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THE HINDU wishes its readers a
HAPPY PONGAL and SANKRANTI

Our office will remain closed today on account of Pongal and there will be no edition of THE HINDU dated 16th January 2008. The News Updates of THE HINDU will resume on Wednesday morning. —  MANAGING DIRECTOR

  • India and China: A shared vision for the 21st Century New !
  • Manmohan Singh's address at India-China Economic, Trade and Investment Summit New !
  • India and China: Documents signed on January 14, 2008. New !
  • India and China: Summary of MOUs signed on January 14, 2008. New !
  • 'Model code violation': Unanimous decision of Election Commission - Full text
  • Committee report on spectrum allocation criteria
  • MRTS Time Table - download: Excel format | Word format
  • India and China - a Harmony of Civilizations
  • CPC Central Committee report full text resolution
  • Nobel Prize : Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Economics
  • India-US 123 Agreement: Full Text (pdf) | Manmohan statement in Lok Sabha | CPI (M) Polit Bureau statement | CPI (M) Central Committee resolution
  • Nobel Laureate Stiglitz's lecture (MP3)
  • Readers' Editor, The Hindu: Terms of Reference | The Guardian's column | Ian Mayes lec ture | More
  • From the Print Edition
    India, China to cooperate in civil nuclear energy
    Joint document also pledges Chinese support for greater role for India in U.N. Security Council

    Indian team drops charge against Hogg
    Chennai: The Indian cricket team has dropped the charge of using abusive language — a level 3 offence in the ICC Code of Conduct — against Australian spinner Brad Hogg. The announcement followed a meeting between rival ...

    Bird flu in West Bengal?
    NEW DELHI: Amid fears that the huge number of deaths of poultry birds in West Bengal is from the avian influenza virus, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Monday sent a team to the affected districts. The Union Health ...

    Burrabazaar fire still raging in Kolkata
    KOLKATA: Firemen, including those from the Army, continued their battle for the third day on Monday against the devastating fire that broke out in the trade hub of Burrabazaar here at around 1 a.m. on Saturday. The blaze spread to the ...

    TENNIS
    Comeback ‘super-mom’ outlasts Errani
    Tsonga sends Murray packing; Roddick, Davydenko and Gasquet advance

    CRICKET
    A positive step to get back to the game


    CRICKET
    Australian on threshold of a new mark
    India’s batsmen will need to adjust quickly to the pace and bounce

    CRICKET
    Record beckons Gilchrist
    Perth: Adam Gilchrist has been described in some sections as the conscience of the Australian cricket team. Two days before the third Test against India, the vice-captain spoke to the press about dealing with last week’s troubles, ...

    TENNIS
    Weather station at Australian Open
    MELBOURNE: Australian Open organisers have employed an official weather forecaster at the Melbourne Park complex for the first time to help manage this year’s new heat policy. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology will provide a ...

    Kirsten handles the media well
    Perth: Gary Kirsten, in his first official press interaction as India’s coach-in-waiting, showed he has the requisite skill to deal with the many-headed monster the media has become. These are early days, and therefore apt to be ...

    Modi meets Jayalalithaa
    Interacts with BJP office-bearers, addresses party workers

    Smog hits morning traffic in Chennai
    CHENNAI: Motorists and pedestrians found it difficult to move on roads as smog reduced visibility on Bhogi day on Monday morning. The problem remained till around 8.30 a.m. making driving a harrowing experience. Several people, who were ...

    Five killed in Assam grenade attack
    Morigaon (Assam): Five persons, including three CRPF men, were killed and a motorcycle damaged in a grenade attack by the ULFA in central Assam’s Morigaon district on Monday, police said. The grenade was hurled by two ...

    Manmohan’s prescription for better Sino-Indian economic ties
    PM underlines importance of creating a level-playing field by addressing issues such as non-tariff barriers, IPR protection

    Broaden educational opportunities: Baltimore
    Hi-tech research facilities needed for India to become a more significant player in discovery, innovation

    Lift technical barriers to trade: Kamal Nath
    Beijing: While trade deficit with China in itself was “not so bad,” in the long-term it should be addressed for trade to be sustainable, said Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath. Interacting with the press after a business ...

    A ‘new era’ in ties with China: Congress
    NEW DELHI: The Congress Party on Monday hailed what it called the “inauguration of a new era” in India-China relationship. “We also welcome it because this is the consistent outlook of the ‘Look East ...

    The time to fly on a budget
    The lean season for air travel brings benefits for passengers

    Left plans a new democratic front: Bardhan
    PANAJI: The Left parties are planning a “Left-Democratic Front with a State-specific character” to bring together all those parties, including regional parties, who join the common struggles of the Communists for pro-people ...

    18,000 birds die in West Bengal
    KOLKATA: The deaths of more than 18,000 poultry birds in over five days in two blocks of West Bengal’s Birbhum district have triggered the fear of an outbreak of a bird flu epidemic. Samples have been sent to the High Security ...

    Single-phase election for three States
    Terms of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura Assemblies end in March

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