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Ayodhya digging continues
Muslims call for impartiality
AYODHYA: AS the excavation progressed to a mere six inches at the disputed Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site on the third day today, the Central Sunni Wakf Board (CSWB) representing the Muslim community alleged that the labourers engaged by....

Govt will have to bear cost of fee hike
BANGALORE: With private college managements refusing to accept the seat sharing formula and nominal fee structure advocated by the government for first year professional courses, the Higher Education Department is left with no choice....

US lifts curbs on Pak
WASHINGTON: The US has removed the military coup-related sanctions against Pakistan, currently a member of the Security Council. The waiver of the last remaining sanctions paves the way for Pakistan to get about $250 million of further aid....

Petrol, diesel prices hiked
NEW DELHI: Keeping in tune with spiraling rise in global crude oil price state-owned oil firms tonight increased the retail price of petrol and diesel by upto Rs 1.51 and Rs 1.09 per litre respectively. The new retail price will be effective from...

Jharkhand CM, Speaker clash on trust vote
RANCHI: Jharkhand is gradually inching towards a constitutional crisis with the Speaker and the State cabinet announcing separate dates to discuss the confidence motion following the directive from Jharkhand governor asking the...

Budget will ensure GDP growth: FM
NEW DELHI: Asserting that 2002-03 General Budget is a “growth-oriented” Budget Finance Minister Jaswant Singh said that enhanced focus on infrastructure development and agriculture would help the economy achieve higher GDP...

Lanka secures place in semis
EAST LONDON: Former champions Sri Lanka took the final World Cup semifinal place with a comfortable 74-run win over Zimbabwe today....

War on Iraq may be just days away: UK
PRAIA DA VITORIA (Azores): As US President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair prepared for crisis talks in mid-Atlantic, Britain said today that a US-led war on Iraq was increasingly likely — and may be just days away.....

Taste of Tendulkar
MUMBAI: Harbhajan's panga or Lara's love, or for that matter Waugh's wonder and Sidhu's bloomers ! Don't be mistaken....

WORLD CUP / Fiery Lee flattens Africans with hat-trick; Tikolo, Shah in rescue act
Gutsy Aussies weather Kenyan storm
DURBAN: A frenetic first 20 or so minutes at Kingsmead this afternoon left the Kenyan innings in tatters and their confidence at the lowest ebb possible....

WORLD CUP / Zimbabwe challenge goes up in smoke as Islanders set up clash with Australia
Atapattu guides Lanka into semis
EAST LONDON: Sri Lanka made full use of India’s victory over New Zealand, sneaking into the semifinals of the World Cup with a 74-run victory against Zimbabwe in a Super Six match here today.....

Sri Lankan opener Marvan Atapattu drives fluently during his unbeaten century against Zimbabwe in the Super Six match at the Buffalo Park in in East London on Saturday. AP