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Alappuzha

  • LDF wrests Alappuzha

    Anantapur

  • Postal votes prove decisive in Hindupur

    Andhra Pradesh

  • Congress' victory march continues
  • YSR alone to take oath of office today
  • Congress wrests Nizamabad LS seat with good margin
  • YSR may go slow on Cabinet formation
  • Secunderabad electorate rejects `feel good' factor
  • YSR urged to review working of cooperative banks
  • Sonia invites TRS to join Government
  • Policy initiatives: changes on the anvil
  • Naidu attributes anti-incumbency factor to poor showing by NDA
  • 13 women contest but only 3 make it to LS
  • BJP shocked at rout
  • House hunting for the new CM
  • `Foreign origin issue rejected'
  • Two naxals killed in encounter
  • Congress breaks jinx in 27 TDP bastions
  • Significant swing in vote share against TDP-BJP
  • Anti-incumbency factor responsible for NDA rout: TDP
  • Dejected Mudragada to quit politics
  • Diabetics' number on the up in city
  • Varsity confers degree on CCMB Director
  • Book murder case against police: Gaddar
  • East is best
  • Inmates condole death
  • TDP politburo meet today
  • Briefly

    Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Confusion over symbol costs TRS Nagarkurnool
  • Ticket denial proves costly for TDP in Adilabad

    Assam

  • Congress, CPI(M) bag 13 seats in North-East
  • Rhino population increases

    Athletics

  • Amarnath wins marathon

    Badminton

  • China in Uber Cup final

    Bangalore

  • Two corporators make it to the Assembly
  • Of winners, losers and those who made a fast buck
  • Impressive show by Congress in city
  • New governments should not ignore reforms: trade bodies
  • Continue reforms in power sector: experts
  • COMED-K to hold aptitude tests on May 22
  • Wins by one vote
  • Deadline extended
  • Robbed
  • Around The City
  • In Bangalore Today

    Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bullion rates
  • Stock Market Index

    Basketball

  • Quarterfinalists spotted

    Belgaum

  • Congress drubbed in Belgaum district

    Bellary

  • Congress suffers major setback in Bellary
  • `Results point to wrong policies of Congress Govt.'

    Bijapur

  • BJP wins Bijapur, Bagalkot Lok Sabha seats

    Briefly

  • Tata Teleservices to expand
  • Electrolux's plans
  • Ford to widen network

    Business

  • Life goes on for the IT industry, say top executives
  • Rupee rallies after initial blips
  • Sensex swings in wide limits
  • Partial settlement reached in Enron case
  • Berger to divest stake in Malta arm
  • ONGC Videsh completes Austrian company's deal

    Cartoons

  • Cartoon

    Chattisgarh

  • PM's niece only woman winner in Chhattisgarh

    Chennai

  • Computing the final tally Friendly rival
  • Around The City
  • People want new MPs to focus on development
  • Drinking water high on agenda
  • In Chennai Today
  • Tragedy hits this anti-insurgent hero
  • Beneficiaries sore over Central govt. health scheme
  • Scholarships for training
  • Convincing win for Moorthy

    Chess

  • Sasikiran triumphs
  • Humpy top seed for World championship
  • Eesha eases into sole lead

    Coimbatore

  • CPI stages a comeback in Coimbatore
  • MDMK retains Pollachi seat
  • In Coimbatore Today

    Cricket

  • South Africa to tour Sri Lanka
  • The Sportstar Trophy from today
  • Eddie Aibara cricket tournament
  • Thomas, Fardoon to lead
  • Cradle CC beats SBI

    Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 7983
  • Solution to puzzle 7982

    Cuddapah

  • Cross-voting helps Congress cause in Cuddapah
  • TDP routed in Rajampet
  • People disap0proved of decision: Mysoora
  • Friends first, rivals next

    Dharmapuri

  • Victory for DPA: Senthil

    Dindigul

  • Karvendan regains Palani seat

    Editorials

  • THE MEANING OF VERDICT 2004
  • KARNATAKA'S SPLIT VERDICT

    Erode

  • Congress wins Gobichettipalayam

    Football

  • The perfect match goes wrong
  • Lazio clinches Italian Cup
  • Octopus Marine in last eight
  • India pips Japan
  • Mphasis drubs HSBC
  • P.A. College wins

    Front Page

  • NDA out, Sonia set to become PM
  • Vajpayee quits, offers cooperation to new government
  • Left hits a new high
  • Congress gains in Gujarat
  • SP on a roll
  • Majority for BJD-BJP
  • Sweet revenge for Congress
  • Another blow to TDP
  • RJD-led alliance ahead in Bihar
  • BJP does well in 3 States
  • Largest party in Karnataka Assembly

    Guntur

  • TDP neglected real issues: Vedika
  • Congress sweep in Guntur

    Hassan

  • Gloom descends on Congress camp in Hassan

    Hockey

  • Gurbux happy to return as selector
  • APSRTC, Nav Bharat in drawn encounter
  • Four ex-Olympians in selection panel

    Hyderabad

  • Lakeview wins the draw; YSR likely to move in shortly
  • No power supply in many areas
  • Traffic nightmare feared near Lakeview
  • 6-year-old boy abducted; killed
  • RTC bus knocks down woman
  • Traffic curbs for today's swearing-in
  • 10 mini buses from today
  • Blind woman raped?
  • Berths available in summer special trains
  • Around The City
  • In Hyderabad Today

    India & World

  • Jubilation in Sonia's native town
  • Pakistan hopes peace process will continue
  • Bridges with India remain: Kadirgamar
  • U.S `looking forward' to work with new government

    International

  • Rumsfeld in Iraq on damage control mission
  • I wished for death, says prisoner
  • U.S. military accused of abusing Afghan detenus
  • Israeli missile strikes kill 10 Palestinians
  • Call for U.N. force in Palestine
  • `Saddam must be brought to justice'
  • Blair says he might quit to save the party
  • Russia-Uzbek ties receive boost

    Jammu & Kashmir

  • Kashmiris hopeful of continued peace process
  • Confused voters behind NC win in Baramulla

    Karimnagar

  • KCR romps home in Karimnagar

    Karnataka

  • State has hung Assembly; BJP largest group
  • BJP retains Dharwad North seat
  • Krishna accepts responsibility for defeat
  • JD(S) to play waiting game
  • Bangarappa faces twin setbacks
  • Two Bangalore corporators make it to the Assembly
  • Nanaiah, Suma Vasant taste defeat
  • Two giant-killers in Lok Sabha polls
  • High Court adjourns hearing on petitions by dental colleges
  • Decisive verdict for Deve Gowda in Hassan
  • Poojary hints at tie-up with JD(S) to thwart BJP
  • Media centre not in the limelight
  • `Failure to announce chief ministerial candidate hit BJP'
  • Poor show by many film stars
  • `BJP will focus on govt. formation'
  • BJP creates history in Bellary
  • Briefly
  • From The Districts

    Karnataka - Others

  • BJP makes impressive gains in Kanara
  • BJP, Congress get three seats each in Davangere district
  • Chikmagalur district goes the BJP way
  • Hanumanthappa wins in Chitradurga
  • BJP bags Davangere Lok Sabha seat

    Kerala

  • Historic win for Left; Congress draws blank
  • A verdict against Muslim League leadership
  • Voters merciless in dealing with Congress
  • A body blow to Congress: VS
  • A shock treatment: Antony
  • KPCC concedes poll defeat
  • Antony, Karunakaran should pay the price: Chacko
  • Antony pays for `soft-Hindutva'
  • Progeny politics takes a beating
  • Antony should quit: BJP
  • `Rebuff to group war'
  • No wave, says Thamarakshan
  • Krishnanezhuthachan passes away
  • `Squabbles in Congress led to debacle'
  • Final position at Wadakkancherry
  • Briefly

    Kerala - Others

  • UDF's margin comes down

    Khammam

  • Cross-voting rampant in Khammam

    Kochi

  • Muvattupuzha blazes a new trail
  • Sebastian Paul romps home on anti-UDF wave
  • `Faction fight main reason for Congress rout'
  • Quarry accident: search on for missing men
  • Setback for Mani's son
  • Around The City
  • In Kochi Today

    Kollam

  • LDF recaptures Adoor
  • CPI(M) retains Kollam seat

    Kottayam

  • Whopping majority for Suresh Kurup
  • Defeating Mani twice over

    Kurnool

  • Congress cruises past TDP in Kurnool
  • Widening of road resumes

    Leader Page Articles

  • Mass media vs mass reality

    Letters to the Editor

  • Day of reckoning
  • Karnataka scene
  • Unfortunate
  • The President's role
  • Well done
  • TDP rout

    Madikeri

  • CNC criticises pro-Kannada organisations

    Madurai

  • Mohan tightens hold over Madurai
  • DPA cadres celebrate victory
  • Around The City
  • In Madurai Today

    Mangalore

  • Puttur gets its first woman MLA
  • BJP performs a hat-trick in Sullia
  • Nanaiah relegated to third spot
  • BJP wrests Vittla seat from Congress
  • Moily loses to Sadananda Gowda
  • Yogish Bhat wins in Mangalore
  • Engagements

    Mysore

  • It is six out of eight for JD(S) in Mysore
  • Janata Dal(S) bags five seats in Mandya
  • Alcoholics Anonymous reaching out to rural areas
  • Police resort to lathicharge to discipline surging mob
  • Vishwanath's applecart upset

    Nagapattinam

  • Vijayan retains Nagapattinam

    Nagercoil

  • CPI(M) defeats BJP in Nagercoil

    Nalgonda

  • Flourosis tops their priority list

    National

  • Congress does well in J&K
  • Time to bring all anti-BJP forces together: Left
  • Sonia is my real hero: Rahul
  • Akali-BJP combine sweeps Punjab
  • A consistent policy towards Pakistan will be followed: Natwar Singh
  • Gujarat: victory beyond expectations
  • Janardhana Reddy calls on Karunanidhi
  • Sonia to stake claim
  • Consult all allies, Bardhan tells Sonia
  • Cabinet lauds Vajpayee's leadership
  • BJP stalwarts routed in Uttar Pradesh
  • A violation of code: EC
  • BJP trounced in Jharkhand
  • Good showing by RJD in Bihar
  • India shines through Verdict 2004
  • 13 proves unlucky again
  • Sons and daughters shine
  • SDF sweeps Sikkim Assembly polls
  • BJD-BJP repeat 1999
  • Sayeed loses Lakshadweep seat
  • Left Front captures 35 seats
  • INLD, HVP fail to open account in Haryana
  • Only two women make it in Kerala
  • Congress, CPI(M) bag 13 seats in northeast
  • BJP sweep in Rajasthan
  • A southern reverse
  • Naveen leads alliance to victory in Assembly polls
  • Uma magic holds in M.P.
  • RSS blames it on `dilution of Hindutva'

    Nellore

  • Congress bags Nellore

    New Delhi

  • BJP swept away in Delhi
  • Celebrations in Mathura Road, gloom elsewhere
  • Sweet revenge for Sandeep, Sajjan
  • Khurana effect leaves BJP running for cover
  • This victory is very special: Sheila
  • Figure `13' ditches Vajpayee, lucky for Sandeep
  • It is jubilation all the way
  • Youth triumphs in `Battle of 40 vs. 80'
  • Short time to fill Assembly vacancies
  • Sari episode was the last straw: Tytler
  • Graceful in defeat
  • Lone pillar to withstand Congress storm
  • Diabetic children greet Sonia
  • Betting racket busted
  • Police refusal to register complaint irks court
  • Prostitution racket smashed
  • Cop held for graft
  • It was written in the stars
  • Heat wave continues unabated
  • Around The City
  • Briefly
  • In The Capital Today

    News Analysis

  • Four mis-steps to the debacle

    Nizamabad

  • Dissidence contributes to TDP debacle
  • Impressive gains for TRS candidate in two segments

    Obituary

  • Obituary

    Pathanamthitta

  • Historic win for Sujatha

    Perambalur

  • Raja wins for the second time

    Pondicherry

  • DPA cadres celebrate victory
  • A severe blow to AIADMK: Janakiraman
  • Chief Secretary lauds official machinery

    Punjab

  • Bhattal blames Amarinder for defeat
  • Jubilation in Punjab BJP

    Raichur

  • Congress wins Koppal Lok Sabha seat

    Rajasthan

  • Credit should go to Sonia: Gehlot
  • BJP finally manages to capture Barmer

    Religion

  • Be tuned to God

    Shimoga

  • Kagodu suffers defeat, Bangarappa wins

    Sports : General

  • U.P. posts wins
  • Sastry, Roshini at the helm
  • Mohan-Vinod duo triumphs
  • VC promises more seats for sportspersons

    Tamil Nadu

  • DMK front sweeps polls
  • DMK wins Mangalore seat too
  • `Jayalalithaa should resign'
  • `CM must own moral responsibility for defeat'
  • Not a vote against AIADMK Government: Jayalalithaa
  • Join govt., Chidambaram tells DMK
  • `Alliance with AIADMK cost BJP heavily'
  • Kuppusami wins by the highest margin
  • It is God's mandate, says Rajnikant
  • She wishes to specialise in computer science
  • My role model is Kalam, says State topper
  • Strong anti-incumbency in Tiruchi
  • AIADMK draws a blank in the south again
  • Decision soon on power transmission entity
  • Gains for Congress in western part
  • Third front affects AIADMK in Mangalore
  • Briefly

    Tamil Nadu - Others

  • AIADMK loses Periyakulam
  • MDMK retains Sivakasi
  • `Form new delta dt.'
  • Regupathy wins Pudukottai
  • Chidambaram romps home in Sivaganga
  • DMK wins Pudukottai
  • MDMK retains Sivakasi
  • Mani Shankar Aiyar retains Mayiladuturai
  • DMK wrests Karur from AIADMK
  • Cong, DMK win

    Tennis

  • Melzer upsets Safin
  • Indian girls win

    Thanjavur

  • DMK retains Thanjavur

    Thiruvananthapuram

  • LDF workers take out victory marches
  • `Communalism has more market value'
  • Around The City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Campus Notes

    This Day That Age

  • dated May 14, 1954: Indians in Ceylon
  • dated May 14, 1954: Return of Muslims
  • dated May 14, 1954: The German Indian Prince
  • dated May 14, 1954: Rare prints
  • dated May 14, 1954: Memorial to Gandhiji

    Tiruchi

  • MDMK tastes victory in Tiruchi for the first time
  • Call to extend student scientist programme to other districts
  • Around The City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    Tirunelveli

  • Radhika Selvi captures Tiruchendur

    Tirupati

  • BJP loses sole seat in Rayalaseema
  • It's shared honours at Tirupati, Chittoor

    Udhagamandalam

  • Prabhu's promise to small tea growers

    Udupi

  • BJP wrests Udupi LS seat from Congress
  • `Vajpayee factor helped me'

    Union Territories

  • Bansal retains Chandigarh seat

    Uttar Pradesh

  • BJP stalwarts routed

    Vellore

  • Defect in EVM delays Vellore result
  • `Silent revolution against AIADMK'

    Vijayawada

  • Congress retains Narsaraopet, wrests Machilipatnam
  • Rajagopal wins from Vijayawada
  • Tenali goes Congress way
  • Around The City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    Visakhapatnam

  • TDP retains Anakapalle Lok Sabha seat
  • A victory sans celebration
  • EVMs made the task easy, says Collector
  • Railway tickets on the Net
  • Around The City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    Volleyball

  • FIVB congress concludes
  • Krishna Reddy, Jameeluddin advance

    Warangal

  • TRS wrests Warangal, Hanamkonda LS seats

    Weather

  • Weather

    World View

  • French Open: Clijsters confirms withdrawal
  • Rowe joins list of top Jamaican players
  • Bergkamp stays with Arsenal

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