PM alerts forces against terror tactics
'Technology has created chemical and biological weapons of great diversity, which are difficult to detect. Many of the techniques and weapons can fall into hands of terrorists,' he said.

Hostage crisis in Russia ends
Ninety hostages and 50 Chechen gunmen, including their leader Movsar Barayev, were killed in the operation.

CRISIS IN UTTAR PRADESH
15 BSP MLAs willing to revolt: Mulayam
'With the magic figure of 202 for a simple majority, if even ten MLAs go, the governor should immediately dismiss the Mayawati ministry,' the Samajwadi Party chief said.

Government enjoys majority: UP governor
Vishnukant Shastri said there was no need to convene a session of the assembly.

Amar Singh meets Congress leaders
The Samajwadi Party leader has sought time with Congress president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the issue of forming an alternative government in UP.

COLUMN
A cup half full
'To put it bluntly General Musharraf has called our bluff. Whatever gloss the government's spin doctors put on it, our first efforts at gunboat diplomacy have failed,' says Admiral (retired) J G Nadkarni.

ROW OVER CONVERSION LAW
Minority institutions get notice from TN govt
Christian and Islamic educational institutions had remained closed on Thursday to protest the ordinance.

BJP wants nationwide debate on ordinance
Party president Venkaiah Naidu said conversions lead to social disharmony, tension and cause communal violence.

CAUVERY ISSUE
Emergency Karnataka Cabinet meeting on Sunday
Apart from discussing the SC order to release 'some' Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, the meeting is also expected the take into account the fallout of the court's strictures on the state government.

Security near reservoirs makes farmers suspicious
Karnataka farmers feel that the state government is planning to release the Cauvery waters to escape the Supreme Court's wrath.

Opposition parties to boycott all-party meet
The opposition parties accused the Karnataka chief minister of deriving political mileage out of the Cauvery issue.

MONEY
Cabinet to consider ordinance on Sebi Act amendment
Finance and law ministries have decided to grant search and seizure powers to the regulator for offences like insider trading.

MONEY SPECIAL
A Goliath's battle call
BSNL is storming into the cellular business with aggressive strategies that have other operators crying foul.

CRICKET
Ganguly fit for final West Indies Test
The India captain said his dream is to score a century at the Eden Gardens and he hopes to get one in from of his home crowd.

Pakistan recall Akram for Zimbabwe tour
Opener Saeed Anwar has been left out of the squad as he appears to have lost his appetite for the game, said chief selector Wasim Bari.

Imran Khan invited for ICA launch
The Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician has agreed to be present at the charity dinner to mark the launch.

SPECIAL REPORT
Special Report: Healthcare is wealth
With a booming healthcare industry, IT majors are setting up dedicated business units and moving in for the kill

MOVIES
'Jeena Sirf... will do a lot for Kareena and me'
It's make or break time for Tusshar Kapoor.

SLIDE SHOW
The week's images
An effort to save the environment, a couple of protests, a joint military exercise and more.