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December 30, 2006
The rise and fall of Saddam Hussein   Pool/Getty Images
The man who the world recognises by his first name always wanted to be remembered as a great ruler.

The Week in News   
December 29, 2006
2006: Final farewells   Sebastian D'Souza/AFP/Getty Images
Prominent personalities who passed away in 2006.
December 28, 2006
GenNext's view: Two sides of the quota row   AFP/Getty Images and Saab Pictures
We present both sides of the story, narrated by the one entity whose future is at stake: Young India.

An ageing tiger roars again   Arun Patil
Bal Thackeray opens Sena's camapign for Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections.

Meet India's para-jumping whiz-kid   
Sheetal Mahajan, the para-jumper who has jumped on both the North and South Poles.
December 26, 2006
At 82, Atal Bihari Vajpayee remains relevant   Saab Pictures
Sudheendra Kulkarni, who was closely associated with the Prime Minister's Office, salutes Vajpayee.
December 23, 2006
The Week in News   
December 22, 2006
The President greets Santa Claus   Rashtrapati Bhavan
President Kalam celebrates Xmas.
December 21, 2006
Things that made us angry in 2006   Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images
Hundreds killed by terrorists. Farmers committed suicide. A professor beaten to death.
December 18, 2006
Indo-US N-deal: Sealed, Signed   Paresh Gandhi
President Bush signs the Hyde Act into law.
December 16, 2006
The Week in News   
December 15, 2006
What Sunita has been upto at ISS   NASA
Sunita Williams in her new home.

When Dr Singh met Japan's King   PIB
Dr Singh and his wife, Gurcharan Kaur, were at the Imperial Palace for an official audience with His Majesty Emperor Akihito.

Kofi Annan: Past imperfect   UN Photo via Getty Images
A look at Kofi Annan's term as UN Secretary-General.
December 14, 2006
Dr Singh in Tokyo   PIB
Dr Singh was on a four-day visit to Japan.

Poll knocks down Hillary's presidential chances   Alex Wong/Getty Images
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll found that Hillary would be beaten if she ran for President against Republican Senator John McCain.

New UN secretary-general takes oath   AFP/Getty Images
He said his first priority would be restore trust in the organisation.
December 13, 2006
China, Pakistan battle terror   AFP/Getty Images
A slideshow about joint Sino-Pak military exercises.

The people who swung the N-deal   Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
Meet the folks who made the legislation possible.
December 12, 2006
Events that Shaped 2006   AFP/Getty Images
The Bush visit, the Mumbai blasts...
December 11, 2006
Sunita set for six months in space   NASA
Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams is one of only six women NASA has put in space since 1965.
December 10, 2006
Discovery launched into space   Getty Images
This is the first niight launch by NASA in four years since the disintegration of space shuttle Columbia in 2003.
December 9, 2006
The Week in News   
December 8, 2006
Finally, a celebration for Kiran Desai    Paresh Gandhi
The Indian community in New York finally celebrated Kiran Desai's Booker prize.

Fidel Castro close to death    AFP/Getty Images
It is reported that the ailing Cuban President could be dead by Christmas.
December 7, 2006
The first Indian to win the Miss World title   Arthur J Pais
It was 40 years ago this year. An exclusive encounter with Reita Faria.

Why they come in lakhs to Chaityabhoomi   Arun Patil
Lakhs of Dalits descended at Chaityabhoomi on the 50th death anniversary of their leader Babasaheb Ambedkar.

The 1,64,492 colours sari!   Sreeram Selvaraj
As many as 15 skilled weavers wove the sari that has 164 colours in the warp and 1003 colours in the weft, in just 25 days.

US Muslim Congressman causes uproar   AFP/Getty Images
Keith Ellison's decision to carry a Koran to his swearing-in ceremony has stirred a controversy.
December 5, 2006
'It is pretty awesome to leave the planet'   NASA
Sunita Williams gets set for space.

The Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar launch   Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images
The most awaited calendar of 2007.

The 1971 War: How it began   Bharatrakshak.com
How India helped to liberate Bangladesh.
December 3, 2006
Divine celestial wedding in Mumbai   Arun Patil
Lord Venkateswara tied the knot around Goddess Padmavathi in Mumbai.
December 4, 2006
Divine celestial wedding in Mumbai   Arun Patil
About 7 lakh devotees offered prayers to Lord Srinivasa on his first visit to Mumbai.

First snowfall in Kashmir   Umar Ganai
Scenes from the season's first snowfall in Kashmir.

US honours Zubin Mehta   
The Mumbai-born maestro becomes the first Indian American to be recognised after The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts instituted the awards 28 years ago.
December 2, 2006
The Week in News   
December 1, 2006
India has the 2nd most cases of AIDS in the world   Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images
Tamil Nadu has the most number of AIDS cases in the country.

Clinton in Cuddalore   AFP/Getty Images
Former US President Bill Clinton Clinton reviews recovery efforts in the tsunami-affected regions in his capacity of the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery.

The state of India's democracy   Deshkalyan Chowdhury/AFP/Getty Images
A look at damage to the West Bengal assembly in Kolkata after Trinamool Congress Party members went on the rampage against the Tata Motors' project.

Pyramids were built with concrete: Study   Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images
A study has revealed that pharaohs' craftsmen had enough skill and materials at hand to cast the two-tonne limestone blocks that dress the Cheops and other Pyramids
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