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Cryogenic stage tested successfully
A major milestone in our rocket system development, testing, says Madhavan Nair

Venugopal a good doctor but a bad administrator: Anbumani
"AIIMS has become the All India Institute of Political Sciences"

Insurance cover for CRPF jawans
Shivraj Patil announces additional compensation

Police make headway
E-mail threat: suspect's sketch prepared

Model Right to Education Bill flawed: Knowledge Commission
"Inadequate to meet constitutional responsibilities; not justiciable"

It is manmade tragedy, says Swaminathan
Crisis on the agriculture front

North Korean Nodong has become Ghauri in Pakistan
Confirmation comes from President Musharraf himself

Rajnath to contest from Vidisha
VIDISHA/RAISEN (MP): Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh on Saturday announced his desire to contest the next Lok Sabha elections from Vidisha, saying the constituency, where a by-election is slated for October 30, is "auspicious." ...

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Browser rivals playing `catch-up' game
Internet Explorer and Firefox unveil new versions for free download

Panel rejects CSE report
``Sampling methodology unsatisfactory''

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Games on tap — via broadband
Indiagames has tied up with broadband providers

Court: beware red herring in personal liberty plea
It should not be a shield to suppress fraud

Arundhati Roy criticised for defending Afzal
NEW DELHI: Those pleading against the hanging of Mohammad Afzal, convicted in the Parliament House attack case, were acting against public feelings and tacitly boosting the morale of terrorists, the Bharatiya Janata Party said here on Saturday. ...

Lawyer questions arrest
NEW DELHI: : As the first case of arrest under the new Domestic Violence Law came in from Tamil Nadu on Saturday, a lawyer questioned its legality saying police cannot act against any person under the statute without a court order. "This ...

PDP unveils self-rule formula for Kashmir
Former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed enunciates self-rule proposal

Patel memorial lecture on AIR
CHENNAI: In commemoration of the 130th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the country's first Information and Broadcasting and Home Minister, All-India Radio will broadcast a lecture by N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu ...

Menon calls on Buddhadeb
State expresses concern over attempts by fundamentalist groups to sneak into the country

Constitution Bench hearing from tomorrow
On Parliament's powers to keep laws beyond judicial review

Preserving a national monument
A feat in archaeological conservation involving a Warangal temple

A fete that resonates women's voices
Some inspiring lives of women documented to build national archive

FLOOD RESISTANCE

All set for a house that floats
VISAKHAPATNAM: The concept sounds simple enough - a house that floats. A perfect remedy for flood-stricken areas, the idea is based on the much-used, age-old Archimedes principle of buoyancy. A principle discovered famously in the buff by ...

Many take dip in Bihar on `Chhath'
PATNA: Millions across Bihar joined in a thanksgiving to the setting Sun called `Chhath' in ceremonies held at the banks of rivers, lakes and ponds on Saturday evening. The biggest congregations for making offerings to the setting Sun was at the ...

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Man held for murder of five

Spurt in U.P. urban poor

Minor fire in McDonald outlet

Jaswant speech disrupted

Missing Japanese youth's parents arrive

Sinha invited for Berlin meet

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