Abu Salem got their passports in AP
Three government officials have been booked for helping gangster Abu Salem and his actress-wife Monica Bedi in securing passports under fictitious names and fake addresses from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh in August last year.

Karnataka ignores PM's directive on Cauvery water
Asked whether Karnataka would comply with the CRA directives if the Supreme Court asked it to do so, Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna said: "We have always complied with Supreme Court directives and have substantially complied with the CRA orders."

Campaigning for second phase ends amidst escalated violence
The second phase, polling for which is scheduled for Tuesday, will cover 28 constituencies spread across three districts -- Srinagar, Budgam and Jammu.

15 Killed in Uttar Pradesh Bomb Blast
The bomb went off in a vehicle on the Hardoi-Kanpur road in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

Nedumaran revives demand for amnesty for Veerappan
The designated emissaries, Kalyani and Sukumaran, said they would wait for the decision of the two governments on this demand before accepting their assignment.

US Tablighis fear crackdown
The Tabligh Jamaat movement in the US is on tenterhooks after six suspected Yemeni members of Al Qaeda were arrested in Lackawanna, Buffalo.

COLUMN
The mirage of consensus
'Democracy does not mean a free play of ideas that fundamentalists and casteists disseminate. Political parties have to think how to put a stop to it if the content of democracy is to be saved,' says Kuldip Nayar.

FEATURE
'Will you please help me locate my son?'
Shobha Warrier on the man who tried to hijack the Air Seychelles plane.

EXCLUSIVE
Saddam may use chemical weapons
A 23-page official document describes how commanders are free to deploy chemical weapons in the event of the regime facing defeat in war.

MONEY SPECIAL
A R Rahman: Composing a winning score
The music director has hit the high notes again with the success of Bombay Dreams and could be poised for international stardom.

SPORTS
Mohun Bagan too good for Saunders
Baichung Bhutia scored a brace as India's champion club won 5-1 and advanced into the second round in the AFC Champions League.

SPECIAL
A life devoted to justice
Fali Nariman is the first Indian to win the Peter Gruber Foundation award. But Tara Shankar Sahay finds the legal luminary unaffected by it all.

SLIDE SHOWS
The week's images
The J&K election, the Delhi Metro Rail begins trials, the ICC Champions Trophy...

Best sporting action of the week
Catch the best sporting action of the week and download the images as wallpapers.

MOVIES
Regressive or progressive?
Readers take on 'Shakti': The Power.

Siddhartha, a forgotten tale
Reviving the magic of the Shashi Kapoor-Simi Garewal classic.

Salinger revisited
Igby Goes Down is a modern day Catcher In The Rye.

Chihiro in wonderland
Spirited Away tells the adventurous tale of a 10-year-old Japanese girl.

Igby looks up
The low-budget indie film draws appreciative response.

NET GUIDE
TV show to put US democracy to the test
The next President of the United States could be the winner of a new Pop Idol-style reality television show.