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Top News Tuesday, February 03
`I' group MLAs ask Karunakaran to drop move to split party (New IndPress)
The MLAs who participated in a group meeting at Karunakaran's residence reportedly asked him to take steps to bring back Muraleedharan to the faction. According to sources, the MLAs pointed out that lack of unity in the group would not help the group's cause which was removal of Chief Minister A K Antony.
Indian Haj toll rises to 13 (Times of India)
At least 13 Indian pilgrims are among the 244 people who died in a massive Haj stampede in Saudi Arabia during an emotion-charged 'stoning of the devil' ritual, Indian diplomats said on Monday.
'There must be job openings for Americans in India' (Economic Times)
Reflecting its concerns over the issue of outsourcing , the United States on Monday sought "greater balance and greater liberalisation" on India's part to ensure that US investors have as many opportunities here as Indians have in that country.
Book predicts India-US war in 2017 (Washington Times)
India's former military Chief Gen. Padmanabhan has penned a book predicting a war between India and the United States in the year 2017. The book describes the U.S. a "rogue state and rogue superpower, which will stop at nothing in the pursuit of its national interests."
World of Sports Tuesday, February 03
India beat Zimbabwe by 4 wkts | Scorecard (Times of India)
India's poor run with the bat at Perth continued with none of the big guns able to fire. Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed for three, Virender Sehwag sent packing for 23, Dravid out for 10 and Yuvraj Singh dismissed for 4.
Cricket - Desktop Alerts (HeroHonda - Rediff)
India miss opportunity to beat fancied China (Hindustan Times)
The cynics would perhaps not agree, but reality is India did well to hold China to a 1-1 draw in a crucial Pool A match in the Asia Cup women's hockey..
Indian wrestlers fail in Olympic qualifiers (Kaumudi)
Top Indian wrestlers Palwinder Singh Cheema and Yogeshwar Dutt narrowly missed Olympic berths when they finished sixth in the first Olympic freestyle wrestling qualifying tournament in Slovakia.
Baichung Bhutia defends coach, terms IFA punishment "too harsh" (Kaumudi)
After the soccer veterans, star striker Baichung Bhutia came to the defence of banned East Bengal coach Subhas Bhowmick, terming the punishment handed out by the Indian Football Association as "too harsh".
Weekender to sign pact with WWE Apparel to sport wrestlers' photographs (Agency FAQs)
THE Rs 350-crore Gokaldas Images Ltd, which owns and markets the apparel brand Weekender, is set to ink an alliance with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), for licensing and marketing apparel in the domestic market.
Features February 2004
Kerala Polls February 2004
91% of the people who took part in our first poll are so annoyed with the current politicians that they have stopped reading political news!
A whopping 95% thinks it will be a good idea to let the army manage the state for an year!
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