THE BETTING SCANDAL
ICC calls emergency meeting on May 2-3
The special session of the executive board, to be held at Lord's, will discuss the match-fixing scandal.

NEWS
UK toes Indian line on Kashmir
The British foreign secretary Robin Cook said that the UK saw India as a natural contender for a permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council.

NEWS
'An untouchable in Elysees'
The two biggest newspapers, Le Monde and Le Figaro have highlighted the caste of the President, saying that though he has become the first Dalit President of India, the fate of millions of other Dalits is far less glorious.

NEWS
Narayanan wants world summit against terrorism
The Indian President has called for a comprehensive international convention on terrorism to "signal the world's determination to fight this scourge of our times."

INTERVIEW
'If somebody is trying to shut you up, then you should try and talk louder'
Salman Rushdie, in an exclusive interview.

SLIDE SHOW
Perth worth
Images of India's victory over Germany in the final of the four-nation hockey tournament at Perth on Sunday.

DIARY
To go blindly where no man has gone before
'I can sit with them in school on the same bench, I can work with them in the same office... BUT I cannot travel in their compartment!' Suparn Verma's misadventures in a suburban train.

DIARY
Day's images
Moharram and Gandhi Jayanti processions.

BUSINESS
Wealth from health
Indian medicinal systems could be big money spinners in the world markets.

MARKET REPORT
Markets@April 17
For one more day, a sharp drop on Nasdaq badly affected values in the domestic market. Almost all the software stocks opened at lower circuit, and in most cases the circuit remained throughout the day.

PERSONAL FINANCE
Marking your territory
When it comes to ownership, it's all in the name. Larissa Fernand guides you through the various options.

IPO CENTER
Baron Infotech
Should you buy this software company?

INTERVIEW
'The main reason for Pakistan's inconsistent performance is poor fitness'
Pakistan cricket captain Moin Khan in a freewheeling interview with Faisal Shariff

NEWS
A case for the defense
The PMO stoutly defends the Sakhya Vahini project and those behind it, terming the charges against it as 'unfounded'.

MUSIC
The return of Shaan
'Tanha Dil' gives us hope -- that all is probably not lost in Indipop.

MOVIES
Paradise lost
The Beach falters in the second half

TRAVEL
Enchantment in the Hills
Vacation packages for Kodaikanal, a hill station in Tamil Nadu.

COLUMN
Unity, diversity and identity
According to some, our #1 priority is to be whipped in with that cream called 'the American way of life'. Or else, we face a future that includes xenophobia and isolation -- a future in which we cannot succeed, says Reeta Sinha.