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    Anantapur

  • Congress tastes success in ZPTC poll
  • Police lathicharge ABVP activists

    Andhra Pradesh

  • Congress for second SRC, says Digvijay
  • KCR launches `Harita haram' programme
  • Withdrawal of security to TDP leaders triggers controversy
  • Act people-friendly, Dijvijay tells Chief Minister
  • Experts for revival of Janata Handloom Cloth Scheme
  • 3 more power projects agree to go slow
  • Insurance scheme for ailing kids planned
  • Sonia deserves Bharat Ratna: APCC meet
  • YSR vows to protect State's interests
  • Palle bata a Congress show: BJP
  • Abraham bows out
  • RTC to run 772 specials for Pushkaram
  • A firm `no' to lobbying
  • `Cancer often strikes smokers, alcoholics'
  • Kakatiya varsity to host gymnastics championship
  • TDP sets up probe panel
  • Landmine unearthed in Kurnool
  • Congress manifesto full of lies: ex-Minister
  • Briefly

    Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Lobbying on for posts of mandal stock point in-charges
  • Congress MPs asked to get fuel price hike rolled back
  • A mixed reward for employees
  • Medical camp held for tribal children

    Athletics

  • Jones in her element
  • AFI's list of athletes for Athens
  • Gurudat, Renuka take honours
  • Double for Muralidass
  • Srinivasa, Veena bag top honours

    Badminton

  • Ashwini claims title
  • Thrissur, Kozhikode in title round
  • Naviin clinches title

    Bangalore

  • Girl ends life over admission imbroglio
  • ABVP stir from today
  • Rally brings traffic to a standstill
  • 15 per cent quota for NRIs
  • Around the City
  • IN Bangalore Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    Barometer

  • Bullion rates
  • Exchange rates

    Basketball

  • Hindustan wins title
  • Vasavi College wins title

    Belgaum

  • Demand to hold mayoral elections in Belgaum

    Bellary

  • Programme on urology and nuclear medicine
  • Students urged to nurture art forms

    Bijapur

  • Narayanapur dam backwaters damage crops

    Briefly

  • Fiscal deficit to exceed target
  • Vijay TV in Star's fold
  • Bank of Baroda enters Malaysia
  • Essar Steel to issue shares
  • Airtel expands network
  • Delegation visits textile units
  • Training in Medical Transcription
  • New president of AAAI
  • Blue Star registers higher growth
  • Free bioinformatics services
  • Natco Pharma launches X-trant
  • Cordiant to recruit IT professionals
  • Exhibition for NRIs
  • Sony's Onam offer
  • Haier appliances launched
  • Property exhibition
  • Birla Power pact with HPCL
  • Digital video system
  • Spurt in Siemens net profit

    Business

  • Centre devising ways to check inflation
  • Scope for more agri-exports
  • 'High oil prices will depress economy'
  • RBI curbs on South Indian Co-operative Bank
  • Sensex edges up on FII buying
  • Rupee weakens
  • Shaw Wallace's truce with UB group
  • SEBI probe in share deals
  • Bangalore home to many IT product companies
  • Global Trust's loss at Rs. 812 crores
  • GDP may tick 6.7 p.c.

    Cartoons

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    Chattisgarh

  • V.C. Shukla non-committal on future plans

    Chennai

  • Chennai lawyers resume work
  • Fake printer cartridge racket busted
  • We were `beaten up, discharged forcibly'
  • `Government response awaited'
  • Provide copy of minutes, Corporation told
  • Quit India movement revisited
  • `Writers must address problems of Dalit children'
  • Protect minority rights, Manmohan urged
  • Be a traffic warden
  • BSNL to hike SMS tariff
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    Chess

  • Kidambi joins three others in the lead
  • Adith makes right moves
  • Anand is champion
  • Mari Arul triumphs
  • Teja beats Suleiman
  • TCE claims both titles

    Coimbatore

  • Now, e-post in matrimonial services
  • CODISSIA expects fund release for projects shortly
  • TNAU favours demand-driven approach
  • Case against woman for suicide bid
  • Advocates to boycott courts
  • Conservancy workers rescued
  • Workshop
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    Cricket

  • Fardun's century in vain
  • Innings win for Jolly Rovers
  • Big win for Kapil Devils CC
  • Shyam shines
  • Abista shines for Gowtham Model HS
  • Vishal shines
  • Fine bowling by Dheeraj
  • Big win for SBT `B'
  • Vizag retains title

    Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 8058
  • Solution to puzzle 8057

    Cuddapah

  • YSR to visit Cuddapah district on August 16
  • Auto bandh in Cuddapah
  • Minister's assurance to mining workers
  • 4 held on charge of smuggling red sanders

    Dindigul

  • Two killed as soil bund slides

    Editorials

  • BUILD ON THE CEASEFIRE
  • `BLOGOSPHERE' JOURNALISM

    Erode

  • Gram sabhas to focus on rural sanitation

    Football

  • Sankar returns with good memories and marks
  • Enormous fan following for Ronaldinho in China
  • Sporting's bad run continues
  • Big win for KKFC

    Front Page

  • Life comes to a standstill in Manipur
  • Ready to withdraw Assam Rifles: Patil
  • EPF interest pegged lower at 8.5 per cent
  • Evolve consensus on water sharing: Vajpayee
  • Tearful family reunion for freed PoWs
  • KGL reworks negotiating strategy
  • Red alert issued in Himachal
  • India-Pakistan talks begin today
  • MBBS admissions: 'Finish counselling by August 20'
  • CBI asked to expedite Telgi scam probe
  • Soren case
  • Bail plea rejected
  • Assets frozen

    Gulbarga

  • Red Gram Development Board in limbo

    Guntur

  • Pushkaram: services of NGOs enlisted

    Haryana

  • Anti-Chautala rally marks Congress unity

    Hassan

  • Coffee growers' delegation to meet Chidambaram

    Hockey

  • Big win for ASC `A'
  • Rajasekar dazzles
  • ITRC beats AC Guards
  • SJIHS triumphs

    Hubli

  • Officials' replies irk Siddaramaiah

    Hyderabad

  • Congress-TRS sweeps ZPTC bypoll
  • Deendayal Nagar a picture of contrasts
  • Digvijay's remarks on Telangana irk KCR
  • A bane for flat owners
  • MCH meet on waste management complex
  • Woman robbed of jewellery
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • Power pilfering with a difference?

    International

  • Karzai extracts U.S. pledge of careful policy
  • Pakistan-specific sanctions bill in U.S. House
  • Fighters' morale high despite U.S. siege
  • Governments join Gates in vaccine drive
  • The charm offensive
  • Marquez in the time of the dollar
  • 30,000 ostriches to be culled
  • 28 refugees die at sea
  • Goh to stay in Cabinet

    Jharkand

  • Munda admits of conviction during stir

    Judo

  • It's boyfriend's turn now

    Kancheepuram

  • Sub-inspector hurt in clash
  • 20 sovereigns, Rs. 90,000 stolen

    Kannur

  • Light and sound show in memory of Rafi
  • Bomb hoax in school

    Karimnagar

  • Brothers meet a watery grave

    Karnataka

  • Seven-week `ban' on non-Kannada films
  • Bid to prevent IT sector from logging out of State
  • Take a bold decision, Poojary tells Chief Minister
  • Dharam Singh rules out probe
  • Krishna wants BMIC project scrapped
  • 80 tmcft of water discharged from dam
  • Briefly

    Karnataka - Others

  • Power project will harm ecosystem: UNDP engineer
  • Elected representatives felicitated
  • Goa freedom fighters seek jobs for children
  • Free heart check-up camp on Saturday
  • `Follow Basaveshwara's principles'

    Kerala

  • Congress-KC(M) relations at a new low
  • Room for manoeuvring NRI quota
  • Appeals filed against verdict
  • Globalisation new mantra of development: Gujral
  • MCI directive brings 9 more MBBS merit seats
  • Meghalaya refutes State's allegations
  • Managements to consider fee concession
  • Teachers for retaining SSLC mark system
  • Row over reuse of blade in sub-jail
  • Rajasthan, Kerala plan joint tourism venture
  • `Divest Muslim League of education portfolio'
  • Plea to introduce alternative train
  • B.Tech. counselling
  • MoU for school FM stations suspended
  • Muslim bodies' meet inconclusive
  • No talks on Cabinet reshuffle yet: Hassan
  • Khadi Board to open new showroom in Kochi
  • Briefly

    Kerala - Others

  • Air-India flight delayed
  • Air-India engineer dead

    Khammam

  • Rural sports meet opened

    Kochi

  • More tourism projects for city
  • Protest against fee hike
  • Plea to waive bar licence fee
  • Seminar on road safety
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    Kollam

  • Special squad for crackdown on hooch

    Kozhikode

  • Demonstrative trading in Anthurium
  • `Kunhamman' on Kairali TV soon
  • Bail denied
  • Manual on disaster management

    Kurnool

  • Preventive Detention Act will be invoked, says IG

    Leader Page Articles

  • From triumph to demoralisation
  • Berlusconi battles discontent

    Letters to the Editor

  • Criminals in politics
  • Needless confrontation
  • Manipur crisis
  • BJP in trouble
  • Hostage crisis
  • Tehri mishap
  • Farmers' suicides
  • Cloning
  • Triple helix
  • Kuruvila Jacob
  • Cartier-Bresson

    Madhya Pradesh

  • Steps to help dam-hit people

    Madikeri

  • Woman's body recovered from river

    Madurai

  • Develop a global perspective, garment manufacturers told
  • `Prevent attacks on Dalits'
  • Call for campaign against nuclear power plants
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    Mangalore

  • Bus operators adamant on strike
  • Schools to have permanent kitchens
  • `Cooperatives Act has ignored realities'
  • Govt. urged to open medical college
  • Quit India Day celebrated

    Mysore

  • Wrestlers thrill fans in Mysore
  • Adapt to virtual teaching, teachers told
  • Freedom fighters ask MNCs to quit India
  • Bus strike today
  • ATM at CFTRI damaged

    National

  • People evacuated from Sutlej banks
  • Trapped workers rescued from tunnel
  • Tearful family reunion for freed PoWs
  • KGL reworks negotiating strategy
  • Red alert issued in Himachal
  • Another cross-border knot
  • 'UPA ignoring Opposition'
  • PW terms for talks
  • 1000-pillar `mandapam' to be restored
  • 'Swatantrya Jyot' aflame in Port Blair
  • 'Oil firms asked to synergise expertise'
  • Surrendered militants assist police
  • Mamata escapes as dais collapses
  • Temple on river bank: court issues notice
  • Court grants bail to Karuppan
  • CBI files case against C.P. Thakur
  • West Bengal `not ready' for talks with People's War
  • Larger Bench to decide on NRI quota
  • Mumbai court adjourns case to August 19
  • Best Bakery: Supreme Court raps Gujarat Government
  • Correction
  • RSS threatens legal action against Arjun Singh
  • No danger to Government, says Bardhan
  • POTA will be repealed shortly: Shivraj Patil
  • 'Will CBI appeal against Bofors case verdict'
  • Trade unions flay interest cut

    New Delhi

  • BJP protest over MCD schools
  • CAG questions power privatisation process
  • Escaped criminal arrested
  • Cong. MLAs skip meeting on water, power
  • These kids finally find a home
  • `Shimla meet fruitful'
  • Mayor manhandled by Congress Councillor
  • Students call off hunger-strike
  • High Court notices to police officers
  • Constable's wife found murdered
  • Delhi-Kalka rail traffic restored
  • Sayeed and Diwedi elected to Rajya Sabha
  • cinema
  • DU teachers observe bandh
  • Tis Hazari strike plan
  • JNU extends admission date
  • A dream comes true for street kids
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today
  • Inside Delhi

    Olympic Games

  • Will it be the best Games ever?
  • Powell strays on to Greene pastures
  • FIFA restrictions means soccer can't hog limelight

    Pathanamthitta

  • Rs. 272-cr. farm loan scheme for Pathanamthitta

    Pondicherry

  • 4,000 posts lapse while 1.5 lakh wait for jobs
  • Groundwater Authority in a week's time, says Namassivayam
  • Pondy gearing up for the golden jubilee
  • Municipality gets tough, rounds up stray dogs

    Punjab

  • Expert aghast at handling of lake crisis

    Racing : Motor

  • Narain finishes tenth

    Rajasthan

  • Jaipur gets video link to districts

    Religion

  • Light on Dharma

    Sailing

  • Dharmender, Johal call the shots

    Salem

  • School's closure leaves children in the lurch
  • `Tribals need protection, support'
  • Advocates boycott court
  • Woman, daughters found dead

    Shimoga

  • Women's university to start 15 courses this year
  • Youth reminded of sacrifices by freedom fighters
  • Guddekal Jatre concludes

    Sports : General

  • Opening ceremonies: a mix of protocol and entertainment
  • Yao Ming to be China's flag-bearer

    Squash

  • Saurav to captain Indian team

    Table Tennis

  • Microsoft wins

    Tamil Nadu

  • Panel will regulate medical admissions, says Anbumani
  • Chennai lawyers resume work, boycott begins in districts
  • Impasse ends, admissions begin
  • Strive to reach new pinnacle: Jayalalithaa
  • Panchayat chief slain, Punnaikaayal tense
  • Wasteland development scheme proves fruitful
  • Convene session to discuss CAG report: BJP
  • Indian systems will be popularised: Anbumani
  • Sand lorry owners begin strike
  • Copious inflow continues
  • Tamil Nadu drops plan to buy power from Kayamkulam NTPC station
  • Secure fishermen's release, Karunanidhi urges Natwar Singh
  • Woman, 2 daughters found dead
  • Illegal sand mining unabated in Cauvery riverbed
  • `Tribals need protection, support'
  • Books can't be categorised as good or bad: Jayakanthan
  • Indonesian held under COFEPOSA set at liberty
  • Samba preparations begin in Thanjavur district
  • Briefly

    Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Pilot project for waste management in Mettupalayam
  • Solid waste management programme for 296 village panchayats
  • 3-lakh seedlings to be planted in Krishnagiri
  • Census of cattle to be taken up in Pudukottai

    Tennis

  • Agassi ends drought with 59th title
  • U.S. scholarship for two Indian girls

    Thanjavur

  • `Create awareness of computer in rural areas'
  • Mock fire drill

    Thiruvananthapuram

  • Steps to clear all files by year-end
  • Mithuns on their way out of zoo?
  • Lack of facilities dogs MCH mortuary
  • Spotlight on gestational diabetes
  • Charge-sheet filed in KIP graft case
  • Proposals for rehabilitation of beggars sought
  • Woman dead
  • CPI(M) leader discharged from hospital
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    This Day That Age

  • dated August 10, 1954: Film censorship
  • dated August 10, 1954: UN chief's appeal

    Thrissur

  • Antony to present Akademi Fellowship
  • Violent agitations decried

    Tiruchi

  • Daily water supply to be restored
  • Multi-purpose stadium construction work apace
  • Lawyers go on indefinite court boycott
  • Law students boycott classes,
  • DPI cadres stage demo
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    Tirunelveli

  • College students boycott classes
  • Quack arrested
  • Farmers seek adequate water release
  • Judicial enquiry sought

    Tirupati

  • Falciparum malaria cases on the rise in Tirupati
  • BJP activists burn Arjun Singh's effigy
  • Chinna Jeeyar episode causes confusion in TTD
  • BCs ask Minister to help fill backlog posts in TTD

    Tuticorin

  • Woman kills three children, ends life

    Udupi

  • Blockade of lorries ends in Udupi

    Uttar Pradesh

  • SP, Congress at loggerheads over Urdu University Bill
  • Political pressure poses a threat to northern grid
  • Experts moot new policies for U.P.

    Uttaranchal

  • Uttarakhand bandh today
  • A rescue operation by military
  • White elephant

    Vijayawada

  • Devout take to the streets
  • Marketyard should become a trailblazer: YSR
  • Patriotic fervour marks book-release function
  • Woman murdered
  • VUDA chief comes up with wish list
  • Uniforms distributed
  • Around the city
  • In Vijayawada Today
  • Students at nature's mercy

    Visakhapatnam

  • Man hit by train dies
  • Scholarship for SCs, STs sought
  • BHPV delivers order ahead of schedule
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today
  • A necessity long felt

    Volleyball

  • Virudhunagar takes boys' title
  • Swami Sivananda HSS emerge champs

    Warangal

  • Rally taken out seeking scholarships for BC students

    Weather

  • Weather

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