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    Anantapur

  • A promise of 3,500 acres for landless

    Andhra Pradesh

  • YSR unveils land development scheme
  • `Peace talks delicately poised'
  • Naxalites hoist black flags
  • Freedom eludes convicts in bus-burning case
  • Rayalaseema Hakkula Ikya Vedika releases charter
  • Health insurance scheme for scribes launched
  • `Shooting' for posterity
  • Peace talks delicately poised, says Jana
  • Man killed in case of mistaken identity?
  • Contingency plan for dry crops in Nizamabad
  • `Outsider' does the honours
  • 6 more towns to get `Sudarsanam' token facility
  • At least 3 involved in Canara Bank theft: police
  • Nizam's jewels for Hyderabad again?
  • Son kills father after tiff
  • Clash mars celebration
  • `Accomplice' of Danger to be produced in court
  • Support price for jute fixed
  • Naidu `unhappy' over Government decision
  • Worker found murdered
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    Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Agricultural tech mission on the anvil

    Assam

  • Now Brahmaputra faces floods from Tibet

    Badminton

  • Anisha bags title

    Bangalore

  • Patriotism marks I-Day celebrations
  • Hearing on law governing admissions from today
  • Why cannot protests be held at a designated place?
  • Public forum discusses female foeticide
  • A helpline for young mothers
  • Boy killed in road accident
  • Wireless set found
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    Basketball

  • Indian Army reigns supreme
  • Pro-Tec enters last eight

    Bellary

  • New irrigation schemes on Tungabhadra soon
  • Freedom fighters honoured

    Bidar

  • Horticulture to be promoted in Bidar
  • ABVP demands shifting of markets, slaughterhouse

    Billiards & Snooker

  • Advani is champion

    Business

  • Ticklish issues in oil product pricing
  • When inflation returns
  • Scare not scarcity behind soaring oil prices
  • Blinkx: Desktop, web search tool
  • Provision to curb dividend stripping
  • Buyers stay away from bourses
  • Changes in procedural law
  • Crouching tiger, prancing unicorn

    Chennai

  • Cultural events, mass feeding programmes mark I-Day
  • Patriotism with a difference
  • Businessman arrested
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today
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    Chess

  • Harikrishna starts with a win
  • Sasikiran triumphs
  • Aparna emerges champion

    Coimbatore

  • It was children's show on I-day
  • Call for need-based research
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    Cricket

  • Dhruv, Rajesh excel
  • Lara reaches 10,000 mark
  • Thorpe scores century
  • Telecast rights: battle set for a close finish
  • Ganesh shines
  • Seven-wkt. win for All Saint's
  • Praneeth hits century
  • 80-run win for BHV
  • Wesley BHS wins title
  • Masters CC in last eight
  • Sri Lanka wins

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    Cuddalore

  • Special pujas, mass feeding in Cuddalore temples
  • Cycle rally flagged off

    Cuddapah

  • `Master plan' for irrigation
  • Independence... from jail

    Dharmapuri

  • Welfare measures distributed

    Editorials

  • CHALLENGE AHEAD
  • TRANSITION IN SINGAPORE

    Erode

  • Freedom fighters honoured
  • Grievances day meeting today

    Football

  • India opens campaign against Myanmar
  • Oracle takes title

    Front Page

  • PM promises an accountable Government
  • 16 killed, 40 injured in Assam blast
  • India loses to Holland
  • Historic event
  • Parliament session
  • One injured in police firing
  • Aerial survey
  • Amarsinh dead

    Golf

  • Singh emerges the man to beat

    Haryana

  • Chautala's bonanza for many sections

    Hassan

  • Safeguard interest of farmers: Revanna

    Hockey

  • Rainbow holds BEL
  • Central Excise triumphs

    Hubli

  • Handloom corporation honours weavers

    Hyderabad

  • Monsoon adds to road users' misery MCH, Cantonment Board sit tight Repairs reserved for sunny weathe
  • YSR chants Harithandhra Pradesh mantra
  • No power supply
  • Around the City
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    India & World

  • Expatriates rejoice with fervour
  • Pakistan delegation takes part in vigil
  • Nepal invites more Indian investments
  • Head of Indian school released from Saudi jail
  • Indian-origin defence officer complains against racist slur

    International

  • Key meet opens in the shadow of violence
  • New York to unleash fury on Republicans
  • Crossing the seven seas
  • Hurricane claims 13 lives
  • Libyan spies funded `terrorist'
  • Pollutants cause rise in brain disease
  • Tribes seek U.K. compensation
  • Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike
  • Space stunt over Utah desert
  • Japan vows against war
  • Close outcome expected in Venezuela vote

    Kancheepuram

  • Translating carvings into white paper
  • `Zari' testing centres to be set up in Kancheepuram

    Karnataka

  • Foodgrains for poor families at lower rates
  • Ten feared drowned
  • Tension at Yediyuru
  • Dharam Singh plays down demand
  • Muslim board for reforms through consensus
  • Deve Gowda to meet Sonia today
  • Chaos at Independence Day celebrations in Tumkur
  • Nothing new in Centre's policies, says BJP MP
  • Good turnout, lively steps enliven show
  • Five accused in murder case remanded in police custody
  • From east coast to west coast in 9 hours 19 minutes
  • 11,835 houses to be built in Kolar
  • Glass House saves Governor's at-home
  • Jal Samvardhane Yojana, a boon to Kolar district
  • Admissions: `Central law will help clear confusion'
  • Govt. will last its term: Thippanna
  • New VRS package for BGML workers
  • Tungabhadra Dam almost full
  • Ban orders for special ZP meeting
  • Two killed in road accidents
  • Woman held; ganja seized

    Karnataka - Others

  • Santhe Honda brimming with water
  • IT recruitment camp from September 8
  • Govt. to increase intake in medical colleges

    Kerala

  • Performance not up to the mark: Antony
  • 200 buses for Sabarimala service
  • Rise in BJP votes a warning: CPI(M) panel
  • Opinion divided on Express Highway
  • TRL to get a fresh lease of life
  • Sky is the limit for this Adivasi youth
  • Social angle of suicides being ignored
  • Many good films did not reach final round: jury member
  • `Electronic meter has inherent defects'
  • NSS to stall implementation of Narendran panel proposals
  • 200 new KSRTC buses for Sabarimala service
  • Experts inspect cardio scan centre
  • O.V. Vijayan still critical
  • DYFI organises `Samara sagaram'
  • Plea to LDF
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    Kerala - Others

  • Minister's plea to college managements

    Kochi

  • Adopt development-oriented approach: Minister
  • DYFI rally against communalism
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today
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    Kollam

  • Protect nation from fascist forces: NDF
  • Workshop on computer applications

    Kottayam

  • People urged to work towards economic freedom

    Kozhikode

  • Application forms

    Kurnool

  • Minister unfurls list of feats on I-Day

    Leader Page Articles

  • Reservations about reservation
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  • President's address
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  • Time for governance
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  • Climate change

    Madhya Pradesh

  • Uma Bharti portrays rosy days ahead

    Madikeri

  • Students told to take up nation-building activities

    Madurai

  • Gaiety marks I-Day celebrations, freedom fighters honoured
  • `Withdraw code of conduct for lawyers'
  • Madurai rly. division hits new high in goods transport
  • Kathakineru villagers vow to eradicate child labour
  • Computer training for panchayat heads begins
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    Maharashtra

  • Dalit leader forgotten by the people

    Mangalore

  • `An example of balanced development'
  • Teachers set deadline for withdrawing order
  • Syllabus issue may affect jubilee celebrations
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    Mysore

  • Farmers prevented from offering `bagina'
  • Youth awards announced

    Nagercoil

  • House burgled

    National

  • A historic display of bonhomie
  • President hosts `At Home'
  • Elegance marks PM's maiden address
  • A tribute to the soldier
  • Top Khalistan terrorist arrested in Punjab
  • "Amarsinh's death, an irreparable loss to State"
  • Advani, Pranab likely to withdraw remarks
  • Central team makes survey
  • Mufti appeals to militants; 14 injured in attack
  • Peace reigns along International Border
  • Sonia hoists flag at Congress headquarters
  • Hangman prays for Dhananjoy's soul
  • Flood threat no damper on celebrations
  • Indefinite curfew in Gujarat town
  • MCC hoists black flags
  • Crocodiles' day out
  • Manmohan, Sonia condole death
  • Ibobi's plea to end stir
  • Stripped-down `Windows' — not for India
  • Swamy decries Government's `double standards'
  • Orissa to review functioning of Government offices
  • Celebrations amid tight security in West Bengal
  • Feasibility report sought on rail link
  • Appeal to captors
  • Houseboat owner held on charge of raping Australian

    Nellore

  • Rajyalakshmi for freedom from graft

    New Delhi

  • Kendriya Bhandar weekly rates
  • Councillors refuse to disclose assets
  • Kids enjoy I-Day function
  • Jain's arrest puts Congress in a fix
  • Security at a new high
  • Gallantry medal for six cops
  • Emergency meet to discuss fallout
  • Every posting is a new experience: Joshi
  • `Eat food, carry garbage'
  • Seminar to discuss higher education for disabled
  • Celebrating liberalism and Nehru
  • Around the City
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    News Analysis

  • Manmohan's expansive menu for Pakistan

    Olympic Games

  • Sharath Kamal bows out
  • Holland beats India
  • South Africa sours Phelps' dream
  • One down, seven more to go
  • Indian marksmen off target
  • South Africa stuns Argentina
  • Henin-Hardenne makes successful return
  • Aparna Popat crashes out
  • Chanu finishes fourth
  • Media being taken for a ride, literally
  • Mali upsets Greece
  • Sumangala, Reena in second round
  • Jitender, Virender make exit
  • Jamaican sprinter Mullings not to run
  • A stunning blow

    Pathanamthitta

  • Cattle race held

    Perambalur

  • Freedom fighters honoured

    Pondicherry

  • Excise arrears collection `top priority'
  • Free health camp in Central prison
  • Workshop by disabled artists opens
  • Per capita income set to rise this year: Rangasamy

    Punjab

  • Call for judicial restraint
  • `Chandigarh put on high pedestal'

    Racing : Motor

  • Schumacher in stratosphere
  • Crowning glory for Ganesh

    Raichur

  • ITIs to be modernised

    Rajasthan

  • Vasundhara unveils one year plan

    Ramanathapuram

  • Welfare measures distributed

    Religion

  • Supremacy of devotion

    Salem

  • Gaiety marks I-Day celebrations

    Shimoga

  • `India's progress cannot be overlooked'

    Sports : General

  • The Dravid debate

    Swimming

  • Merwyn, Shloka set meet records

    Table Tennis

  • Vilasika enters final

    Tamil Nadu

  • Rs. 200-crore scheme for development of villages
  • Delay in judicial process a threat to delivery of justice: Lakshmanan
  • Fervour marks I-Day celebrations
  • Concern over congestion surcharge levied by feeder vessels
  • Freedom fighters honoured
  • Jayalalithaa unfurls national flag
  • NLC to take up projects in Tuticorin, Chennai
  • Women stall panchayat meet, demand drinking water
  • Woman gets award for averting train accident
  • A train to remember fire victims
  • Gauge conversions set for completion this year
  • Jagathrakshekan floats party
  • `Multiple regulators delaying MBA/MCA admissions'
  • `Value engineering key to facing competition'
  • Work together for a strong India: BJP
  • Vaiko visits Maruthu brothers' memorial
  • DMK chief flays change of public prosecutor
  • `Values propagated by saint Thirunavukkarasar still relevant'
  • Six-year-old burnt to death
  • Hospital performs carotid angioplasty
  • Ooty forest ponds desilted
  • Council seeks special package for powerloom sector
  • Briefly

    Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Gram Sabha meetings in Namakkal
  • Welfare assistance distributed
  • Wagons derail

    Tennis

  • Double for Sania
  • Pennetta wins title

    Thanjavur

  • Gaiety marks I-Day celebrations
  • Villagers take stock of development works

    Thiruvananthapuram

  • Project to replenish green cover
  • Attack on TV channel staff: four arrested
  • Woman dies after consuming poison
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
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    This Day That Age

  • dated August 16, 1954: Asia on the march: Nehru
  • dated August 16, 1954: Bharat Ratna award

    Thrissur

  • `Invasion of Iraq aggravated terrorism'
  • Diversity under threat, says Karthikeyan
  • Historians will have to be biased: Gurukkal
  • `CPI(M) will fight wrong policies of UPA Government'

    Tiruchi

  • Tiruchi rly. division nets Rs.23.77-cr. passenger earnings
  • Sanitation dominates `gram sabha' meets
  • Fervour marks I-Day celebrations
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    Tirupati

  • Tricolour... here, there, everywhere
  • Tirupati welcomes Ramana Maharshi chariot

    Udupi

  • Poor people given 3,100 houses in Udupi
  • Attempt to burgle shop foiled

    Union Territories

  • `At Home' boycotted

    Uttar Pradesh

  • Insurance cover for U.P. farmers

    Vellore

  • Collector unfurls national flag
  • You just have to ask, Collector tells villagers

    Vijayawada

  • Police all set to ensure peaceful Pushkarams
  • Students vow to serve the aged
  • Miniature Quran, antique articles seized
  • Inter student dies in road accident
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today
  • Readers' Mail

    Visakhapatnam

  • Industries pledge to improve production
  • Rs. 320-crore crop loan target set
  • Parents pin hopes on Government
  • Dressing ship honour
  • ENC chief reviews parade
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today
  • Readers' Mail

    Volleyball

  • New Horizon takes volleyball title

    Weather

  • Weather

    Weightlifting

  • Aruna is best

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