NEWS
150 Tigers killed in battle for Elephant Pass
Military spokesman Palitha Fernado said two officers and 50 soldiers were killed in the fighting while at least 275 were injured, 103 seriously.

INFOTECH
Damini chips, another first for Texas
Texas Instruments (India) Ltd has launched seven receiver integrated circuits for desktop LCD monitors, digital cathode ray tube monitors and digital projectors.

NEWS
One convicted for Personal Point murders
The other nine accused have been acquitted as their involvement could not be proved.

NEWS
JJ shootout convict Subhash Thakur sentenced to death
His associates Shyam Kishore Garikapatti and Jayant Suryarao were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 and seven years, respectively.

SPECIAL
The humiliation wasn't in Sri Lanka. It was when the IPKF returned to India
'The question people asked was, Why did you go there, what were you doing there? Those are things that you should have sorted out earlier.' Lt General A S Kalkat continues.

NEWS
Mallya adds fizz to RS poll in Karnataka
Politically closer and related to Chief Minister S M Krishna, the Bangalore-based liquor baron is lobbying hard for the extra votes of the Congress to reach the magic figure of 45.

NEWS
NDA in Bihar fails to agree on RS by-poll
Three allies, and two-and-a-half differing stands. That's the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar as of today, March 28. And tomorrow, there is a by-election happening.

NEWS
J&K Sikhs want to migrate to Punjab: Tohra
'They wanted to migrate last week itself, but I persuaded them to stay on till the bhog ceremony is over on March 31,' the former SGPC president said.

BUSINESS INTERVIEW
'Globalisation will destroy India!'
'Do you want India to be ruled by greedy, power-hungry corporates? Or would you rather be ruled by your own people, whatever their failings?' asks Edward Goldsmith, environmentalist and editor, The Ecologist.

BUSINESS
Low rates, high(rise) hopes
Interest rate cuts shape the New Indian Housing Dream.

SPORTS
Shoaib burst powers Pak win over SA
An over that produced three wickets effectively broke the Proteas' back.

THE CRICKET SPECIAL
Waltzing with Walsh
A great cricketer sets a new record. rediff.com celebrates the event.

MESSAGE BOARD
'We cannot sustain without US's help'
Read the posts on Bill Clinton's visit to India. And tell us what you think of the aftermath.

SPECIAL
The fire burns bright for Palani girls
'We can't live without each other,' say the girls. 'Our love for and understanding of each other will not diminish with age. Nor will we regret our decision later, or want a man in our life, a child, or whatever.'

MUSIC
'I always live with a song'
A tete-a-tete with A R Rahman. In Real Audio as well.

MOVIES
It's all in the stars
Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge opens to dull reviews.

MOVIES
No takers for Satyajit Ray?
NFDC has videos of just four of the maestro's films.

MOVIES
Badal settles at No 3
Kaho Naa... slides to No 2.

BOOKS
Needed: An Indian English novel that
kicks ass
Some years ago, ex-Led Zep frontman Robert Plant, when visiting India, was asked what he thought the problem with Indian rock was. "It needs to get tough," he answered. Maybe the same applies to the Indian novel in English.

COLUMNS
50% PR, 50% Pyaar
'Vajpayee appears keen to put our relationship with Pakistan back on the rails. He does not say so openly, because he does not know how the new leadership there would react to such an approach,' says Pritish Nandy.

Communicating with Clinton country
'Despite the boorishness, cussedness and callousness that characterised a part of the visit, there is one lesson which our politicians should hopefully have learnt from it -- the magic and power that is embedded in the art-cum-science of communication,' says Arvind Lavakare.

Look, he stole my thunder!
'Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh brewed himself a bit of trouble when he received Big Bill at Palam airport.' Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi durbar.

Bank supervision and accountability
'It is the unionised bank staff that has the power to make itself more accountable and ensure that corporates, which take loans, are more scrupulous when it comes to repayment,' says Sucheta Dalal.