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Andhra Pradesh

  • It's a revolt against `draconian rule': YSR
  • Naidu tenders resignation
  • MIM maintains supremacy in old city
  • Chittoor district comes as face-saver for Naidu
  • Results of Anantapur district
  • We'll play a constructive opposition: Naidu
  • Padma Rao humbles Talasani
  • Malreddy all the way
  • Rs. 5.64 lakhs stolen from ATM
  • Goud scores a hat-trick
  • Briefly

    Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Euphoria, despair at the counting centres
  • TDP goes without a seat in Medak
  • EVMs remove confusion factor

    Bangalore

  • Young woman smothered to death
  • New system may not affect those who have opted for SAS
  • High-tech media centre to beam poll results
  • Vimochana alleges murder, dowry harassment
  • Oxfam joins NGOs in campaign to save Arkavathy
  • Better performance by BMP school students
  • Trains cancelled
  • Around The City
  • In Bangalore Today

    Barometer

  • Bullion rates
  • Stock Market Index
  • Exchange rates

    Basketball

  • Rain plays spoilsport
  • Facile win for Thrissur

    Belgaum

  • Stage set for counting of votes

    Bellary

  • Taskforce to come out with plan for Bellary

    Bidar

  • Arrangements in place for counting in Bidar

    Briefly

  • Crucial Dabhol meet today
  • L&T Infotech- PeopleSoft pact
  • PNB's foray into Afghanistan
  • Bank of India joins RTGS services
  • Catholic Syrian Bank opens ATM
  • Machine tool workshop
  • Paradeep Carbon gets Nalco order
  • HLL opens Ayush therapy centre
  • iLIANT, CBay form strategic alliance
  • Fabindia launches Dubai outlet
  • J & K Bank ties up with Bajaj Tempo
  • Goldstone Teleservices' plans
  • Canara Bank's ATM
  • Cyberabad launches security products

    Business

  • Sensex sheds 230 points
  • Reliance Infocomm slashes STD tariff
  • Royal Sundaram premium income up
  • Rupee nosedives on frenzied demand
  • VSNL launches bandwidth on demand
  • 50 p.c. final from Asian Paints
  • `Small is beautiful' in SAN world — or is it?
  • Scope for cost cutting in auto component units

    Cartoons

  • Cartoon

    Chennai

  • `Make innovative use of science, technology'
  • Systemic deficiencies caused mass deletions in electoral rolls
  • Counting in four centres
  • Repolling ordered in two booths
  • Renovation work in progress in Parthasarathy Swamy Temple
  • Plea to Election Commission for `open house' on polls
  • Painting contest for children
  • Around The City
  • In Chennai Today

    Chess

  • Humpy sets eyes on World championship
  • No surprises in first round
  • Nooka Raju triumphs

    Coimbatore

  • 59.36 per cent polling in Coimbatore district
  • Welfare programmes to help rural women
  • SIEMA initiative for engineering units
  • Kovai CLASS sets up training centre in Tirupur
  • Around The City
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • Readers' Mail

    Cricket

  • 12 rebels to sue ZCU
  • West Indies hindered by injuries: Lara
  • Drop Hussain: Botham
  • Big win for United
  • All-round show by Vivek Srivastava
  • Ajay Manoharan cracks century

    Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 7981
  • Solution to puzzle 7980

    Cuddalore

  • Chidambaram records 64.5 per cent polling

    Cuddapah

  • Congress improves tally in Cuddapah
  • World Bank diktats have spelt defeat for TDP, says Left
  • `No entry' for mediamen

    Dharmapuri

  • Lowest percentage

    Dharwad

  • Corporator dead

    Dindigul

  • Marginal rise in voter turnout in Dindigul, Periyakulam
  • Re-polling ordered in four stations

    Editorials

  • LESSONS FROM ANDHRA PRADESH
  • BREAKING OMERTA

    Equestrian

  • Subbiah steals the show

    Erode

  • Arrangements complete for counting of votes

    Football

  • Dayanand is HAL's hero
  • Douglas issue solved amicably
  • It's all over for Indian Bank
  • Giri bags gold
  • Prabhakaran nets winner
  • JCT holds Mahindra

    Front Page

  • Congress storms back to power in Andhra Pradesh
  • PM chairs BJP strategy session
  • President begins consultations
  • Sensex crashes
  • Shahbaz Sharif deported

    Generalia

  • Schumacher, Sorenstam voted best

    Gulbarga

  • An agonising wait comes to an end
  • Tight security in Gulbarga and Bijapur districts
  • KPRS seeks withdrawal of eviction notices to forest settlers

    Guntur

  • Pathetic show by TDP in Guntur
  • Race for ministerial berth begins

    Haryana

  • Lowest turnout in Faridabad

    Hockey

  • Pillay back in the scheme of things
  • India-Pakistan Test series revived

    Hyderabad

  • TDP-BJP combine comes a cropper in twin cities
  • TRS-Congress alliance reaps rich dividends
  • Nagender works magic
  • PJR back with a vengeance
  • Pleasant surprise for Kishen Reddy
  • Sayanna a lucky political survivor
  • Shashidhar revels in hour of glory
  • Congress cruise starts from Maharajgunj
  • TRS edges past BJP
  • Around The City
  • In Hyderabad Today

    India & World

  • Infosys chairman hopes to solve IIM fees issue

    International

  • Rocca in Pakistan on `important visit'
  • British troops `unlawfully' killed Iraqis, says Amnesty
  • Prison brutality, U.S. style
  • Shahbaz Sharif deported
  • Monsanto abandons GM wheat project
  • Hamas kills 6 Israeli troops in ambush
  • U.S. civilian beheaded
  • Kansas adopts Bill seeking to bar outsourcing of calls
  • Norwegian Minister meets LTTE chief
  • `Conspiracy by soldiers and civilians led to abuse'

    Jharkand

  • BJP to perform well in Jharkhand: Munda

    Kancheepuram

  • Two killed in accident
  • Damage to railway gate hits traffic

    Karimnagar

  • BJP wiped out from Karimnagar district
  • Alliance with TRS will continue: MSR

    Karnataka

  • Victory in A.P. gives new hope to State Congress
  • Two Congress leaders up against Poojary
  • Scholars rap move to establish new faith
  • New twist to row over inauguration of hospital block
  • Nigam to hold workshops on water conservation
  • Protest against ruling on fee structure
  • Plea against inauguration of Vikasa Soudha
  • Merger of corporations sought
  • High-tech media centre to beam poll results
  • Congress will repeat A.P. show in State: Kharge
  • Rangayana to host Greeshma Rangotsava
  • Traffic on Raichur highway disrupted again
  • `Publish govt. rules in Marathi'
  • Raichur bandh called on May 15
  • Endorsement of Sonia's leadership, says Krishna
  • Efforts on to make Chitradurga district drought proof
  • Two vote counting centres in Bangalore
  • Man killed in landslip
  • Briefly
  • From The Districts

    Karnataka - Others

  • Areca crisis continues despite support price
  • Stage set for counting in Chitradurga
  • Counting of votes at Govt. Polytechnic

    Kerala

  • Polling percentage up, votes polled down
  • While the forests burn...
  • Entrance results error-free: Soopy
  • Local doctor pioneers new cardiac treatment technique
  • CPI(M) office at Anchal set ablaze
  • Exit pollsters keep everyone happy
  • Entrance toppers
  • Marad special court sentences 12 persons
  • Doctors welcome move to raise retirement age
  • Cine workers blame stars for continuing feud
  • One found dead at acid bottling unit in Kochi
  • Antony terms it a victory for secular forces
  • VS for Government inquiry
  • Former DGP seeks anticipatory bail
  • Swami Sidhinathananda passes away
  • Nayanar's condition remains critical
  • Briefly

    Kerala - Others

  • Festival at Sivapuram Siva temple from May 16
  • Around The City

    Kochi

  • Poll analysts baffled by low voter turnout
  • Crops worth Rs. 3.5 crores destroyed
  • Padmarajan Puraskaram announced
  • IT exhibition from May 14
  • Ram Naik's statement deplored
  • Bomb hoax near Ombudsman's house
  • Coast Guard vessel leaves for Lakshadweep
  • Highest polling in Paravur
  • Farm product units for women
  • Trains diverted
  • In Kochi Today

    Kozhikode

  • `Include speech, language in course for the deaf'

    Kurnool

  • Congress wins 12 seats in Kurnool

    Leader Page Articles

  • Interpreting the mandate
  • Andhra's electoral earthquake

    Letters to the Editor

  • The A.P. verdict
  • The President's role
  • Elections 2004

    Madikeri

  • BJP to convene meet to resolve coffee crisis
  • `Convert Virajpet into general constituency'

    Madurai

  • IOB exceeds profit target
  • Medical college turns a `fort'
  • And now exam results
  • Modalities discussed
  • `Submit postal ballots at Collectorate'
  • Around The City
  • In Madurai Today

    Maharashtra

  • Judge appointed for Best Bakery retrial

    Mangalore

  • Plastic menace heightens fear of clogged drains
  • Agro industry yet to try stevia as alternative to sugar
  • Congress workers delighted at victory in Andhra Pradesh
  • Two held on charge of creeper theft

    Mysore

  • DFRL showcases food science innovations
  • Entrepreneurs honoured for using technology
  • Technical expo for students from May 19

    Nagapattinam

  • Heavy turnout in Nagapattinam, Mayiladuturai

    Nagercoil

  • Highest polling in Thiruvattar

    Nalgonda

  • Communists regain past glory
  • Purushottam Reddy says he is CM material

    National

  • Pro-rich image, pessimism about reforms did Naidu in
  • President's function
  • Lok Sabha results will be different: BJP
  • Sonia thanks voters
  • Exit polls mirrored the trend
  • Mulayam may drive a hard bargain
  • NDA will meet same fate: Laloo
  • Trouble for NDA?
  • Azad, Patil leave for Hyderabad
  • EC rules out Army deployment in Chapra
  • NDA will meet fate of Telugu Desam, says Laloo
  • Mamata's mother `assaulted'
  • Panic grips BJD, BJP
  • Azad brings `luck' again
  • Congress, NCP continue talks
  • Sonia meets Surjeet
  • EC effigy burnt
  • A word of comfort from a Congressman
  • Repoll in 125 stations today
  • `They were not taken to Iraq against their wishes'
  • `Extremist issue helped Congress'
  • TRAI to submit report on CAS in July
  • Top Hizb commander killed
  • Arun Prakash to be Navy chief
  • Stock markets react sharply
  • Sayeed's house attacked
  • Janata Party wins 2 seats
  • Fernandes contacts Pawar
  • Congress, NCP continue talks

    Nellore

  • Congress on a winning spree; TDP draws a blank
  • Minister owns up TDP's defeat in Nellore

    New Delhi

  • Adding punch with punch lines
  • Leaders unwind after hectic electioneering
  • Foreign diplomats impressed by EVMs
  • Delhi voters' turnout goes up
  • Vigilance probe into parallel DTC racket
  • Time to get on with the job, says Sheila
  • Idea launches new e-mail solution
  • Brothers fatally knocked down
  • Water crisis hits NDMC areas
  • Move to attach property of Sachdeva
  • HRTC offers a luxury ride to Shimla
  • Traffic police procure new interceptor
  • A pat on the back for EC
  • Matrishree awards
  • Media ready for full coverage of results
  • Foreign diplomats impressed by EVMs
  • Briefly
  • In The Capital Today

    Nizamabad

  • `Free power' ignites TDP's shock defeat
  • Mood varies from agony to ecstasy
  • EVM conks off, but EC sets right things

    Obituary

  • Obituary

    Pathanamthitta

  • Fronts exude confidence
  • Many names missing from voters' list
  • Polling staff face hardships

    Perambalur

  • More women cast votes in Perambalur

    Pondicherry

  • More women voter turnout in Pondicherry

    Punjab

  • Repolling ordered at six booths in Punjab

    Rajasthan

  • Countermand Jhalawar election: Congress
  • Poll outcome an acid test for new leaders
  • Rajasthan to promote private partnership in farm sector
  • Ex-official of Rajasthan appears before ACB

    Religion

  • The lure of senses

    Salem

  • Healthy turnout in Salem

    Sports : General

  • `India will be a force to reckon with in Asia'

    Tamil Nadu

  • Plus-Two results today
  • Govt. order on sand quarrying upheld
  • Repolling in 30 booths
  • TN results significant in numbers game
  • Petitions seeking permission to form police association dismissed
  • Sand mining can continue till expiry of lease period: High Court
  • SHRC against scrapping corporal punishment
  • Take technology to artisans to make quality leather products: Governor
  • `AICET will help in bringing down capitation fees'
  • `Building code should ensure safe settlements'
  • Repolling from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Rights forum seeks repoll in Chidambaram
  • Deletion of names: Opposition seeks action
  • Ravichandran complains to CEC
  • Send in your complaints
  • Allies meeting today
  • `Synergy of science, technology transfer vital'
  • CEC urged to provide security to Sippiparai Ravichandran
  • Focus shifts to tourist season at Ooty
  • Water aplenty in Guindy Park
  • Organic farming catching on
  • `Hold officials involved in revision accountable'
  • `EC should make roll revision fool-proof'
  • `Education should impart wisdom to youngsters'
  • Taking to e-commerce to boost textile exports
  • Briefly
  • Readers' Mail

    Tamil Nadu - Others

  • More men exercise franchise in Pudukottai
  • Repoll ordered in 11 booths
  • Re-poll ordered
  • 63.15 p.c. in Sivakasi

    Tennis

  • The old place holds its memories

    Thanjavur

  • Officials inspect security arrangements

    Thiruvananthapuram

  • Nemom records highest polling percentage
  • Water level rises in Peppara
  • BSNL launches answering machine service on landlines
  • Youth's body found
  • Alert on water-borne diseases
  • Bhagavatha yagnam from May 15
  • Around The City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Campus Notes

    This Day That Age

  • dated May 12, 1954: Truce plan at Geneva
  • dated May 12, 1954: Tribute to Vasudevachar

    Tiruchi

  • Palakkarai main road may be closed soon
  • Tiruchi records 59.3 per cent polling
  • Two killed as motorcycle rams lorry
  • Stranded woman, daughter sent home
  • Around The City
  • In Tiruchi Today
  • Readers' Mail

    Tirunelveli

  • Repolling in three booths in Tenkasi constituency

    Udupi

  • Security arrangements made for counting of votes in Udupi
  • Restore powers to gram panchayats: vedike

    Union Territories

  • Probe Bhiwani poll irregularities, EC told

    Vellore

  • Report on booth capturing sent to CEO
  • Re-poll in 3 booths in Tiruvannamalai today
  • Average of 63.61 p.c polling in Vellore, Tiruvannamalai

    Vijayawada

  • `United Andhra' slogan makes no impact
  • Congress weaves its magic in Vijayawada
  • Purandareswari elated over Congress victory
  • Around The City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    Visakhapatnam

  • Patrudu manages to stay afloat
  • Dronamraju stages a comeback
  • A case of so near and yet so far
  • Satisfying win for Konathala
  • Rangaraju wins with record margin
  • Journalist dies
  • Around The City

    Weather

  • Weather

    Weightlifting

  • Kunjarani, Malleswari preserved for Olympics: WFI

    World View

  • McGrath hopes to play best Zimbabwe team
  • Eriksson may play Beckham at midfield
  • Veteran striker turns emotional
  • No request for bookie's arrest, says Speed

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