in defensive and old economy heavyweights.
DIASPORA
Indo-Australians lobby for their languages
As a result of 'insufficient' Australians mentioning Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi or Urdu as the language at home, government information brochures and directions do not have anything in any language from the subcontinent, say community leaders.
Indian advisor gets caught in a political battle
Caught in the crossfire of the political salvos being hurled between California Governor Gray Davis and the man who wants his job, Secretary of State Bill Jones, are several of the governor's energy aides, including advisor Vikram Budhraja.
Reddy's brother seeks leniency in sex scandal
Jayaprakash Lakireddy, who has admitted to helping his older brother bring young Indian girls into the country to be sexually exploited, compared his offence to a minor traffic violation.
OTHER REPORTS
8 persons strangled to death in Bombay
The dead included Daljit Choudhary, proprietor of a plastics firm at Goregaon, his brother Devji Choudhary, a relative and five labourers.
India, Pak ministers likely to meet in two months
If south Asian officials meeting in Colombo agree to forge a regional economic front, commerce ministers of seven SAARC members, including India and Pakistan, might meet to prepare for the upcoming WTO meeting in Doha.
Sangma wants talks with all northeast groups
Purno Sangma, tipped to be the chief negotiator for northeast, said all groups must be involved in the peace process to bring lasting peace.
CRICKET
Proposal for Pak tour with sports ministry
Sports Minister Uma Bharti said the decision to clear the team rests with the external affairs ministry.
Tendulkar should go, only if fully fit: Borde
Chairman of selectors Borde said the master batsman should not go to Sri Lanka even if there is an element of doubt over his fitness.
SPORTS
Germany in Azlan Shah final
The Germans beat Pakistan 5-3 to dash the defending champions' hopes of making it to the final.
IPS officer swims English Channel
Rajiv Trivedi swam the 32-km course in 13 hours on Wednesday and set an Indian record in the under-40 category.
GUIDE TO THE NET
One world, one heritage
Six sites.
Dil Chahta Hai
Cool links.
Bride ties the knot after being shot
A Turkish bride tied the knot with eight rifle pellets lodged in her stomach after pre-wedding celebrations almost went tragically wrong.
MOVIES
'It's the maddest unit I have worked with'
Preity Zinta on Aamir, Saif, Akshaye, Farhan and DCH.
COLUMN
Finding the behavioural balance
The sooner players are told how they can and cannot react to the umpire's decision, says Daniel Laidlaw, the better.
India's first collaborative e-book 
'How do you negotiate if there isn't trust'
Kuldip Nayar on the Enrons of the rich worlds