'Indian forces were ready for raids into Pak
The army and air force conducted drills during Operation Parakram to prepare for lightning raids into Pakistani territory to destroy terrorist camps.

US asks citizens to keep off Pushkhar fair
It claims to possess intelligence inputs about a possible terrorist attack.

Cops submit mall shootout report to NHRC
NHRC Chairman Justice J S Verma said the panel will consider the report before giving its views on the Ansal Plaza shootout.

SGPC for punishment to Amarinder Singh
The punishment for the Punjab chief minister is being sought for allowing the police into the Golden Temple complex.

Mufti to release more political prisoners
The J&K chief minister said, 'Democracy is a battle of ideas. Let them [political prisoners] come out and put forth their point of view and we will put ours.'

Salman's car meets with an accident
Near the Nashik railway station, the actor's driver braked hard due to some obstacle on the road and a car coming from behind hit the actor's vehicle.

TN Dalits threaten to convert to Islam
They claim to have been allotted 2 cents of land from the state government, including funds to build houses, but barring a notice, nothing has been done to evict the 'occupiers' of the land.

BJP may disqualify dissident MLCs in UP
The party has, however, not revealed the names of the legislative council members whose membership could be in danger.

BILL GATES IN INDIA
Karnataka, Microsoft sign MoU on portal
Karnataka's departments of IT and biotechnology will use Microsoft.Net technologies to set up the latest e-government framework. | | Full Coverage

Gates urges IT, education, telecom funds
But he said he is comfortable with the strides India has made in the area of communication infrastructure.

'Web services to usher in digital decade'
Microsoft is investing heavily in R&D to make XML Web services globally accessible, Gates said.

MONEY
'No differences over divestment issue'
Advani said differences only centred around the mode of privatisation and not government's policy.

Premji complains of profiling in the US
The Wipro chief said he does not find himself being discriminated against due to his religion.

Wipro considering opening international hub
Wipro, which has started recruiting, may also go for more acquisitions.

Tata Infotech for 'e-retirement' system
The project for Massachusetts Teachers Retirement Board is valued at over $3 million.

CRICKET
Shoaib Akhtar found guilty of ball tampering
Match referee Clive Lloyd said the Pakistan fast bowler had changed the condition of the ball illegally during the first Test against Zimbabwe.

ICC seeks to increase power
The ICC said it was looking at expanding its powers to remove international status from venues after the crowd trouble in the third ODI.

CRICKET SPECIAL
Lopsided application of rules
A quick comment on the Shoaib Akhtar ball tampering case.

CRICKET COLUMNS
Talking averages
Ravi Abhyankar recommends a team for the World Cup purely on statistics.

Crowd trouble: prevention and cure
Vikas Trivedi provides some interesting tips to prevent disruption of matches by spectators.

SPORTS
Sania Mirza in last 16
The Hyderabad tennis ace beat Vityaviroj Thassa of Thailand to advance in the $10,000 Union Cement ITF/PHI women's tournament in Manila.

SPECIAL
The conference that left everyone cold
The climate change conference in New Delhi achieved little, save for a 'Fossil of the Day Award', says Ramesh Menon.

COLUMN
We don't need a Putin!
'Given our social and political structures, what is stormed, who is put at risk, and who rescued, becomes an issue of power,' says Praful Bidwai.

MOVIES
Raveena Tandon, a success story
Raveena Tandon, a success story.

Lata to sing in Kannada film
The legendary singer will be directed by a woman composer, Srishaila.

NET GUIDE
Is Tanya Grotter Harry Potter?
They have so much in common: both are orphans, have strange marks on their faces, wield magical powers and battle an enemy too terrible to be named.