Top Stories

Beijing declares ‘people’s war’, troops pour into Lhasa
Chinese security forces poured into Lhasa even as the local government today launched a “people’s war” to crush the massive pro-independence protests...

Renuka pushes for pre-cooked meals, Plan panel says no, open to misuse
Worried that contractors and traders may take undue advantage, the Planning Commission has shot down a proposal by the Ministry of Women...

As Cong steals waiver thunder, ally Pawar wants more loans written off, some credit
Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar is working on a plan to include more beneficiaries and win back some of that credit.

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National Network

Fed up with coalitions, people will go for one-party rule: Krishna
Admitting that he faced a tough task in leading the Congress back to power in Karnataka, former chief minister S M Krishna said...

Date Line: Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Quota for women BJP’s groundwork for panchayat polls
The decision of the Uttarakhand Government to reserve half the seats in the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions for women...

Jharkhand: RS race hots up
The constituents of the ruling UPA in Jharkhand have come up with three names for the two Rajya Sabha vacancies from the state...

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Business

Dry IPO tap: Offers worth Rs 68,000 cr at stake
It’s already a summer of discontent for the primary market. The all-round optimism that was visible at the beginning of 2008...

Wall Street hails once ‘hesitant’ Ben Bernanke’s ‘bold actions’
As chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Ben S Bernanke has long argued that a central bank must base policies on consistent principles...

Affordable homes may dwarf luxury properties
It’s not just the stock markets. The real estate markets too are facing a neat correction. This year may see a drop in the ‘high value’ properties market.

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International

Democrats increasingly fear a long fight
Lacking a clear route to the selection of a Democratic presidential nominee, the party’s uncommitted superdelegates say they are growing increasingly...

Investigators seek records of Spitzer campaign payments
Federal authorities are seeking records involving payments to a political fund-raising consultant to Governor Eliot Spitzer of New York...

New Pakistan parliament meets today, stage set for showdown with Musharraf
Pakistan’s new parliament convenes on Monday, setting the stage for a power struggle between US-backed President Pervez Musharraf...

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Sports

The storm after the lull
For someone whose roots can be traced down to the leisurely exquisiteness of the Caribbean, Lewis Hamilton hasn’t done too badly for himself in Formula One.

Play-off heartbreak for Jeev; McDowell No. 1
Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell birdied the third sudden-death playoff hole against India’s Jeev Milkha Singh to win the $2.9 million Ballantine’s Championship...

Short, but not sweet, for Force India
Giancarlo Fisichella stepped into the Force India Paddock Club two hours before the big race.

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