CRICKET
India awarded crowd-ruined match
India were declared winners by 81 runs in the third ODI against the West Indies after unruly fans forced play to be stopped after 27.1 overs.

Kumble, Agarkar dropped
Spinner Murli Kartik and seamer Lakshipathy Balaji will replace them for the next two ODIs.

Lara cleared of match-fixing
The investigation carried out by a Barbadian attorney-at-law Elliott Mottley found no evidence in support of the allegations made against Lara.

GATES'S VISIT
Bangalore decks up for Bill Gates
Gates will spend most of his time on the outskirts of Bangalore, visiting mainly Infosys and Wipro, India's IT mascots in the global tech arena.

Gates to support Kerala's e-literacy project
The project, aimed at making Kerala the first e-literate state in India by 2005, is scheduled to be launched by President Kalam on November 18.

Microsoft to invest $400 mn in 3 yrs in India
The areas of investment include education, partnerships, innovations, localisation and development centres.

J&K REPORTS
I was framed: Yasin Malik
The JKLF chief was held when two persons were arrested with $100,000 allegedly meant for him.

Govt will give a healing touch: Mufti
The CM said dialogue, not bullets, is the solution to any problem.

Modi for a debate over his speeches
'I am prepared to have a public debate with Sonia Gandhi in the presence of prominent editors of various newspapers and magazines,' he said.

Modi inciting communal tension: Laloo
The RJD chief called on all 'secular' parties to unite and support the Congress in defeating the BJP in Gujarat.

Congress shielding Godhra accused: Modi
He accused the Congress of dividing the people of Gujarat on communal lines.

INTERVIEW
'Few are neutral about Modi'
BJP general secretary Arun Jaitley on the party's support for Narendra Modi and the forthcoming Gujarat election.

DIARY
Heard the buzz?
Vira Thachar on the Mosquito Brigade.

COLUMN
Hollow promises
'The government must disband its defence empire or at least relax its monopoly and stranglehold on this vital sector,' says Admiral (retired) J G Nadkarni.

SPECIAL
When darkness fell...
Excerpts from PMO Diary-I: Prelude to the Emergency, by B N Tandon.

MONEY COLUMN
ECIL: A public sector success story
ECIL was able to achieve a turnaround in three years which is nothing short of spectacular says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.

OTHER REPORTS
35 killed, 200 hurt or missing in US storms
Tennessee was the hardest hit, with more than 16 persons killed and 55 injured. More storms of lesser severity are expected.

UP speaker issues notices to BJP rebels
The notices were issued in response to a petition moved by BJP State Legislature Party leader Lalji Tandon.

Witness to Delhi shootout moves NHRC
Dr Krishna demanded a probe by the rights panel to ascertain the facts of the encounter.

3 Pak fishing boats with 41 crew captured
The Coast Guard found them fishing about 30km inside the Indian exclusive economic zone.

Gandhi sites to get facelift for tourism
Tourism Minister Jagmohan said the government would develop places associated with the Mahatma, Swami Vivekananda and Adi Sankara to showcase the country's heritage.

SPORTS
Surya Ganguly looking to improve game
India's newest Grandmaster says winning the third and final GM norm at the chess Olympiad has taken the pressure off him.

CRICKET COLUMN
The fifth bowling option
Quick comment on the third ODI, by Prem Panicker.

MOVIES
'Ash said yes on the spot!'
Debutant director Samir Karnik enjoyed a stint in international politics before zeroing in on films.

Success for '8 Mile'
Singer Eminem's venture into films nabs $51 million in three days.

'We love you, Daniel!'
Som Chivukula reports The Chamber Of Secrets' New York premiere.

Daniel Radcliffe, new heartthrob
'Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets' expected to open big Nov 15.

Salma Hayek owns her role
The subjective colourisation of history in Frida both informs and diminishes.

NET GUIDE
IM users: Your boss is watching
An increasing number of businesses are reading the instant messages of their employees. New software by AOL helps them do just that.