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Thursday, August 09, 2007

Terrorists may target Bangalore hotels...more...

August 09, 2007

News

Villagers in Bihar were forced to take shelter on rooftops after week-long floods affected life in 18 districts.
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Terrorists may target Bangalore hotels
An intelligence report said that the terrorists are planning to target the hotels in order to hit the economy they generate for the state. It will also hit the tourism industry.

· 30 mins/day on mobile may harm hearing
· Pak not to impose emergency: Minister
· Most flood hit states haven't accounted for relief funds
· Khafeel Ahmed's hard disks hold key
· Imposing emergency is unwise: Bhutto
· Three MLAs arrested for attack on Taslima Nasreen
· SADS, a condition that strikes suddenly but fatally
· British peer arrested for 'racially' abusing Sikh cabbie
· Emergency won't help Musharraf: analysts
· China may bump satellite into moon
· Saudi unaware of bar on Sharifs' return
· The gizmos that will secure our Parliament
· Emergency in Pak? Rice calls up Musharraf
· Indo-US nuke deal to figure in Parliament session
· An internship with MPs in Parliament!
· If it's from McDonald's, even carrots taste great!
· Court to decide on Haneef's visa on Aug 21
· Assam: Reformed ULFA man shot dead
· Vadodara villages asked to evacuate
· Srikrishna report: 'Maharashtra govt ready to take more action'
· Emergency in Pak? Conditions ripe: Information minister
· Stalemate continues in Gujarat BJP

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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Why Yakub Memon's death sentence is surprising...more...

August 08, 2007

News

Villagers carry fodder and belongings along a washed away road at the village of Sobhan, in Darbhanga District some 160 km north of Patna on August 7.
Photograph: Deshakalyan Chowdhury/ AFP/ Getty Images

Why Yakub Memon's death sentence is surprising
Had Yakub not agreed to surrender, the CBI could not have tried any of the Memons.

· Australian Court hears Haneef's visa revocation appeal
· Jinnah's heir claims Jinnah House
· ISRO to launch mini-satellites
· Shahabuddin to cast vote in VP poll
· Doctor donates $20 million to village
· Bihar floods: Long road to recovery
· PM to make statement on nuke deal
· Heavy rains in Gujarat, Army called
· Anti-Modi campaign reaches BJP
· SC to hear Sanjay's bail plea Friday
· SC not to lift stay on OBC quotas

· Special: Wanted: A vision for air and space
· Special: Mapping a city through poetry

Sania stuns Hingis in Los Angeles..more

August 8, 2007

Sports

Sania Mirza
Photograph: Getty Images

Sania stuns Hingis in Los Angeles
The Indian ace upset seventh-seed Martina Hingis 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in the second round.

· Images: Sania upsets Hingis; Federer, Nadal star in doubles
· Beijing 2008: The Countdown begins
· Bhupathi-Vizner in Montreal QF
· Djokovic, Murray score impressive wins
· Bartoli to play in Kolkata Open
· Beckham more global than me: Woods
· Chess: Harikrishna held by Berkes
· Tibetans protest Olympics host China
· Old guard faces new challenge at Man U
· Man Utd manager Ferguson grounded
· AIFF wants WC qualifiers dates changed
· India rout Poland in U-21 hockey
· Formula One World Championship 2007

India looking to break Oval drought..more

August 8, 2007

Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar
Photograph: Getty Images

India looking to break Oval drought
The third and deciding Test between India and England begins at the Oval on Thursday.

· No fear of failure, says Dhoni
· Indian ODI/ Twenty20 stats
· BCCI to advertise for coach
· Choose between ICL and us, says BCCI
· 'Zaheer has a bruised heel'
· India in the United Kingdom 2007
· Forthcoming cricket fixtures
· Rediff Editor's Choice blog

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Sania Mirza advances in Los Angeles...more...

August 7, 2007

Sports

Marcos Baghdatis walks the ramp
Photograph: Getty Images

Sania advances in Los Angeles
The Indian ace beat qualifier Alesandra Wozniak 6-3, 6-2 to set up a second round clash with Martina Hingis.

· Images: A tour of Arsenal's new stadium
· Fashion meets tennis in Montreal
· Autocross: Raiders in the rain
· Rohan and I make a good team: Qureshi
· Hewitt through in Montreal, Berdych stunned
· Manchester still dotes on George Best
· England hit by defensive injury crisis
· Kerala lad wins training at Barca
· Henry has big plans at Barcelona
· Formula One World Championship 2007

Dhoni named captain of Twenty-20 team...more...

August 7, 2007

Cricket

Andrew Flintoff
Photograph: Getty Images

Dhoni named captain of Twenty-20 team
Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan are in the squad for September's World Cup.

· Yousuf, Razzaq out of Pakistan Twenty20 squad
· Spotted: Dhoni and Ganguly
· Flintoff back in England limited over squads
· BCCI is scared of ICL: Bedi
· Spotted: Kapil Dev, Barry Richards
· India in the United Kingdom 2007
· Forthcoming cricket fixtures
· Rediff Editor's Choice blog

The strange case of Yakub Memon..more...

August 07, 2007

News

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Tuesday and many parts of the city were flooded.
Photograph: Arun Patil

Sanjay Dutt moves Supreme Court
Dutt was given a six-year jail term in the 1993 serial blasts case.

· 'Water recedes, problems multiply'
· Centre to help flood-hit Bihar
· South Asia floods have hit 20 million

· Mumbai: A tunnel may replace sea-link
· TV channels fuel Dawood rumours
· Poaching case: Salman Khan's hearing postponed to August 24
· '08/06 could have rivalled 9/11'
· Pak's CJ to head Sharif's petition
· Delhi land scam kingpin remanded to CBI custody
· Hitler was a fan of Jewish music
· Musharraf to get reelected

· Special: The strange case of Yakub Memon
· Special: Kaoboys: In the shadow of history
· Column: Abuse as argument
· Interview: 'India is anything but static'
· Column: N-deal: Could have been worse
· Column: N-deal: India has no leverage

Monday, August 06, 2007

India ready to deal with Al Qaeda...more...

August 06, 2007

News

A woman cooks food as she and others camp along the national highway beside their flooded village of Muzaffarpur, some some 100 km north of Patna on August 6.
Photograph: Deshkalyan Chowdhury/ AFP/ Getty Images