Cong slams ATR's bias
Bowing to political compulsions, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) yesterday took a stance which could keep both the AIADMK and the DMK happy on the Jain Commission's final report while answering the demands of the Congress that the guilty be punished in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

Sharif speaks of war as border firing continues
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday accused India of bringing the region to the brink of war with its barrage of artillery fire in recent days.

Pakistan ready to produce plutonium
Pakistan's transition to a plutonium producing nuclear weapons state is soon to become a reality with its controversial Chinese assisted reactor at Khushab having gone critical recently.

LEISURE
  Snail mail meets e-mail
  Youngest Indian duo on a flying start to aviation records

SPORTS
  Graf, Seles out
  Pantani reigns at Tour de France

EXPRESSIONS
  The quota within
  Leader Sonia confronts reality

BUSINESS
  FIIs back in Indian markets
  PSA buys stake in Pipavav port

GENERAL
  India not to retaliate against expulsion of scientists by US
  Army's fresh offensive against proxy war in J-K

POLITICS
  Jaya firm on ouster demand
  Karunanidhi accuses Govt of "fraud" in ATR