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Andhra Pradesh

  • `Leadership slackness cost TDP dearly'
  • Privatisation of collieries ruled out
  • Mild tremor
  • Four more farmers commit suicide; three make bid
  • Churning out quality hotel operators
  • Top priority for rural water supply, says Srinivas
  • Cops to be provided houses in three years: CM
  • TDP activist goes the whole hog against Naidu
  • TDP chief takes blame for poll debacle
  • Contract teachers launch post-card campaign
  • Alternative to Janmabhoomi on the anvil: Minister
  • Renuka meets Chief Minister
  • Seven People's war sympathisers nabbed
  • Briefly

    Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Tale of failed borewells and mounting debts

    Archery

  • Goutam Singh takes day's honours

    Athletics

  • Bahadur Singh qualifies for Athens

    Badminton

  • BAI plans to invite foreign players for National tournaments
  • Gopi set for comeback

    Bangalore

  • Spurt in robberies causes concern
  • Plan that could doom Arkavathi
  • Helping polio-affected children become self-reliant
  • Temple's silver jubilee celebrations
  • Five injured as lorry hits bus
  • Auto rams tree; woman killed
  • Around the City
  • In Bangalore Today

    Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bombay Stock Exchange
  • Bullion rates

    Basketball

  • Madurai keeps crown, Dindigul girls win
  • ONGC proves its class
  • Probables for youth Nationals
  • Junior basketball from June 6
  • Shamrocks, Roses in final

    Belgaum

  • Even condolences, greetings were made on party lines
  • `Water project pending for 20 months'

    Bellary

  • Centre for destitute people in need of relief
  • Arya Vysyas demand quota
  • Action plan for Bellary taluk

    Bidar

  • Prakash Khandre demands package for Bhalki
  • Man commits suicide in Bidar

    Bijapur

  • Tie-up embarrasses Congress, JD(S) in Bijapur
  • Row over bill payment at panchayat meet

    Billiards & Snooker

  • Sanjeev in quarterfinals

    Briefly

  • Inflation rises to 4.7 p.c.
  • SITA eyeing acquisitions
  • Reliance launches World Card
  • Sunil Mittal named CEO of the year
  • AEPC seeks nodal agency status
  • Seminar on apparel sector
  • Board nod for share allotment to TVS Autolec
  • iSOFT to expand
  • Diana Hayden joins Sahara India Pariwar
  • UTI declares dividend under MIS
  • Color Chips' production centre in Philippines
  • Supreme Industries' agri pressure pipes
  • Bharti Broadband's fleet tracking solution
  • Porsche sets up operations in India
  • AK Capital tops merchant bankers league table

    Business

  • Sensex crashes 223 points on heavy selling
  • SAIL wipes out losses, registers record profit
  • Disinvestment — no sharp U-turn here
  • SBI group net crosses $1 b mark
  • Rupee declines further
  • AL bets on FCCB route for raising funds
  • Dr. Reddy's pays Rs. 5 per share
  • Efforts to make India global services hub
  • Depositors' rights: banks to formulate policy
  • Russian tea team visits Assam
  • ITC recommends Rs. 20 per share

    Chennai

  • Gullible youth and job racketeers
  • AIDS awareness high, but right information lacking
  • `Waive VAT for traders with less than Rs. 50-lakh turnover'
  • `Agni Nakshatram' ends on cool note this year
  • BSNL plan to cover unreached rural areas
  • Metrowater's Nochikuppam desalination plant develops snags
  • Port strike: cargo may be moved out
  • Architects `have to safeguard tradition'
  • Man kills wife, daughter and self
  • Girl commits suicide
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today

    Chess

  • Humpy's resilience sees her through
  • Six share lead
  • Purushothaman stuns Arun Prasad
  • National `B' championship next month

    Coimbatore

  • When civic body fights pilferage
  • AIHS students do well in Coimbatore district
  • Students throng cyber cafes for results
  • Jinty's ambition is IAS
  • LIC registers record growth
  • Counselling for Corpn. school teachers
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    Cricket

  • Star CC to visit U.K. after three-year gap
  • Naik and Raje miss centuries
  • Now a U.K. tour to pay for legal battle
  • Combined Zone posts 374
  • Salaluddin scalps six
  • Hari, Ashish star in SCFA's win
  • Rajesh shines
  • Unbeaten 104 By Tarun Gupta
  • Bhandari scalps seven
  • Amit, Inderdeep star for Subhania
  • Gouds to tour Sri Lanka

    Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 7996
  • Solution to puzzle 7995

    Cuddalore

  • 'Set up medical college on NLC premises'
  • Woman, daughter commit suicide
  • Find `early solution to Cauvery issue'

    Dharmapuri

  • 16 matriculation schools record centum

    Dindigul

  • Infrastructure assured for agriculture in Plus-II courses

    Editorials

  • RESPONDING TO MASS DEPRIVATION
  • STICKING TO MANDATE FOR CHANGE

    Erode

  • Rain saves over 7 lakh coconut trees
  • Focus on rural sanitation
  • Rain inundates low-lying areas

    Football

  • Bengal thrashes Orissa
  • Luck smiles on Keltron
  • Brace by Sanjay Siddhu

    Front Page

  • Dharam Singh, Siddaramaiah sworn in
  • Bofors howitzer faces new tests
  • Modi will not be removed, says Venkaiah Naidu
  • Sensex crashes
  • Drought aid for Maharashtra
  • Iyad Allawi to be Iraqi PM
  • U.S. soldiers attacked
  • Armed escorts on all trains
  • Case against Shahabuddin

    Golf

  • Christel House Open golf event on June 14
  • Somaiah triumphs
  • Border, Dravid to tee off
  • Ajeetesh wins title
  • Corporate golf tournament from today
  • Rose surges ahead

    Gulbarga

  • Digitalisation of AIR station nearing completion
  • Congress, JD(S) workers celebrate

    Guntur

  • Fair deal promised to chilli ryots
  • Coupons to be issued from June 1
  • Call to promote Telugu

    Gymnastics

  • Udbav, Pranavi steal the show

    Haryana

  • Haryana to be power surplus by Dec. 31
  • Plan to prevent diseases

    Hassan

  • `Police have taken steps to prevent chain snatching'

    Himachal Pradesh

  • Centre cautioned against anti-workers policies

    Hubli

  • Mayor calls for report on status of Hubli dargah

    Hyderabad

  • Around City
  • SCR work on mud cups on track
  • Environmentalist lauds move
  • Power shutdown
  • TDP leaders puzzled
  • Row over closure of OU hostels ends
  • Plea to stop construction of MMTS station
  • CM asks naxalites to stop violence
  • Record inflow of patients to NIMS
  • Berths available in special trains
  • Mild tremor
  • Infant's body found in drain
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • Crime Watch

    India & World

  • U.S. Senator writes to Manmohan
  • No threat to dialogue process: Khokar
  • ''She shaped Americans' perception of India''

    International

  • Sharon pushes for four-stage withdrawal from Gaza
  • Fighting in Kufa renews
  • Give power to Iraqis: Putin
  • China in Nuclear Suppliers Group
  • Hopes for peace in Sudan's region
  • Terrorism: Kerry's stress on alliances
  • China shows how to wipe out poverty
  • Why women walk out
  • 23 killed in Iran quake

    Jammu & Kashmir

  • Tourists throng Kashmir valley

    Kancheepuram

  • Tail-end regulator across Palar River proposed

    Kannur

  • Kannur University degree results out

    Karimnagar

  • Decision soon on joining Government: KCR
  • SBH sets deposit target of 827 cr.
  • 380 qualify for constables' exam
  • KCR visits temple, gurudwara

    Karnataka

  • High fees: 120 students surrender PG medical seats
  • A momentous day for Nelogi village
  • `Situation forced us to join hands'
  • Expectations rise as Siddaramaiah becomes Deputy Chief Minister
  • Govt. to give priority to north Karnataka
  • Disputes with neighbouring States to be resolved
  • Dharam Singh's ascent brings hope to north Karnataka
  • It was Hobson's choice for JD(S)
  • A great betrayal of people's mandate: Ananth Kumar
  • Teachers to face action for paper setting lapses
  • CET cell lists candidates with faulty records
  • Vysyas seek quota
  • Briefly

    Karnataka - Others

  • Chitradurga hopes for better representation
  • Natural heritage site status sought for Yana
  • Daughter files complaint against judge

    Kerala

  • Court directives on hartal
  • MBBS course fee put at Rs. 1.13 lakhs
  • K.T. Thomas defends new fee structure
  • Government ready to give more benefits to police
  • How the fee structure was worked out
  • Ban demonstration on busy roads: court
  • Killi incidents: Opposition seeks judicial probe
  • Kuppana Commission: Crime Branch files petition
  • `Priority to rural electrification'
  • Farmers of Chittur to resume stir
  • Rain: State seeks Central assistance
  • `No change in chamber stand against AMMA'
  • Law college to reopen on June 1
  • Briefly

    Khammam

  • Four naxals surrender

    Kochi

  • Container terminal to be ready by 2008
  • Car-lifters prefer used cars
  • Opposition to filariasis eradication campaign
  • Statue installed at Cusat
  • Postal pension adalat on June 28
  • Fishermen plan dharna
  • `Clean campus' campaign
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi today

    Kollam

  • Dissolution demanded
  • UDF holds meeting
  • Mayor denies allegations

    Kozhikode

  • Document on history of schools released
  • Pact on power

    Kurnool

  • Trade bandh in Kurnool
  • Collector's gesture to scribe's family

    Leader Page Articles

  • Manmohan Singh's iqbaal
  • Myth and reality

    Letters to the Editor

  • A good beginning
  • Include senior citizens
  • Demoralising
  • Portfolio issue
  • Deplorable

    Madhya Pradesh

  • Uma rules out any pressures over ministry expansion

    Madikeri

  • Madikeri CMC chief forced to postpone budget presentation
  • Civic amenities: two panchayat members offer to resign

    Madurai

  • Voter list issue rocks Madurai Corpn. Council
  • Creating a foolproof database
  • Power shutdown
  • Fire causes extensive damage
  • Two-year MBA course likely
  • Fire causes extensive damage in showroom
  • Results on website
  • TANCET from today
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    Mangalore

  • Call for efforts to promote higher education
  • `Trimester system will enhance creativity'
  • Development endangering water sources
  • Academic Council approves syllabus for degree courses
  • Environmentalists lash out at ex-VC of MAHE
  • BSNL revises deposit rate
  • ZP meeting today
  • Briefly

    Mysore

  • Lake revived, open to public from tomorrow
  • History centre coming up at Manasagangotri
  • Sericulture initiatives get good response

    Nagapattinam

  • Compensation sought

    Nagercoil

  • Vanilla intercrop, a boon to farmers

    National

  • Steps will be taken to revive sick PSUs: Chidambaram
  • R&AW in crisis after double agent disclosure
  • Advani admits `India Shining' campaign failed to click
  • Strengthening judicial system my priority: Lahoti
  • Text of Common Minimum Programme: full version
  • Union Cabinet adopts CMP
  • V.P. Singh cautions BJP
  • Vajpayee should have been more decisive, says Sorabjee
  • 'CPI(M) saw no scope for determining policies'
  • CMP verbose, visionless: Venkaiah
  • Ouster campaign fizzled out, says Modi camp
  • Surjeet's surprise over Mulayam's remarks
  • Central forces deployed for Chapra repoll
  • JD(U) threatens agitation against `tainted' Ministers
  • Palestinian envoy hopes for more open support
  • Yahoo toolbar with free anti-spy software
  • Protests in Kashmir against Najaf bombing
  • No reservations over Dixit's appointment: Vaiko
  • MCOCA may go
  • 'Differences will be ironed out through talks'
  • T.K.A. Nair, Principal Secretary to PM
  • Shinde promises action against Minister
  • Taslimuddin takes charge
  • Split verdict on number plates
  • Protecting the banyan tree
  • Law Ministry denial
  • Medical admission test in Rajasthan cancelled

    Nellore

  • Special cell opened

    New Delhi

  • NDMC chief announces budget details
  • Kids take to community policing
  • Delhi Jal Board comes under fire
  • Workshop on female foeticide
  • Sibal's proposals for Chandni Chowk
  • Power, water crisis continues
  • Accused discharged in Flex case
  • MCD auctions impounded buffaloes
  • Contractor told to deposit compensation
  • `Sheila taking steps in haste'
  • Man held on cheating charge
  • Kidnapped child rescued
  • Pushta dwellers back, DDA promises action
  • End of innings for Heptullah?
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today

    Obituary

  • Obituary

    Perambalur

  • 19 schools register cent per cent pass
  • Touchscreen kiosks inaugurated

    Pondicherry

  • Ramadoss promises better rail amenities
  • Private doctors to man PHCs
  • DPI to protest against 'anti-Dalit' policies
  • Fete De Pondicherry inaugurated
  • CPI (M) demands replacement of Jha

    Racing : Horse

  • It's Romantic Forever vs. Explosivo

    Racing : Motor

  • Karamjit high on confidence
  • Raikkonen fastest in practice

    Rajasthan

  • Medical entrance exam cancelled
  • Cong. probe into debacle an eyewash

    Religion

  • Unwavering faith

    Sailing

  • It's Mongia

    Salem

  • Villagers detain mini-buses
  • Sandalwood auctioned

    Shimoga

  • `Organic farming will help increase yield'

    Sports : General

  • Rs. 2.2 crores for MGR Race Course Stadium
  • Babu, Suhasini bag top honours

    Squash

  • Joshna in two finals

    Swimming

  • Thiruvananthapuram dominates opening day

    Table Tennis

  • Titles for Bhavana, Puneeth

    Tamil Nadu

  • EC orders high-level probe into deletions
  • Return passports: Vaiko plea in High Court
  • `Seize the opportunity, cooperate with Union Ministers'
  • Decision in a week on CET for engineering: panel
  • Committee to hear unaided medical colleges on June 8
  • Baalu elected DMK parliamentary party leader
  • Will take special efforts to find solution to Cauvery issue: Aiyar
  • Salem police get 4-day custody of Ilavarasan
  • LIC official back after interrogation in stamp paper case
  • CMP a victory for alliance: Nallakannu
  • Accused seeks Tamil charge sheet copies
  • AUT deplores move on internal assessment
  • Cardholders can get `H' endorsement cancelled
  • 'Waive VAT for traders with less than Rs. 50-lakh turnover'
  • 74 more hospitalised for diarrhoea in Ramnad
  • BSNL plan to cover unreached rural areas
  • Special train to Nagercoil
  • Huge cup corals found in the Gulf of Mannar
  • TNEB unbundling will have to wait
  • Rs. 5 crores for drought relief works in Villupuram
  • Grama Sabha meetings on June 6
  • Briefly

    Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Diarrhoea cases reported in Namakkal
  • Turkey rearing project for 100 SHGs in Theni dt.
  • Rs.12.75 cr. sanctioned to Pudukottai district
  • Three labourers buried alive
  • Lok Adalat

    Tennis

  • Four Indians get wildcards
  • Sharapova sizzles
  • Sania surprises Sobral
  • Ankita's fighting qualities to the fore
  • Return of elders?
  • Ranjan to meet Soumit
  • Shetty, Shinde to clash in final

    Thanjavur

  • Punnainallur temple `kumbabishekam' on June 27
  • Record crushing by sugar mill at Kurunkulam
  • Petitions' committee to visit Thanjavur

    Thiruvananthapuram

  • Palayam scheme: Lok Ayukta issues notice to Trida
  • Steps sought for development of city
  • City to host month-long shopping fete in August
  • Traders at the receiving end
  • Pedestrian gets trapped between pavement slabs
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Campus Notes

    This Day That Age

  • dated May 29, 1954: Truce plan for Viet Nam
  • dated May 29, 1954: East Bengal affairs
  • dated May 29, 1954: Honour for Nepal King
  • dated May 29, 1954: Peace Prize for Chaplin

    Thrissur

  • Mayor promises steps to contain pollution
  • `Judiciary should imbibe management principles'
  • Minister to inaugurate new school building
  • One dies in bar
  • Church festival

    Tiruchi

  • Corporation to review hike in drinking water charges
  • Survey on to identify drought-hit farmers for compensation
  • Rs.115-crore short-term loans likely for farmers
  • ASSLC topper
  • Workshop on handicrafts
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    Tirupati

  • SVU college principal demits office
  • Tirupati to get broadband Net
  • Ryots' body launches poster campaign

    Udupi

  • District office complex remains a dream
  • Take steps to export milk, says MLC
  • Export milk, MLC tells Govt.
  • `Future bright for Statistics students'

    Uttaranchal

  • SDM arrested for taking bribe

    Vijayawada

  • Poster campaign to educate farmers
  • In Vijayawada Today

    Visakhapatnam

  • BSNL asked to pay compensation
  • Plan to save airport from submersion
  • Port workers seek bonus
  • HSL bags bulk carrier order
  • Weapons inspected
  • Venkateswara kalyanotsavam
  • Contractor blacklisted
  • 125 huts gutted
  • Unauthorised layouts
  • Around the City
  • In Viskakapatnam Today

    Volleyball

  • 8-member squad for National
  • Rajasri Vidya Mandir in final

    Weather

  • Weather

    World View

  • PCB invites Greg Chappell, Barry Richards
  • Manolis who?
  • Mohammad Akram accused of ball tampering
  • Pakistan's Dutch hockey coach angry

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