ELECTION 99
51% polling reported; 6 killed in Bihar
An estimated 51 per cent of the 80 million electorate in nine states cast their votes even as six people were killed and a minister was detained in Bihar in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election.
ELECTION 99
NDA needs just 37 seats more, says DD poll
According to the exit poll, in all four phases of the election so far, the NDA is expected to get more than 50 per cent of the seats at stake.
NEWS
Pope's meetings may be telecast live
Even as Doordarshan drags its feet, private channels are clamouring for telecast rights. Leading the charge are STAR TV and Jain TV, the latter, interestingly, owned by a BJP bigwig.
NEWS
UN may slap sanctions on terrorist Taliban
Highly placed sources in the external affairs ministry said Russia intends to move a resolution in the Security Council against the Taliban regime. The resolution will be supported by the United States.
THE ELECTION INTERVIEW
'Congress should be happy if it manages to win Amethi'
'During our term in office there have been no riots,' says M A Naqvi, who won Rampur, the constituency with the largest Muslim electorate in the country, on a BJP ticket the last time.
THE ELECTION INTERVIEW
'Kalyan Singh has destroyed Uttar Pradesh'
'There is nothing called law and order in the state. People want development and are looking for a change and the Congress seems to be the only alternative,' says Begum Noor Bano in Rampur.
THE ELECTION SPECIAL
Star-studded show in Nainital fails to hide the warts within
Though Nainital is a prime tourist destination, no effort has been made to develop infrastructure. In many villages, people have to trek miles to reach the nearest road. And many villages still do not have electricity.
THE ELECTION SPECIAL
A Man of the World Braves Herculean Odds in Nainital
'N D Tiwari is having nightmares ever since my name was announced. And Naina Ahmed, it's only the Miss India hype. I believe I am going to win by one lakh votes,' says SP candidate and filmmaker Muzaffar Ali.
THE ELECTION SPECIAL
'If I looked like an ordinary person, they would not even look at me'
'They think of you as a goddess. I even consider my being Miss India as part of God's act. It's made it that much easier for people to recognise me,' says Naina Ahmed, the BSP nominee in Nainital.
THE ELECTION SPECIAL
'I am the only candidate you can call on a local phone'
'To talk to the others you have to make STD calls to Lucknow (Muzaffar Ali), Delhi (N D Tiwari) and Bombay (Naina Ahmed),' says BJP front-runner Balraj Pasi.
THE ELECTION SPECIAL
'I will be too old to do this again'
It is an appeal that has been raising the hackles of all his opponents. Especially since it was the same appeal that N D Tiwari made the last time round, claiming 1998 to be his last year at the hustings.
BUSINESS
So Near, Yet...
Sensex finds the 5,000 mark elusive, but all is not over.
SPORTS
Sachin to lead till March 2000
Chandu Borde, chairman of the selectors, is a believer in permanence. And he signalled as much when the first meeting he chaired installed Tendulkar as captain for the rest of the season.
MOVIES
A bad hangover
'Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain' is a mundane melodrama.
TRAVEL
Golden Puri
Vacation packages for Orissa's temple town.
THE COLUMNISTS
A new high in Indo-Nepal relations
'The political transition in both countries augurs well for political stability and the resolution of outstanding issues, despite each side having its famous grouse,' says Major General Ashok K Mehta.
World Bank follows in India's footsteps
'What the World Bank is doing now (Comprehensive Framework Development projects), India proposed and implemented nearly three decades ago,' says R C Murthy.
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