J&K POST-POLL SCENARIO
Cong MLAs relent on Mufti being made CM
'I have been contacted by the Congress high command and assured that the points raised by us would be looked into and fulfilled,' Taj Mohiuddin, legislator from Uri, said.
Mufti to be sworn-in on November 2
'Since Mufti saheb will lead a coalition government of the PDP and Congress, we have requested Sonia Gandhi to attend the ceremony,' PDP leader Muzzaffar Hussain Beg told 'rediff.com'.
CAUVERY ISSUE
Karnataka farmers to resume agitation
The farmers have come to know that water is being released from the KRS reservoir, Cauvery Protection Forum president G Made Gowda told 'rediff.com'.
POLITICAL CRISIS IN UP
BJP suspends leader of dissidents
'After much deliberation, we have decided to suspend Ganga Bhakt Singhji for his anti-party activities,' state BJP chief Vinay Katiyar said.
Sonia gives 'patient hearing' to Mulayam
'The Mayawati government has been reduced to a minority and we have apprised Soniaji of the ground situation in Uttar Pradesh...' Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh.
OTHER REPORTS
Time in jail was educative: Salman
'Perhaps I needed to go inside... I had always lived a life of luxury; had never seen so much pain,' the actor told 'BBC World'.| Full Coverage
Terrorists kill 22 people in Assam
A police official said that the National Democratic Front of Bodoland terrorists opened fire on people sleeping in their houses in Dadgiri village under Basugaon police station area.
INTERVIEW
'Sonia has taken a statesmanlike stand'
PDP chief Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who has been chosen to head the coalition government in Jammu & Kashmir, insists the post was never a hurdle in the government's formation.
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.
CRICKET
'Australia should experiment in Ashes'
'What gave us such good success through the nineties was some selections in the mid-eighties, where we threw some blokes in,' said Ian Healy.
MONEY SPECIALS
Satyam Infoway: Desirable dilution
The decision to yield stake to Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund is a sign of better things to come
Subhash Chandra anchors the show
The Zee chairman is rewriting the script as he draws up plans for the channel's comeback.
A Goliath's battle call
BSNL is storming into the cellular business with aggressive strategies that have other operators crying foul.
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
SLIDE SHOW
The week's images
An effort to save the environment, a couple of protests, a joint military exercise and more.
NET GUIDE
Road to wedded bliss bumpy for ex-Beatles' wife
Beyond plagiarism and new student
'Dimple was hilarious'
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