'India overreacted to Time story'
A television programme had portrayed Prime Minister Vajpayee in worse light, some foreign journalists recalled.

NEIGHBOURHOOD
US move for Afghan-Pak pact shot down
Afghan Defence Minister, Marshal Mohammed Fahim in an exclusive interview to rediff.com said he has turned down the US advice as 'terrorists are being accommodated by Pakistan'.

Musharraf sacks top ISI official: Report
The sacked general was in charge of the April 30 referendum which gave Musharraf five more years in power, media reports said on Friday.

OTHER REPORTS
Heritage status to Bodh Gaya temple
The Mahabodhi temple would be the 17th site in India to be accorded heritage status by UNESCO. It will be the first such site in Bihar.

EC to implement SC directive
The Election Commission has said every candidate at the time of filing his/her nomination paper for any election, must furnish full and complete information of criminal cases pending against him/her.

SPECIAL REPORT
Stranded passengers wait for elusive train
Heavy rains on June 26 destroyed two bridges near Boisor (Gujarat), stranding thousands of passengers travelling on the Western Railways route.

SLIDE SHOW
Humara train kab aaega?
Thousands of passengers travelling on the Western Railways route are stranded due to heavy rains.

MONEY COLUMN
The emperor has no clothes!
Would you call a nation that handles telephone calls of customers from all the world over and types medical records of the world's hospitals a superpower? asks Mahesh Nair.

BUSINESS
FinMin concerned over extent of VSNL loss
Telecom industry sources estimate the loss at Rs 6 billion (Rs 600 crore).

India wins WTO steel ruling against US
The US government had imposed a high anti-dumping duty on the import of cut-to-length plates from SAIL in 1999.

India's GDP grows at 5.4 % in 2001-02
Propelled by smart recoveries in agricultural, trade and financial sectors, India's gross domestic product grew by 5.4 per cent at Rs 12,582.31 billion.

CRICKET COLUMNS
Batting is India's best hope
Peter Roebuck says the batsmen will have to put up big scores for India to do well in the Tri-Series.

Jammin' in Jamaica
Swapna Mitter on the experience of watching the recently concluded Test series between India and West Indies.

CRICKET SPECIAL
Select your team
Pick your Indian eleven for the match against England in the NatWest Tri-Series.

CRICKET
West Indies can play much better: Hooper
West Indies are determined to produce a vastly improved batting display to tie the Test series with New Zealand.

FOOTBALL WORLD CUP
Indian soccer fans denied entry to Seoul
A Kolkata-based biscuit company has demanded a probe, into denial of entry to Seoul and 'ill-treatment' meted out to members of a team sent by it to watch a World Cup soccer match.

Hamann pushed to the limelight
The 28-year-old Liverpool player is expected to take over the playmaking duties from the suspended Michael Ballack of Germany.

Best of the cup
It is not known as a beautiful game for nothing.

MOVIES
Ramu has a new item!
The filmmaker has a new number in 'Road'.

NRIs want a hit film
UK, USA starved of a solid Hindi blockbuster.

Amrish Puri: 70 and going strong
For this veteran actor, life promises to get better.

NET GUIDE
Clash of the titans
Germany and Brazil are the most successful teams in the history of the World Cup. Amazingly they will meet for the first time in Sunday's World Cup final - a match that will see the ultimate encounter of function versus flair.

Tomato wrestling for a cause
Eight women entered a tomato wrestling championship in Florida, held to celebrate the tomato crop and raise money for the American Cancer Society. An umpire made sure they kept to the rules of wrestling. Only one competitor wore a bikini.