Decoding the grid maze
New Delhi, July 31
Over the past two days, half of the country has witnessed scenes similar to Bruce Willis blockbuster Die Hard-III where normal life comes to a standstill. There were huge jams on the roads because there were no traffic signals, hundreds of trains were stranded, there was no electricity at home, no TV, no Internet, no working lifts and so on.

PC back to Finance, Shinde gets Home, Moily Power
New Delhi, July 31
In a minor reallocation of portfolios, Home Minister P Chidambaram was today shifted to the Finance Ministry which was vacated by Pranab Mukherjee after he was declared UPA's pesidential candidate.

Union Ministers P Chidambaram (R) and Sushil Kumar Shinde come out after attending a meeting at Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI

9 months on, IAF finds MiG pilot’s remains
Mandi/Udaipur, July 31
An Indian Air Force search team has hit upon what could be vital clues in a nine-month-old mid-air supersonic MiG-29 crash mystery.

Devendro packs a punch; Kashyap surges ahead
	Flyweight boxer Devendro Singh packed a punch as he made entry into prequarters by beating Bayron Molina Figueroa of Honduras in the opening round after referee stopped the contest. (Details on Sports page)