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Wall Dravid stonewalls as captain
Being politically correct, offering a straight bat ? both qualities were on view during Rahul Dravid’s first interaction with the media (a select group) after being handed the Team India captaincy for the one-day series against Sri Lanka and South Africa. ...  | Read.. 
 
Slash surname to kill caste
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is set to recommend a Constitution amendment to abolish Hindu surnames because they denote caste. ...  | Read.. 
 
UN ups relief plea to ‘billions’
A senior UN official today said his organisation would revise its initial flash appeal for $272 million for the areas devastated by last week’s earthquake. ...  | Read.. 
 
Bond given away, by proud mother
Daniel Craig is next 007, but producers are beaten to announcement
There are few problems James Bond cannot handle ? a mother bursting with pride is one of them. ...  | Read.. 
 
Wall Dravid stonewalls as captain
 
 
It?s an honour and privilege

RAHUL DRAVID
on being appointed the cricket captain
India on alert after bird flu hits Europe
With the lethal bird flu slipping into the fringes of Europe, India is keeping its eyes peeled ...  | Read..
Pawar out of BCCI committee
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has quit the marketing committee of the Board of Control for ...  | Read..
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Teacher and ailing doctor rise above quake
As she saw a brick about to land on one of her pupils, Mansi Bakshi lunged forward to take it on her...   | Read.. 
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Gadgets to gladden the geek
no. Xbox: no. PlayStation: yes. iPod: yes. Treo: yes. Blackberry: yes.   | Read.. 
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Class VII boy kills himself for Rs 5
A 13-year-old boy wanted Rs 5 from his grandmother to go to see the immersion of Durga idols last...   | Read.. 
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Tension as deadline nears
The assurance, based on which the leaders of Greater Cooch Behar People’s Association withdrew their...   | Read.. 
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Helmsman and boatman
"We cannot all be Gandhi or Mao, but we can at least try and imbibe some of their spirit." For a man...   | Read.. 
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Back to basics for Hayden
Matthew Hayden, who authored a fine 111 on the opening day of the first-ever officially sanctioned...   | Read.. 
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Russian forces wipe out raiders
Russia’s Vladimir Putin today vowed to show no mercy to insurgents after saluting an operation in...   | Read.. 
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Double-barrel assault
Stocks went into a tailspin for the second straight day, leaving the sensex clinging to the...   | Read.. 
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Did you say, mama don’t preach
It happens to all pop superstars. First you’re the rebel, out to shock the world; and then, after...   | Read..