REPORTS FROM JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Mufti gives more 'power' to people
At a great financial risk he has asked the power department to reduce load-shedding. It will cost the exchequer between Rs 3000 to Rs 5000 crores annually to get power from the northern grid.
Norway lauds polls; wants violence to end
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Peterson, after meeting Deputy Prime Minister Advani and National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra said issues relating to Pakistan were discussed.
CONGRESS CHIEF MINISTERS' CONCLAVE
Centre ignoring Cong-ruled states: Sonia
On reports that her son Rahul Gandhi become the head of the Seva Dal, the Congress president said that both her children were 'grown up' enough to take their own decisions.
Congress slams Centre's foreign policy
Party leader Natwar Singh said India must reinvent the Non-Aligned Movement.
'Priyanka better bet than Rahul Gandhi'
'We saw the fire in her... party leaders have virtually petitioned Madam [Sonia Gandhi] to allow Priyanka to enter active politics...' a Congress members said.
OTHER REPORTS
Rebel Rajya Sabha candidate withdraws
Delhi-based arms dealer Suresh Nanda, who was allegedly roughed up by Uttar Pradesh Congress and BJP workers, was supported by the dissident BJP legislators and independents.
Shourie stands in for ailing Maran
Indications are that the Vajpayee government may even dump the DMK itself in favour of Jayalalithaa's party.
MDMK may move SC on Vaiko
We are considering the option, but Vaiko will not be applying for bail," MDMK chairman L Ganesan said after meeting Vaiko in prison
CRICKET
Aussies win Ashes opener by 384 runs
Set 464 to win after Australia declared their second innings at 296 for five, England collapsed to 79 all out.
Kallis puts SA in command against Lanka
At stumps on day two, South Africa were 378 for seven wickets in their first innings, a lead of 186, with Kallis 75 and Andrew Hall 31.
Pakistan crash to 285 all out
Pakistan lost their last seven wickets for 68 runs and were dismissed off the last ball of day 1 of the first Test against Zimbabwe.
COLUMNS
In search of discredit
'Exalted as the Gills and Jaitleys are, common sense is not something they have in abundance. Or they would have known that questions are like the Hydra. You cut off one, you raise dozens more,' says Dilip D'Souza.
India, the Kashmiri colony
'There has to be an end to this free ride. With the new PDP-Congress coalition government in power in J&K, there is a golden opportunity to rethink this unequal situation,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.
SLIDE SHOWS
The Bajaj Awards 2002
In its 25th year, the Jamnalal Bajaj Awards were presented in Mumbai on Saturday. Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was the chief guest.
Best of the week
Images from the best sporting action.
Australia vs England
Images from day 4 in the first Test, at Brisbane.
The week's images
Of encounters, awards and business...
SPORTS
Vijay Singh aims for career Grand Slam
The 39-year-old ace Fiji golfer says he's set his sights on the world No. 1 spot.
Indian teams lose at Chess Olympiad
Russia and China maintained their lead at the end of the 13th and penultimate round in the 35th edition of the tournament.
SPECIALS
Remembering a War: The silver lining
Col (retd) Anil Athale believes the 1962 war resulted in a surge of patriotism and nationalism that dramatically changed the course of the nation.
Distorting history, Part 2
The textbooks in West Bengal reek of biases, reports M Chhaya.
MOVIES
Madhuri's beauty secrets
The Bollywood actress launches a range of cosmetics named after her.
'I feel reassured of my aesthetic sensibilities'
Irfan Khan on 'The Warrior' becoming Britain's official entry at the
Oscar's foreign language film category.
The tantalising ambiguity of relationships
Revisiting Gulzar's poignant drama, 'Mausam'.
'Acting is my vehicle of communication'
Atul Kulkarni philosophises on awards and acting.
NET GUIDE
Court tells Bavaria to allow wife-swapping
Germany's top court has ordered the state of Bavaria to allow partner-swapping, dismissing complaints from residents in the conservative state by ruling that "swinger clubs" are not immoral.
