The week ahead

The week ahead

Miss Universe

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July 23: Dress Rehearsal (12 pm), Miss Universe 2006 Telecast (6 pm local time/9 pm EST), Coronation Ball

July 24: Departures

Cricket

IInd Test :England vs Pakistan

Jul 27 - 31, 2006

Parliament heads for stormy monsoon session

With the Mumbai train bombings, rising prices, farmers' suicides and Maoist violence the talking points of the day, an aggressive opposition is set to take on the government in what is sure to be a tempestuous parliament session from Monday.

Nationwide bank strike on July 28

A majority of bank employees in the country will go on strike on July 28, in response to a call by bank unions, protesting against the the union government's policy of bank privatisation and outsourcing.