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Alappuzha

  • Concern over rise in accident deaths in Alappuzha district

    Anantapur

  • Old rivals in the ring again
  • Political activity picks up
  • TDP-BJP combine on shaky ground in Kadiri

    Andhra Pradesh

  • Film personalities in TD final list
  • Former MLA's men go on the rampage
  • Ramamurthy Naidu quits Congress
  • TDP moves to consolidate Kamma vote?
  • YSR asks people to end TDP `misrule'
  • PROs rule the roost as politicians focus on publicity
  • Top BJP, CPI leaders locked in bitter contest
  • IMA for long-term plan to bring down mortality in accident cases
  • Congress-led front will come to power at Centre: Jaipal Reddy
  • Congress names Kotla's son for Kurnool LS seat
  • Unearthing of landmines causes concern to police
  • Sinha makes light of Rahul Gandhi entry into politics
  • 4 couples to test poll waters
  • No surprises in Congress list
  • TDP ticket aspirants take to the streets
  • Ex-Congress MLA quits politics
  • TDP on strong wicket: Yerran
  • Disqualify Naidu: Congress
  • They share a dubious record
  • 194 nominations filed
  • Nellore DCC chief quits
  • Stage set for PM's meet today
  • Briefly
  • Crime Watch

    Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Rebels give Congress sleepless nights
  • KCR reiterates Dalit CM promise

    Bangalore

  • Builder accused of murdering wife
  • World Health Day focus on road safety
  • `Online facility helps speed up cargo clearance'
  • Smaller crops drive up mango prices
  • Rs. 1.55 lakh stolen from supermarket
  • New traffic regulations on some roads soon
  • Water adalats today, tomorrow
  • Around The City
  • In Bangalore Today

    Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bullion rates
  • Stock Market Index

    Basketball

  • Sub-junior basketball meet

    Bellary

  • Electioneering picking up in Bellary district

    Bidar

  • Seer calls for translation of Basaveshwara's works

    Bihar

  • Another Minister quits; set to join JD(U)
  • Cop to serve jail term in blinding case

    Bijapur

  • Congress averts rebel menace in Bijapur
  • 51 in fray for Assembly election in Bagalkot

    Briefly

  • Datamatics fixes price band
  • Kuoni Travel buys Resnet
  • Lupin launches Suprax in U.S.
  • Alembic to invest $3.6 m in Xechem
  • Mercedes-Benz sales up 40 p.c.
  • Rockford ties up with Digimax
  • ICRA assigns "MAAA" rating for LGF NCDs
  • Symphony launches 'hicool'
  • Essar Steel sales up
  • Syndicate Bank registers 40 p.c. growth
  • Centurion Bank cuts deposit rates
  • Intas unveils intravenous itraconazole
  • Record turnover by BHEL, Hyderabad
  • Liners India to set up facility
  • Kenexa completes Oramasters acquisition
  • Faber India launches new campaign
  • Barista launches 'Brewards'

    Business

  • GDP to grow at 6.4 p.c.
  • Economic fundamentals to remain buoyant — Crisil
  • Gujarat Govt. to get 5 p.c. stake in Petronet
  • Rise in GSM subscribers
  • Sensex snaps four-session gaining streak
  • Rupee loses ground
  • MRO-TEK's new brand identity
  • Tata Steel's expansion drive
  • Wipro's utilities practice gears for consulting
  • Zee among 34 FDI proposals cleared

    Cartoons

  • POCKET WATCH
  • Cartoon

    Chennai

  • Water in Chitlapakkam lake delays desilting work
  • Pharmaceutical company bags community service award
  • Plea to stop school building construction in coastal zone
  • Fire stations opened in 16 slums
  • Financial constraints hinder replacement of old MTC buses
  • Scribe assaulted in court hall
  • Recognise Tilak Ghat, says Gandhi Darshan Kendra
  • Jewels burgled
  • Student killed as motorcycles collide
  • Fatal fall for man
  • Around The City
  • In Chennai Today

    Coimbatore

  • Showers bring respite
  • Time capsule entombed at Government Arts College
  • Around The City
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • Readers' Mail

    Cricket

  • BCCI clears Ganguly to leave for Pakistan
  • Farhat, Inzamam put Pakistan in command
  • Foot soldier to Commander-in-Chief
  • Mandela's praise for Ali Bacher
  • Kirmani all praise for Yuvraj and Pathan
  • Karthikeyan, Kannan wreak havoc
  • Air India triumphs
  • Farhat dedicates his century to his family
  • James shines
  • Facile win for RWF
  • MO-VDLB match ends in a tie
  • SBM poised for victory
  • Good knock by Kadam
  • SBH makes 168
  • Titanium wins
  • Hat-trick by Arunesh

    Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 7951
  • Solution to puzzle 7950

    Cuddapah

  • Pensioners urged to vote against TDP
  • TDP changes candidate

    Editorials

  • SHIAS JOIN THE RESISTANCE
  • DEADLIER IN COMBINATION

    Elections 2004

  • Few signs of an electoral wave as yet
  • The Jaish-e-Mohammad's code of conduct
  • 33 p.c. seats for women? You've got to be joking
  • After two boycotts, Ukhrul is raring to vote
  • A 'royal' battle on the cards
  • PDP, Congress leaders resign in Kashmir
  • POLL-POURRI
  • Q&A: Sharad Yadav
  • CANDIDATE WATCH
  • MAKING UP FOR PEACE

    Football

  • Viva Kerala team
  • Keltron claims league title

    Front Page

  • Parties seek ban on opinion polls from the date of notification
  • Few signs of an electoral wave as yet
  • Foot soldier to Commander-in-Chief
  • Protect border with Bangladesh, says Vajpayee
  • Sonia files papers in Rae Bareli, talks of serious threat to life
  • Rajapakse is new Sri Lankan PM
  • 30 Iraqis killed in violence
  • Quake in Srinagar
  • 'Al-Qaeda tape' claims Iraq attacks

    Golf

  • Tiger has to roar to silence critics

    Gulbarga

  • Congress, Janata Dal (S) facing rebel candidates

    Guntur

  • Congress' long search for candidate ends
  • 21 file nomination in Guntur

    Hassan

  • `Marathi theatre getting support in border districts'
  • 13 file papers for Assembly elections

    Himachal Pradesh

  • BJP politicised State board: Virbhadra

    Hockey

  • Goals galore in league phase

    Hyderabad

  • Dattatreya's call to fine-tune coordination
  • "YSR's illusion good on screen"
  • Orient Longman ties up with Trinity College
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • Congress, TRS candidates campaign jointly
  • No power supply
  • Open varsity eligibility test
  • Around The City

    India & World

  • India, Russia to discuss terrorism

    International

  • Shias opening up second front
  • June 30 deadline stays: Bush
  • U.S. envoy to Afghanistan warns Pakistan on sanctuaries
  • Beijing will have the final say, Hong Kong told
  • Small parties hold centre stage
  • Cleric leaves mosque
  • Unwarranted, says Islamabad
  • The case of Petrarch's missing skull
  • Chemical attack 'plot'
  • 9/11 was unforeseen: Bush
  • U.K. spotlight on foreign imams
  • Plea for change of weekly holiday in Pakistan rejected
  • Caucasian leader escapes bid on life
  • ANC's show of strength in Zululand
  • Jerusalem schools reach across the big divide

    Jammu & Kashmir

  • 'Human rights violation a threat to all'
  • 'No political returns out of people's sentiments'

    Karimnagar

  • Magazine to sensitise naxal targets
  • TRS leaders shun their candidate, support MSR
  • Collector assures aid to hailstorm-hit

    Karnataka

  • Wadiyar declares Rs. 1,520-crore assets
  • Kharge, four other Ministers declare their wealth
  • Deve Gowda comes to Sonia's aid
  • 10 p.c. GDP growth is a reality: Jaswant
  • D.B. Kalmankar passes away
  • Guidelines issued on welfare of mentally challenged prisoners
  • People want change: Sankeshwar
  • JD(U) to coordinate campaign with BJP
  • Ravikant Patil joins Congress
  • BJP to back Parimala Nagappa
  • Candidates for Bidar LS seat declare assets
  • `Jaitley has no right to criticise Poojary'
  • Copies of candidates' affidavits available
  • Vinod Khanna rakes up foreign origin issue
  • `High-cost patenting detrimental to farmers'
  • Kannada meet in Orlando from September 3
  • Three held on charge of kidnapping
  • Briefly
  • From The Districts

    Karnataka - Others

  • Mudalagiriyappa's assets put at Rs. 2 crore
  • Efforts on to train voters on EVM use
  • Jaiwant files papers

    Kerala

  • Government takes over Child Welfare Council
  • Ernakulam: a tough electoral battle on the cards
  • Campaigning picking up in Kasaragod
  • Antony, Karunakaran campaign together
  • Tussle in `I' group may hit party's prospects
  • Study suggests formation of `no-trawling zones'
  • Bar hotels told to pay bank guarantee
  • Action plan for road safety mooted
  • Withdraw security, Rajagopal writes to Antony
  • `RSP's views not disputed at meet'
  • Carcasses of elephant, bison found in Plappally forests
  • One killed, 2 hurt in clash at Central Jail
  • Police foil bid to quarry river sand
  • Pensioners seek support for demands
  • Perumatty panchayat files writ plea against Government decision
  • 3 killed in accident
  • SNDP not pro-LDF, says Vidyasagar
  • Lightning claims two lives
  • 66.12 per cent polling in bypolls
  • Briefly

    Kochi

  • `Inadequate finance hampering growth of rubber societies'
  • BSNL denied permission to dig up roads
  • CPM's help sought to rein in bank employees
  • CUSAT union organises political debate
  • Delay in work on approach roads decried
  • Protestors attack KSRTC bus
  • Congress to suspend civic authorities
  • Results published
  • Around The City
  • In Kochi Today

    Kollam

  • Residents complain of poor water supply
  • Clay shortage: brick units to stop production
  • Body exhumed
  • SUCI to contest seven seats
  • `BJP trying to spoil communal harmony'
  • Rain brings relief from heat

    Kottayam

  • Three arrested on robbery charge

    Kozhikode

  • Riot: 25 persons get bail

    Kurnool

  • TDP strikes a balance while Congress falters
  • Kotla's followers rejoice

    Leader Page Articles

  • The Moon mission
  • Joshi and the IIMs

    Letters to the Editor

  • Mudslinging ads
  • Modi's admission
  • Electioneering
  • The IIM issue
  • Another shame
  • Falling standards
  • Significant step

    Madhya Pradesh

  • Govt. may enter liquor business
  • BJP Foundation Day celebrated

    Madikeri

  • RTO achieves 94 p.c. of revenue target
  • RTO meets 94 p.c. of revenue target

    Madurai

  • Multi-district impersonator held at Tirumangalam exam centre
  • Madurai advocates fear delay in HC Bench inauguration
  • DPA constituent parties stage demo
  • Prisoner dies
  • Around The City
  • In Madurai Today
  • Readers' Mail

    Mangalore

  • Savings a key to rural development: expert
  • BJP is the only party with ideology, principles: Saikumar
  • Steps to contain outbreak of fever
  • Escapee arrested from madrassa in Kerala
  • A.K. Subbiah files nomination papers
  • Engagements

    Manipur

  • Manipur militants reject Congress plea

    Mysore

  • Experts find some deficiencies in ring road
  • Ramesh to liven up contest in Krishnaraja
  • Wadiyar, A. Ramdas enter fray
  • Guruswamy joins Janata Dal (S)
  • Vishwanath defends Krishna's decision
  • Hall owners warned against use of plastic
  • Medical camp

    Nagercoil

  • Ban sought on employing machinery in jewel making
  • `Anti-people' policies will lead to AIADMK defeat, says Stalin

    Nalgonda

  • Old woman, daughter found killed at hotel

    National

  • PM offers to hold talks with insurgents
  • Sonia's foreign origin issue is a statement of fact: AIADMK
  • Not entering electoral politics now: Priyanka
  • 'Options open on understanding in U.P.'
  • We will build temple: Advani
  • Advani declares assets
  • Opportunity for peace must not be wasted: PM
  • 'Centre will help EC implement Supreme Court directive on surrogate ads'
  • CMC, Vellore, others offer to treat Pakistani girl
  • Pakistan should give India MFN status, says Shashank
  • India, France aero-naval exercise begins
  • The Dehra Dun connection
  • Congress disputes PM's denial
  • EC orders transfer of Haryana DGP
  • Congress, Left playing spoilsport: Mulayam
  • A change in the mood of the people, says Omar
  • Social security system under pressure: Jaswant
  • Of beasts and beauties
  • Supreme Court calls for steps to curb terrorism
  • Theme for the day: road safety
  • NTPC plan to sustain Kayamkulam project
  • Defer licence fee payment by FM operators: TRAI
  • Ready to ensure peaceful poll in J&K: CRPF
  • Protest against Gujarat's denial of holiday on Good Friday
  • Matching Bhupen in poetry
  • IT slaps notice on Tata Sons
  • Kolkata IIM accepts fee cut

    New Delhi

  • Insurance firm asked to pay damages
  • Decision on new Mayor today
  • `Panel report will weaken MCD'
  • CBI asked to explain delay in filing appeal
  • Poll campaign with a difference
  • Power, water crisis persist
  • Another stalking case
  • Students get a jolt
  • Congress to `decide' BJP nominee
  • Several injured as RTVs overturn
  • Counting centres finalised
  • Ticket for Chadha sought
  • Plea to `save' SPA autonomy
  • Businessman shot at
  • Election Commission orders transfer of Haryana DGP
  • Congress fields Chinta Mohan in Tirupati
  • An unusual little 'informer'
  • Around The City
  • Briefly
  • In The Capital Today

    Nizamabad

  • YSR ticks off partymen for changing `yatra' route

    Pathanamthitta

  • CPI(M) stance on secularism will help BJP: Chennithala

    Pondicherry

  • 'Pondicherry will witness more development'

    Raichur

  • Polling arrangements ready in Raichur
  • KRRS to block roads in Koppal

    Rajasthan

  • Advani Yatra skipping toll tax: Congress
  • A fresh look at woes of textile printing units

    Religion

  • Requisites of spiritual life

    Shimoga

  • `Become globally competitive or perish'

    Sports : General

  • Maha Singh emerges the unlikely hero
  • Jaspal Rana and Richa Mishra sign off in style
  • Hahn inaugurates international seminar
  • Gautam, Amish, Ijayz and Raju well placed

    Tamil Nadu

  • Man gets life term for wife burning
  • Tamil Nadu seeks more Central forces
  • Poll time wrangle over Veeranam, again
  • Development will be the mantra here
  • `Son of the soil theory against country's interests'
  • `Infrastructure to get borewell water will escalate plan cost'
  • PMK beyond caste affinities: Ramadoss
  • The towering feeling of love
  • DPA has nothing to project as achievement: BJP
  • DPA to petition EC on code `violations' by BJP, AIADMK
  • Poor flow in Hogenakkal dries up tourist influx
  • 'Flexible learning can improve engineering education'
  • Illicit liquor flows freely near Paiyanoor
  • 2.86 lakh tonnes of paddy procured in 3 districts
  • 4 policemen held in robbery case
  • Briefly

    Tamil Nadu - Others

  • 203 persons held in Karur prohibition raids
  • Stress on proper training in operation of EVMs

    Tennis

  • Australian Open to start a week later in 2007

    Thiruvananthapuram

  • Sexual abuse: search on for accused
  • New medical equipment invented
  • BSNL strike called off
  • TTC improvement
  • Anti-rabies vaccine
  • Telecom adalat
  • Around The City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today

    This Day That Age

  • dated April 7, 1954: Talks on hydrogen bomb
  • dated April 7, 1954: Place of drama
  • dated April 7, 1954: Genghis Khan
  • dated April 7, 1954: Negative bowling

    Thrissur

  • Toddy tapper hacked to death

    Tiruchi

  • Venues and dates
  • Demonstration of electronic voting machines
  • Villagers threaten to boycott polls
  • Around The City
  • In Tiruchi Today
  • Shadow myth

    Tirunelveli

  • 5 held in robbery case
  • Arrangements for Nellaiyappar Temple `Kumbhabishekam'
  • Six-month RI for policeman

    Tirupati

  • Rain lashes Tirupati
  • Poll arrangements reviewed

    Tuticorin

  • `Graffiti written on public, govt. walls must be removed'

    Udupi

  • Election activity picks up in Udupi
  • `Value-based education must in schools'
  • Workers oppose Congress decision to field Madhwaraj
  • Four file papers

    Uttar Pradesh

  • I am ready to contest against Vajpayee: Malika

    Uttaranchal

  • Voters will bring Vajpayee back to power: Mishra

    Vijayawada

  • Jaleel Khan threatens to `expose' party leaders
  • Paladugu to contest as Congress rebel
  • TRS nominee files papers for Machilipatnam LS seat
  • Velammal school to enrol students from coastal areas
  • Around The City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    Visakhapatnam

  • Congress ropes in pro-TDP corporator
  • Close relatives to battle it out
  • Most wanted naxals' poster released
  • JNR defends decision to contest from Vizag
  • Andhra University Registrar's Office renamed
  • CM to address lone poll meet in district today
  • Take action against rebel, CPI tells Congress
  • 32 huts gutted
  • Around The City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    Volleyball

  • State-level volleyball tourney

    Warangal

  • War of words at `Open Debate'
  • TRS leader quits, flays KCR
  • They cross swords, promise the moon
  • Classmates fight it out on dais
  • Congress rebel backs out

    Weather

  • Weather

    West Bengal

  • West Bengal falsely blaming us: Munda

    World View

  • `Posh' stands by her man
  • Ponting praises Sachin

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