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Anantapur

  • TDP takes up booth-wise survey in Anantapur
  • They dream of a peaceful country
  • BJP turns to film stars to woo voters
  • Separate statehood not the right solution: Yechuri

    Andhra Pradesh

  • Heavy polling despite heat, naxal threat
  • Urban-rural divide in voter enthusiasm
  • NDA on its way out, says Yechuri
  • Girijans defy PW ban to vote
  • Village servant plays cop in these villages
  • Congress, TRS workers clash in Vikarabad
  • Straight fight between Minister, former Minister
  • 63 per cent polling in first phase
  • Naxal bastions see large turnout
  • We will be back with bigger majority: Naidu
  • Police heave sigh of relief
  • Congress buoyant
  • Two top women naxal leaders held
  • Two naxals killed in encounter
  • I-card not required; voter slips will do!
  • The `tall' claims
  • Briefly

    Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Protests mark polling in Mahabubnagar
  • 1,000 villagers boycott polling
  • Congress can never bring in WB funds: CM

    Athletics

  • Kenyans sweep honours

    Bangalore

  • Thousands `denied' a sacred right
  • Infant from Mauritius gets a gift of life
  • Janata Dal (S) workers block road
  • The black dot shows they have done their duty
  • Protestors damage voting machines
  • Attack condemned
  • Two workers die of suffocation
  • Around The City
  • In Bangalore Today

    Barometer

  • Bullion rates
  • Exchange rates
  • Stock Market Index

    Basketball

  • India to take part in Champions Cup
  • Chellam BC posts win

    Belgaum

  • Doctors oppose hike in tuition fee

    Bellary

  • Stray incidents of violence in Bellary
  • Re-polling at Sushilnagar booth
  • Ban orders in Bellary

    Bidar

  • Police cane mobs in Bidar
  • Three injured in clashes

    Briefly

  • RBI caps rates on NRI deposits
  • Wockhardt arm in U.S.
  • HLL's lead in marine exports
  • Ford Ikon to cost more
  • Calpers to invest in India
  • SISI training programme
  • ITC launches Sunfeast biscuits
  • BHEL gets PEDA order
  • Good response to Reliance MF power fund
  • Coca Cola launches Vanilla Coke
  • Good response to Reliance MF power fund
  • Train reservation facility on RIM
  • ICICI Bank, PNB to share ATM
  • Core Projects in pact with VSNL
  • Vimta Labs' expansion plans
  • New Chairman for MPEDA

    Business

  • Tax collections cross target after nine years
  • South leads in high quality markets — study
  • My resignation has played a key role, says Munjee
  • Micheline Apollo Tyres to invest $75 m in new plant
  • Rupee weakens further
  • GRT group to expand
  • Infosys, Satyam, Zee help Sensex recovery
  • Tata Motors prices $400 m FCCB offering
  • India Newbridge, Maxwell make open offer
  • Cognizant's sequential net up

    Cartoons

  • Cartoon
  • POCKET WATCH

    Chennai

  • Depositors want speedy recovery measures
  • Robbed Pallikaranai jeweller in a state of shock
  • Reaching out to the disabled
  • Speeding tanker lorries pose problems to T.Nagar residents
  • Training in materials, marketing
  • Passport applications cleared
  • Phone numbers of election observers
  • Girl commits suicide
  • Wordy duel ends in fatal stabbing
  • Two independents file papers
  • Around The City
  • In Chennai Today

    Chess

  • Vineeth, Nitin share lead
  • Harish wins title

    Coimbatore

  • Summer camps for rehabilitated child workers
  • Undertrials on fast
  • Grievances Day
  • Around The City
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • Readers' Mail

    Cricket

  • Dravid is a teaser: Waqar
  • PCB forms medical commission to probe injuries
  • Sri Lanka posts win
  • Kannapiran scalps five
  • Jain slams unbeaten century
  • Pleasant surprise for trainees
  • TN veterans triumph
  • Maini shines for Young Friends
  • Narrow win for Imtiaz Colts
  • Easy for Shastri Club
  • 61-run win for SVCA
  • Easy win for Rovers

    Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword No. 7963
  • Solution to puzzle 7962

    Cuddapah

  • Choose YSR as Chief Minister: ZP chief
  • Ravali seeks vote for TDP
  • Lakshmi Parvati indisposed

    Cycling

  • Armstrong has no retirement plans as yet

    Dindigul

  • Two Dalits injured in group clash

    Editorials

  • DEBT AND RESERVES
  • SAFETY AUDIT FOR AIRCRAFT

    Elections 2004

  • There's not much going for the Congress here
  • Kuppam: the TDP's pocket borough
  • Dahanu: pollution, power and the polls
  • `Laloo is the hero, I am the heroine'
  • Bangarappa vs Bangarappa
  • NDA failed to fulfil promises: Sonia
  • Another book, another row
  • Rabin Deb, CPI (M) candidate, Kolkata South Lok Sabha seat
  • Q & A: Uma Bharti
  • POLL-POURRI

    Football

  • Argentina prays for Diego
  • SBT has its task cut out
  • Pasha scores Indian Bank's winner
  • East Bengal eyeing quarterfinal berth
  • St. Joseph's ITC wins
  • JCT beats Mohd. Sporting
  • Accenture pips Yahoo

    Front Page

  • 50-55% polling in first phase
  • Exit polls show BJP front ahead but contest tightening
  • 18 killed in poll-related violence
  • A chance to enjoy being free
  • BJP meet today to review poll campaign
  • `Laloo is the hero, I am the heroine'

    Gulbarga

  • JD(S) candidate's son held on charge of attempt to rigging

    Guntur

  • Congress lacks policy on Krishna water: Naidu
  • Naidu behind schedule for Bapatla meet

    Haryana

  • All is well now in Haryana, say Congress leaders

    Hassan

  • Holenarsipur becomes a battlefield for Congress, JD(S)
  • Campaigning gains momentum in Hassan

    Hockey

  • Indians yet to find their rhythm
  • Chinese women stun Australia

    Hyderabad

  • Wave of protest against deletion of names
  • Stray incidents mark polling
  • It's hot, but voters play it cool
  • SCR to run summer specials
  • Police fire in the air
  • Voter slips too on `wanted' list!
  • Subash Chanderji cries foul
  • Around The City
  • In Hyderabad Today

    India & World

  • India criticises Israel for killings
  • `Grant of non-NATO ally status to Pakistan unfortunate''

    International

  • Palestinians fire barrage of rockets at Jewish settlements
  • Israeli nuclear whistle-blower to be released today
  • Murdoch press `influenced' decision on E.U. referendum
  • U.K. used more bombs in Iraq than in Kosovo
  • Britain-U.S. rift over Rantisi assassination
  • Negroponte to be U.S. envoy to Iraq
  • Honduras to pull out troops
  • Prabakaran asks new MPs to work towards interim set-up
  • Khaleda dismisses `quit deadline'

    Kancheepuram

  • Cable connection despite limitations
  • Koothirambakkam Dalits plan boycott
  • Man murdered

    Karimnagar

  • Polling peaceful in Karimnagar

    Karnataka

  • 54.8 p.c. polling recorded in first phase
  • Stray incidents during polling
  • Congress, JD(S) supporters clash in Kanakapura
  • Police open fire to quell violent mob in Kolar
  • Election turns out to be a disappointment for many
  • Cong. candidates left to fend for themselves?
  • Stray incidents mar polling in Bangalore North
  • `Constitutional posts not for persons of foreign origin'
  • BJP has high hopes in Chikmagalur
  • It is an all-Bunt battle in Bantwal
  • Re-poll likely in polling booths in six segments
  • Deve Gowda moves EC seeking re-poll in Sathanur
  • Polling brisk in Tumkur district
  • Polling delayed in nine booths
  • Cong. leaders injured in attack
  • Re-poll sought in Bangalore South
  • Booth capturing in Chitradurga district
  • Modi to campaign from today
  • Press Club condemns attack on scribes
  • Briefly

    Karnataka - Others

  • Do-or-die battle for Jivijaya in Somwarpet
  • Tough task for Appachu Ranjan
  • Priority for organic farming: H.K. Patil
  • Re-poll likely in four booths in Chikkajajur
  • Confusion in Congress camp: Ananth Kumar
  • Re-polling likely in two booths in Davangere
  • `Promise of dole an election stunt'
  • `Concentrate on service'
  • Three killed in accident

    Kerala

  • Antony begins yatra, assails BJP and CPI(M)
  • Professional agency to facilitate visa attestation
  • UDF to put up a united fight: Karunakaran
  • Exodus from UDF on the cards, says VS
  • `Flawed policies in power sector'
  • Coca-Cola case: stay extended
  • Photo electoral rolls on the anvil
  • UDF campaign runs into rough weather
  • UDF, LDF hoodwinking public, says BJP
  • When the Prime Minister comes on the phone
  • Yogam meet unconstitutional, says Vidyasagar
  • Swami Bhoomananda Theertha demands ban on `thookkam'
  • Congress-BJP unholy nexus in State: Pinarayi
  • `Left has no relevance in Kerala polls'
  • `No law and order problem in State'
  • Police looking into recruitment issue
  • 18 more file nominations
  • Remand prisoner dead
  • Councillors' protest
  • Briefly
  • A proposal yet to materialise

    Kerala - Others

  • NDA launches constituency tour in Mavelikara

    Kochi

  • Work on Kaloor-Kadavanthra road nearing completion
  • FACT heading for financial crisis
  • UDF candidate files nomination papers
  • Senate plea to Vice-Chancellor against quitting
  • Poll observers arrive
  • Discussion on contemporary Indian academics
  • KRL worker electrocuted
  • Around The City
  • In Kochi Today

    Kollam

  • Central observers call for free and fair polls
  • Plea to encourage rainwater harvesting

    Kottayam

  • Jaundice scare: students granted leave
  • Campaign gathers momentum

    Kurnool

  • Ten hurt in clash between TDP, CPI(M)

    Leader Page Articles

  • Cyprus: can it put its past behind?
  • The other side of the story

    Letters to the Editor

  • Make voting easier
  • Vajpayee's remarks
  • Elections 2004
  • Managing crowds
  • Best Bakery case
  • Rantisi killing
  • Evolution
  • Appalling

    Madhya Pradesh

  • In Vidisha, the BJP is confident

    Madurai

  • Two items of regalia added to Meenakshi temple procession
  • Cholera detected in Adi Dravidar hostel
  • `Breakthrough' in question paper leak issue
  • Furniture manufacturers down shutters
  • Around The City
  • In Madurai Today
  • Water scarcity

    Mangalore

  • BJP determined to unseat Congress in Vittla
  • Kannada Nadu to fight polls on corruption plank
  • Industrialists threaten to stop trucks
  • `JD(S) a serious contender in Dakshina Kannada'
  • Steps being taken to arrest spread of `monkey fever'
  • Engagements

    Mysore

  • His campaign is regal and religious
  • Candidates intensify their campaign in Mysore
  • `Water supplied in Mysore not potable'
  • Bishop Joseph Roy mourned
  • Okkoota to protest against Modi's visit
  • Man sentenced to death for murder

    Nalgonda

  • 30 injured in group clashes

    National

  • 57 p.c. turnout in Orissa
  • Voters defy boycott call in naxal areas
  • EVMs manipulated at Barh, allege Dalits
  • The Hindu journalists attacked near Bangalore
  • `Soundarya may have hit control panels inadvertently'
  • Death threat to block officer
  • High Court calls for report on custodial death
  • `Outsourcing good for U.S. economy'
  • Petroleum Ministry's assurance to EC on oil prices
  • Ministry objects to construction in IIT, Powai
  • Court intervention for probe sought
  • Sinha's car damaged
  • Supreme Court orders creation of Rs. 723 cr. corpus for physically challenged
  • Teacher beheaded in Kashmir
  • TRAI seeks views on various facets of CAS
  • Congress for exit poll results after final phase
  • `Judiciary vital for national development'
  • Two detained
  • Four killed, candidate injured in Bihar
  • High turnout in border areas of Jammu
  • Polling peaceful in three NE states
  • Patrolling magistrate killed in Jharkhand
  • Row over casting of votes
  • Omar escapes bid on life
  • Judges resume work

    New Delhi

  • Call for new building bye-laws
  • Hospital incinerators the biggest polluters
  • New caste combination may upset BJP's equation
  • Division of secular votes to help BJP in Chandni Chowk
  • Malhotra files nomination
  • SHO transferred over resignation drama
  • One arrested for double murder
  • Media presence objected
  • Sikh body opposes candidature of '84 riot accused
  • Headway in kids murder case
  • Court directive brings joy
  • Sex workers demand right to vote
  • Caught for making obscene calls
  • Man held for killing father
  • J.N. Kaushal's death condoled
  • Jagmohan promises revolutionary change
  • Illicit liquor seized
  • Post-election we will emerge stronger: Romesh Bhandari
  • Around The City
  • Briefly
  • In The Capital Today

    Nizamabad

  • Naxal-affected areas witness heavy turnout
  • Congress workers damage EVMs
  • EVMs create their share of problems

    Obituary

  • Obituary

    Olympic Games

  • Athens Olympics: AAFI names Annavi as India coach

    Pathanamthitta

  • Congress charges baseless: BJP
  • One held in Thiruvalla
  • Election observers arrive

    Pondicherry

  • DPA committed to secularism, says Karunanidhi
  • `Helicopter landing was denied on safety aspects'
  • AIADMK workers observe fast

    Rajasthan

  • A Congress gamble?
  • Insurance workers call to defeat NDA

    Religion

  • Spiritual import of Puranas

    Shimoga

  • Christians seek OBC tag

    Sports : General

  • Olympic stadium work appears on course
  • A fatal knock

    Table Tennis

  • TNTA to honour players

    Tamil Nadu

  • It's political vendetta: Vaiko
  • 26 Independents file nominations
  • A `formidable' alliance is in a mess here
  • Cases against DPI leader transferred to CBI
  • `DPA formed to foster communal harmony'
  • Integrated disease surveillance system coming
  • Vajpayee, Advani to tour State
  • File case against AIADMK nominee for illegal publicity: Swamy
  • `AIADMK, BJP violating model code'
  • Bank to collect Central Excise and Service Tax
  • Sugar workers to support DPA
  • Briefly

    Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Observers for Nagapattinam arrive
  • Poll arrangements reviewed
  • Poll observers for Sriperumbudur

    Tennis

  • Hewitt survives scare
  • India, Korea split singles matches
  • Prajwal shocks Suyodhan
  • Karan Rastogi in Grand Slam travelling team

    Thiruvananthapuram

  • Rescue act with a difference
  • American woman harassed at Kovalam
  • Life-term for youth in murder case
  • UDF councillors accused of bid to attack Mayor
  • Man run over
  • Around The City
  • In Thiruvnanthapuram Today
  • Campus Notes

    This Day That Age

  • dated April 21, 1954: Supreme Soviet meet
  • dated April 21, 1954: Defence of S.E. Asia
  • dated April 21, 1954: Indians in Fiji
  • dated April 21, 1954: Indian team for Wimbledon

    Tiruchi

  • 106 cases filed against parties for violation of code of conduct
  • Special buses for TNPCEE
  • Furniture manufacturers down shutters
  • Around The City
  • In Tiruchi Today
  • Helpline needed

    Tirunelveli

  • 9,099 officials, teachers for poll duty in Tirunelveli

    Tirupati

  • YSR promises probe, if voted to power
  • YSR covers 10 Assembly segments
  • Road shows by all three major parties

    Tripura

  • Flood toll rises to 7 in Tripura

    Tuticorin

  • Five Independents file papers for Tiruchendur

    Udupi

  • BJP-JD(U) rift may help Congress in Byndoor
  • Man charged with killing wife
  • Krishna coming

    Uttar Pradesh

  • BJP's `chargesheet' against Mulayam Government
  • SP fields city doctor against Vajpayee

    Uttaranchal

  • Chhota general vs. Bada general

    Vijayawada

  • M.K. Baig denies lack of support in party
  • Boost to TDP rank and file
  • Ranga's son lays stress on non-violence
  • Stage set for polls in Krishna district
  • CM's itinerary in Krishna district
  • Around The City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    Visakhapatnam

  • PW `kidnaps' six officials, takes away four EVMs
  • Police disperse supporters of rival parties
  • Missing names irk voters
  • Congress complains to EC against deletions
  • 65 p.c. voting in Vizag district
  • EVMs: officials hold impromptu lessons for voters
  • Voters throng booths in the last hour
  • RTC specials for Chandanotsavam
  • Around The City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    Warangal

  • Voters turnout in large numbers in Warangal district
  • EVMs develop technical snags

    Weather

  • Weather

    Weightlifting

  • Meagre medal haul for India in Asian meet

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