SPECIAL
The most difficult part was the IPKF's withdrawal
'I wanted it to be with dignity, not as in Vietnam where people were running away, hanging on to helicopters.' General A S Kalkat on the pullout from the island nation.

NEWS
Iridium closure hits anti-militancy ops
Scores of satellite phones used by the state police and other security forces have become non-functional.

NEWS
Sonia fiddles while the Congress seethes
Dissidence in Bihar, Gujarat and Delhi again threatens to undermine the party chief's authority. But Congress crisis managers are ignoring the possibility that the matter could go out of control.

NEWS
Subhash Thakur, 2 others convicted in JJ shootout case
The 1992 shootout was a revenge strike ordered by Dawood Ibrahim after his brother-in-law was gunned down by members of the Arun Gawli gang.

SPECIAL
She lies among the untrodden ways
Razia Sultan's tomb lies unheeded, ignored, hidden in the bylanes of Delhi.

SPECIAL
Iran looking to Beijing to break US shackles
'The Iranian quest for missile and nuclear technology, to neutralise the Pakistani advantage, can come only from Beijing. Any success on this count will swing the Iranian armed forces in Khattami's favour and silence the conservatives.' Sreedhar analyses the Chinese foreign minister's visit to Teheran.

SPECIAL
The Clinton visit: Hype and Reality
'America is no longer siding with Pakistan. But that does not automatically translate into a "tilt" towards India. It is doing what it has always been doing: assertively promoting its interests. Its interests today demand closer engagement with India than Pakistan,' says Professor Brahma Chellaney.

BUSINESS
'Clinton wears our T-shirts. We rule the export market. Nothing can stop us from succeeding in India now'
'We are ready and strong enough to take on any competition. It will be very difficult for foreign brands to come to India and match our prices,' says V Krishnan, general manager, GTN Textiles.

MONEY
Last chance at 54 EA
Looking for an instrument to avail of capital gains exemption? Or maybe even a rebate? The bonds from ICICI and IDBI should tempt you.

MONEY
GIC Growth Plus II
GIC Growth Plus II is well diversified across quality new and old economy stocks. Dhirendra Kumar finds it an attractive long-term investment.

MONEY
Stock splits
What is a stock split and how does it affect investors?

MESSAGE BOARD
'Tax-payers will have to bear Bill's bill'
Read the posts on Bill Clinton's visit to India. And tell us what you think of the aftermath.

MOVIES
'My retirement still stands'
Is Mahesh Bhatt making a film on Taslima Nasreen?

MOVIES
'All that matters is a hit'
Vikram, on life after Sethu.

MUSIC
A princess passes away
Remembering Rajkumari, the voice that ruled the music world from the 1930s.

BOOKS
'I don't write exotic stuff'
'There are none of the snake charmers and things that Western readers and publishers expect,' says Anita Nair. Her debut novel, A Better Man, has been snapped by both Picador USA and Penguin India for an undisclosed amount.

COLUMNS
My hundred per cent man!
No, it's not Tendulkar or Ganguly or Dravid. For Harsha Bhogle, it's Robin Singh. Because he always keeps trying, and trying.

The umpire strikes back
Armchair Expert muses on the umpiring in the ongoing Australia-New Zealand Test series in Kiwiland, and sees the Aussies, perhaps for the first time, feeling the wrong end of the stick.