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    Anantapur

  • Ryots seeking crop loans threaten suicide
  • Regularise illegal farm power connections: TDP

    Andhra Pradesh

  • Illegal power connections may be regularised
  • Chennai-based trust to distribute software
  • 'Almighty, not Alamatti, to our rescue'
  • Cyberabad to deck up for a share of IT pie
  • Peace panel calls for flexibility on arms issue
  • Marginal rise in fruit, vegetable prices
  • Free power to be regulated: Rosaiah
  • Telugu Desam, BJP threaten agitation
  • Do not touch genuine farmers, says Left
  • YSR denies booking cases against ryots
  • DNA test report likely today
  • Charity puts roof over Prakasam Pantulu's kin
  • Almighty, not Alamatti, to our rescue: YSR
  • TRS Minister warns of stir
  • Congress fails on all fronts: TDP
  • TTD congratulated on success rate of free eye camps
  • International seminar on cloud-seeding
  • Housebreak at Chaderghat
  • Keyman averts major rail accident
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    Badminton

  • Karnataka will look to straighten the record
  • Indians should have grabbed the chances: Vimal

    Bangalore

  • Meet on fee structure may be put off
  • Venkataraman Committee disapproves of entrance test
  • Mayor inspects Airport, Domlur wards
  • Students from Pakistan visiting IIMB
  • Woman robbed of gold chain
  • `Lack of funds hampering disposal of cases'
  • Bomb hoax at court complex
  • Rajkumar pledges to donate his eyes
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    Barometer

  • Exchange rates
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    Basketball

  • Chhattisgarh begins well

    Bijapur

  • BJP condemns `raking up of case' against Uma Bharti
  • Bidari Hospital to offer paediatrics course

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  • Citigroup raises offer price
  • Venture capital fund from SIDBI
  • Naresh Chandra on TCS board
  • Syndicate Bank's housing loan camp
  • Workshop on garment industry
  • BHEL sets increase power generation
  • Nagarjuna Construction bags new orders

    Business

  • Steel majors cut prices
  • Essar, Jindal, Ispat follow suit
  • A historic step, says Muthuraman
  • Oil firms to seek further rise in prices
  • Checking inflation
  • Select pivotals suffer setback
  • Rupee strengthens against $
  • Reliance Mutual's floating rate fund
  • S&P upgrades India's currency rating
  • Robert Bosch to make common rail in India
  • Indal to merge with Hindalco
  • Lower rate for GTB customers

    Cartoons

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    Chattisgarh

  • Pre-fabricated police stations

    Chennai

  • Accident victims' ordeal at taluk hospital
  • Dump yards' makeover report in six months
  • Consecration of Kapaleeswarar temple on August 30
  • Civic body meeting ends in chaos
  • Burglaries in suburbs
  • Meet on ophthalmic research
  • Apoorva transferred
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    Chess

  • Humpy draws with Maxim Sorokin
  • Mixed day for Sandhya
  • Anand in lead
  • Mani Maran wins
  • Harikrishna in joint second position
  • Ramana triumphs

    Coimbatore

  • Police to focus on minorities' welfare
  • Silappadhikaaram to perk up campaign for Noyyal revival
  • Reopening incinerator at Chokkampudur considered
  • Association seeks uniform energy policy
  • Three held for sandalwood thefts
  • Former MLA held in cheque bounce case
  • Held for impersonation
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    Cricket

  • India's fate hangs in the balance
  • Rushi Raj shines
  • KSCA XI dethrones CAB
  • Vidyut, Vasudeva score centuries
  • Dalmiya set to be nominated for NCA post
  • Second win for Loyola
  • Irani Cup match from Sept. 22
  • Narsing excels

    Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 8070
  • Solution to puzzle 8069

    Cuddalore

  • Two political murders in Cuddalore, tension at hospital

    Cuddapah

  • 11 new sub-stations for Cuddapah

    Dindigul

  • 23 panchayats reeling under financial crisis

    Editorials

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  • A LEADER OF THE MASSES

    Erode

  • Water yet to reach LBP, raising of paddy delayed
  • Held for non-payment of cellphone charges
  • AUT appeal

    Football

  • SBI wins maiden title
  • Simla Youngs wins

    Front Page

  • Babulal Gaur sworn in Chief Minister
  • Hubli court rejects petitions
  • Uproar in J&K Legislature over Women's Bill
  • Argentina holds India
  • Match abandoned
  • Bank strike
  • LS nod
  • Talks fail
  • Life term
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    Generalia

  • Vijay takes tennis title

    Golf

  • Indian PGA Tour from Sept. 1

    Gulbarga

  • Bridge collapse hits road upgradation
  • BJP demands CBI inquiry into rice scam

    Guntur

  • Dress rehearsal on August 28
  • Boat mishap: three more bodies recovered

    Haryana

  • President to open Panipat thermal unit

    Hassan

  • Steps sought to de-fluoridate water
  • BJP protests against `failures' of Govt.
  • Kannada organisations threaten boycott

    Himachal Pradesh

  • Centre asks Himachal to remain alert
  • Himachal to spend 532 crores on elementary education
  • Decks cleared for separate Wakf Board
  • Rain continues to disrupt normal life
  • SFI makes clean sweep

    Hockey

  • Jharkhand keeps title

    Hyderabad

  • MCH to get into call centre mode soon
  • City Police chief lists strict norms for Ganesh festival
  • Desi show pops up
  • Vasavi depositors end relay fast
  • Homage paid to martyrs
  • Train rescheduled
  • Announcement
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • SP steels the show

    India & World

  • Hostage crisis: talks gather new momentum
  • India, Japan discuss reform of United Nations

    International

  • Lee to harness youth power
  • Bangladesh parties vow to fight Islamist militants
  • Sri Lankan Government encouraging armed groups, says LTTE
  • Sudan holds talks with rebels
  • Plea to move prison abuse case out of Iraq rejected
  • Reform may mean end of CIA
  • Mugabe refuses extradition
  • Honour for Kalpana
  • Shot dead
  • Water shortages may force change in human diet
  • U.S. shifts stance on W. Asia
  • E.U. bans Malaysian poultry
  • Hopes of peace fade in Najaf
  • Straw in Sudan
  • Bahrain hit by power cut
  • Truckers defy blockade, enter Kathmandu

    Kancheepuram

  • Bomb hoax triggers panic, schools declare holiday
  • Demonstration against Centre's move

    Karnataka

  • Admission: State seeks Central legislation
  • Minister sets goal for industrial progress
  • BJP dares Govt. to stop `Tiranga Yatra'
  • 204 new schools under Central scheme
  • Truckers firm on their demands; Govt. draws contingency plan
  • VTU organises MBA seat selection through satellite link
  • Enact law on admissions this year, Centre urged
  • Australian body plans Bangalore centre
  • `Move to amend law against child labour'
  • Hearing on non-Karnataka students' plea adjourned
  • Grain production may touch 100 lakh tonnes
  • `More students from State should choose IIT'
  • Plan to preserve Urdu
  • A long wait for a large crowd
  • An even battle?
  • Orderly growth of telecom sector stressed
  • Briefly

    Karnataka - Others

  • Nationalise professional colleges, Govt. urged
  • Taluk office attacked during Harihar bandh
  • Campaign against immoral trafficking planned
  • Briefly

    Kerala

  • Centre to discuss State's farm problems: Antony
  • 'Talks only after Sonia visit'
  • Panel recommends closure of HIL
  • Centre to intervene if rubber price falls
  • Panel recommends closure of HIL
  • Concern over impact of water-harvesting projects
  • Government allowed to grant licence for mining mineral sand
  • Minister hits out at Nabard
  • State moving towards Left conservatism: Ekbal
  • Problems will be discussed after Sonia's visit: Antony
  • Centre to intervene if rubber prices fall
  • Kerala Congress(S) to support move on colleges Bill
  • CAP for LLB course
  • Plastic ban
  • Briefly

    Kochi

  • Ayyankalippada activists attack private firm
  • Navy inducts new tug
  • Vendors see no scarcity of vegetables
  • Suicide pact: 2 children killed, mother taken ill
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    Kollam

  • Theera Surabhi project inaugurated
  • Capex to provide more working days

    Kurnool

  • Pushkaram ghats will be ready soon: Collector

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  • BJP boomerang
  • Manipur crisis
  • Lawyers' strike
  • Intelligence sharing
  • Deterioration
  • The Tibet question

    Madurai

  • `Railways imposing fiscal burden on merchants'
  • Plea to bring down yarn price
  • Enumeration of cattle, fowls
  • Park in memory of Kumbakonam fire victims
  • `Set up AIIMS branch in Madurai'
  • Seven held
  • Cut in PF interest flayed
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    Mangalore

  • Villagers oppose waste processing plant
  • Varsity accused of misleading teachers
  • Congress has lost its identity: BJYM
  • People warned about rat fevers
  • `Rajiv instrumental in promoting technology'

    Mysore

  • Corporation's budget termed a farce
  • New slaughterhouse opposed
  • Students oppose new subject in course
  • Conclave on education planned

    National

  • Lok Sabha passes Railway Budget amid pandemonium
  • Shekhawat's advice to treasury members
  • A case of rioting, say Congress, Left
  • BJP to capitalise on Uma Bharti episode
  • Government taking Left parties for granted: Amar Singh
  • Government, truckers may resume talks
  • BJP to allow Finance Bill to be passed without discussion
  • Government says `no' to Savarkar plaque
  • Warrant against Rajasthan Minister
  • RJD suspends MLA, bandh in Bihar
  • New toilets in trains
  • 'Transfer Jayalalithaa case records to Karnataka in a week'
  • 'It is for Centre to shell out money for linking rivers'
  • BJP legislator sentenced to life
  • Bank strike today
  • 'Agriculture Ministry satisfied with WTO agreement'
  • 'Seven Maldivian MPs under detention without charge'
  • Mufti's charge
  • Insurance staff oppose rise in FDI limit
  • Nepal to seek help of Indian States
  • Polaris settles disputes with Indonesian bank
  • Godhra compensation
  • 'CPI (M) will not allow Congress to hold sway over Government'
  • Zen, Wagon-R prices cut
  • Statisticians honoured
  • Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra awards announced
  • Air Deccan Dyna fares from tomorrow
  • Court orders review of acquittal in riot cases
  • Opposition MLAs in Manipur threaten to resign
  • Ice lingam melts

    Nellore

  • Rare eye surgery performed
  • Petty quarrel leads to man's death

    New Delhi

  • Setback to Sheila as move to divide MCD deferred
  • Ministry proposes open burning of syringe waste
  • Mobile PCO scheme for handicapped launched
  • Surprises, disappointments in DUSU lists
  • BJP feels vindicated
  • Nilgais pose threat to afforestation drive
  • Constable nabs fleeing criminal
  • Held for fleecing passengers
  • Three held for assault on minor
  • Revival of dissidence?
  • `No power connections in Lal Dora'
  • Report submitted
  • Honest cop
  • Bail plea rejected
  • AWWA Raising Day celebrated
  • TDP blasts Centre, State Government
  • Factionalism out in the open
  • Pushkin case far from over yet
  • Around the City
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  • In The Capital Today
  • Inside Delhi

    Olympic Games

  • The same old story
  • Just in ... for 100m glory
  • Golden double for Nicolas Massu
  • Ryu ends Chinese monopoly
  • Minister lauds Shobha's effort
  • A multi-talented Olympian - Straathof
  • All eyes on Iraq
  • Deferr locks up vault
  • O'Reilly gives U.S. a golden chance
  • Rower claims she was threatened by team-mates
  • Spain, Lithuania remain unbeaten
  • Korzhanenko asked to return medal
  • Spanish men ensure semifinal spot
  • American team triumphs

    Pathanamthitta

  • Palliyodam launch on Friday
  • Two-month-old body exhumed
  • BJP workers lay siege to village offices

    Pondicherry

  • Buy a cow, get 75 p.c. subsidy from Government
  • EPF interest rate cut flayed
  • PMK volunteers stage picketing, court arrest
  • 1032 candidates appear for CET

    Punjab

  • 'Urgent need to harvest rainwater'

    Racing : Motor

  • Memorable day for Madan

    Raichur

  • Sindhanoor bandh for water total

    Rajasthan

  • Job guarantee law demanded
  • Warrant issued against Minister

    Religion

  • Mark of true devotion

    Salem

  • PMK demands closure of liquor shops
  • AIADMK protests cut in EPF rate

    Shimoga

  • BJP workers stage dharna

    Shooting

  • We need more international exposure: Prof. Sunny

    Sports : General

  • M.P. wins carrom title

    Tamil Nadu

  • Lawyers court arrest peacefully
  • Clarion call for poll preparedness
  • Police officials exploited me, Jayalakshmi tells court
  • Ramadoss, party women detained
  • Mohammed Ali denied bail
  • MDMK student wing leader suspended from post
  • Samajwadi Party donates Rs. 41 lakhs for fire victims
  • Bomb hoax triggers panic
  • Passport applications cleared
  • Briefly

    Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Railway office in a state of neglect
  • PMK volunteers arrested
  • AIADMK cadres take out rallies
  • MLA held for bid to close TASMAC shop
  • Groups clash, Kariapatti tense

    Tennis

  • Makharia ousts Gide
  • Hewitt wins Washington title

    Thanjavur

  • AIADMK cadres stage demonstration

    Thiruvananthapuram

  • Residents oppose move to lay illegal sewer line
  • Order to check dumping of waste on road
  • Excise team attacked by mob
  • Private bus staff drop strike plan
  • Antony calls on Archbishop
  • Seven injured
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    This Day That Age

  • dated August 24, 1954: Parliament meets
  • dated August 24, 1954: Pro-Greek slogans
  • dated August 24, 1954: Portuguese note to India

    Thrissur

  • `Forces of darkness gaining control'
  • Caste has become the last refuge of Keralites: Minister

    Tiruchi

  • Rs.3-cr. building planned for Police Commissioner office
  • Tiruchi citizens want exclusive Rockfort Express
  • Dalit writers cautioned against self-pity
  • Bank to help launch of agro-based projects
  • 36 students selected for quiz competition
  • Students' help sought for enrolment of children
  • Demonstration against PF interest rate cut
  • Horticulture, fodder crops to be raised in 3200 ha of wasteland
  • Four held for cheating
  • Arrangements for remitting taxes
  • Training programme
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    Tirunelveli

  • Acrimonious scenes at PU council meet
  • PMK men arrested

    Tirupati

  • Banks told to give loans for micro irrigation
  • Dark days ahead for 30,000 connections
  • Women told to go for small savings

    Udupi

  • Bus operators warned against charging higher fares
  • Congress-JD(S) Govt. corrupt, says MLA
  • Forum criticises hike

    Uttar Pradesh

  • Mulayam kin's college gets Rs. 35-crore grant

    Vellore

  • 2 infants found abandoned

    Vijayawada

  • Get `showered' in Pushkaram blessings
  • MLA-transport officials' row set to end?
  • Fake policemen gang rape woman
  • Dharna by lorry owners
  • Videographer held on murder charge
  • Followers held
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today
  • Old habits die hard

    Visakhapatnam

  • An avoidable mess
  • Flat owners stand to gain
  • Medico diagnosed with dengue fever
  • Man held under PD Act
  • Simhadri's dismissal sought
  • Trekking programme
  • Around the City
  • In Viskkhapatnam Today

    Volleyball

  • Customs to clash with Muthoot VC

    Weather

  • Weather

    Weightlifting

  • TN claims two gold

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