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AUGUST 24

The Return of the Smoking Gun
The government asks Swiss to hand over second lot of secret Bofors papers.
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Recovery of anti-aircraft gun triggers grave doubts in Kashmir
This is the first time in seven years that such a weapon has been seized.
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'Ambedkar is the byword for beating your breasts and showing that you are progressive!'
Arun Shourie takes on the critics of his Ambedkar biography.
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Monsoon fury claims 11 more lives in Bombay
The city is limping back to normalcy.
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Major victory for India as US refuses to patent turmeric
All six claims for a patent are rejected.
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Clinton offers to hold talks with Gujral
However, the Indian PM will have to reschedule his visit to New York.
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Mamata blasts Kesri, loses CWC berth
''I will distribute sweets the day I am expelled (from the party),'' she says.
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The rest of India lags behind, but UP's MPs take the lead in utilising funds
According to the latest report of the department of programme implementation, Uttar Pradesh utilised 80.5 per cent of the funds between 1993-94 and 1995-96. It was second only to Punjab, where the figure touched 84 per cent in the case of Lok Sabha members.
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'The queen's visit eventually is just an empty gesture'
Former Punjab DGP K P S Gill denounces the controversy over the English monarch's visit to Jallianwalla Bagh.
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Remorseful British accounts in the Jallianwala Bagh visitors book
While a controversy rages about an apology from Queen Elizabeth for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the visitor's book at the Amritsar memorial is a redressal of sorts.
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Emulate Thackeray, The Muslim tells Pakistan's religious leaders
Editorial hails the Shiv Sena leader's call to sink religious differences.
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Should I Have Left Her There?
Dr A V Ramani continues her moving series on life and death in Orissa.
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The Bulls Are Back!
Taking the bull by its horns, the Congress government has decided to bring back the bull fight, one of Goa's best known travel attractions.
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When Nehru led a cricket team!
'The prime minister demonstrated his versatility; he fielded with zest in close-in positions, he found time for a broadcast; before a pleasant interlude at the wickets,' recalls K N Prabhu.
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The States

16 killed in HP truck mishap
4 soldiers, Bodo militant killed in Assam encounter
Four militants killed in Kashmir
3 killed as rains lash Karnataka
Nagaland Congress leader shot dead

106-year-old woman raped in Delhi

148-year-old man dies in Maharashtra

1 kg RDX seized in Delhi

AUGUST 23

The Law
Enforcer Returns!
"I cannot and do not want to promise that militancy in Assam will be banished within one month, one year or two years or so," says K P S Gill, newly appointed security advisor to Prafulla Mahanta's government.
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'Mayawati has a soft corner for the corrupt, just as Mulayam has for criminals'
Corruption is at its zenith in Uttar Pradesh.
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Was Veerappan paid Rs 5 million before he agreed to surrender?
There is speculation that a Bangalore-based businessman arranged for Rs 5 million to be paid to sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to release the eight Karnataka forest officials he has held as hostages since July 12.
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Rains lash Bombay
Incessant downpour brings normal life in the metropolis to a halt.
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JD announces 77-member national executive committee
Party president Sharad Yadav promises to restore inner democracy
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Massey was not beaten up by Delhi cops: CBI
But agency seeks action against erring inspector
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Framing of charges against Rao adjourned
The decision has been taken in view of the revision petitions filed against the trial court order in the MPs's bribery case.
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Chandra Swami wants to go to Canada with probe team
The commission will grill a witness in the Lakhubhai Pathak case.
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Pak spy's Indian contact held
More Indians may be involved.
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Top anti-Taliban leaders killed in plane crash
Fierce fighting rages as Kabul airport is bombed.
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The States
7 NSCN activists killed in Nagaland faction feud
10 die of diarrhoea in Bihar
CPI-M leader shot dead in Tripura
Jaya, Sasikala summoned on charges of tax evasion in Tamil Nadu
DMK not to break ties with TMC, says TN chief minister
Delhi schools asked to withdraw fee hike
Kerala CPI-M's 'revert to paddy' stir kicks up storm
Delhi cinema fire case accused gets bail
HP assembly suspends all BJP legislators
9 criminals held in Maharashtra
New APgovernor sworn in
Recent incidents in your state

AUGUST 22

Whodunnit?
The Jain Commission submits its interim report, but it is still unclear who conspired to kill Rajiv Gandhi.
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Storm over Queen's visit ends
Prime Minister Gujral clarifies that there is no restriction on her itinerary.
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'Let Jallianwala Bagh be a symbol'
Indian intellectuals are divided over whether Queen Elizabeth should apologise for the massacre.
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Kanshi Ram's shocking 'secret pact with Rao'
The plan was to dump Deve Gowda in November 1996, paving the way for a mid-term poll.
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Krishna Kant sworn in as vice-president
''I can't express my feelings. It is beyond expression,'' says mother Satyavati Devi
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DMK denies cross-voting in veep's election
No member belonging to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was involved in cross-voting or invalidation of the ballot paper at the vice-presidential poll held on Saturday, party sources assert.
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Action initiated against soldiers for killing girls in J&K
State government acts in response to violent protests
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File affidavit on Vohra report, Supreme Court tells govt
Counsel argues that autonomy should be granted to all investigating agencies.
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Ultimatum for Delhi cops in Tanwar murder case
The Delhi high court wants the status report by October 16.
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Jagannath Mishra denied bail in fodder scam
Former CM given one week's time to file appeal in higher court
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The States
4 killed as mob turns violent after mishap in TN mob
Gawli remanded to police custody in Maharashtra
Congress to move no-trust vote against Delhi govt
Centre seeks report on political violence in Kerala
Hindi boycott planned if Manipur not assured of territorial integrity
Can't change date of birth, Punjab police chief told
Should Mayawati's successor seek trust vote in UP?
AUGUST 21

On The Cusp
of Conflict
Exclusive! Chindu Sreedharan and Jewella C Miranda report from the Line of Control in Kashmir.
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General Sinha appointed Assam governor
The government finally begins the crackdown on the insurgency in the state.
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'Godman' sentenced to life for rape, murder
Premanand, who shocked the nation with his sexcapades in November 1994, will also pay a fine of Rs 6.64 million.
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Bombay's police commissioner transferred
A sequel to the recent killings in the city.
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Builder gunned down in Bombay's busiest commercial area
The CM's office is just a stone's throw from the spot where the businessman was killed. But he is unaware of the killing even after an hour and claims that law and order is ''under control''.
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Kesri-Mamata deal worries Bengal war horses
But the order came from Sonia, shrugs Kesri.
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4 Congressmen nominated to CWC
J B Patnaik, Lalthanhawla, Meira Kumar and Oscar Fernandes gain entry to the party's highest decision-making body.
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Pak agent held with secret defence papers
Living in India for the last four years, the ISI man was making frequent trips to Pakistan with an Indian passport.
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5 militants killed in Kashmir
5 ultras captured; two others surrender.
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Pay no attention to JMM leader's statement: Rao
The former PM's counsel marshalled 'facts' to prove Mahato wrong.
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'The prime minister does not even knows that Ambedkar's wife exists'
It reflects the official attitude towards dalits, says a hurt Dr Savita Ambedkar.
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Mother Teresa withdrew permission for film
A contract was signed in December 1982, but was later terminated.
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Gopal leaves on third peace mission to Veerappan
Nakkeeran editor to finalise place and time of smuggler's surrender
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LTTE claims 29 soldiers in Puliyankulam battle
Stinger attack on aircraft thwarted by anti-missile system; rebels push back Lankan troops
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The States
One killed in police firing in Karnataka
Bomb damages train in Assam
Two top cops in J & K housing scam
AUGUST 20

The Kashmir Hurdle
The Indo-Pak peace initiative runs into trouble.
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Will Queen Elizabeth say sorry?
The British Foreign Office, which for such matters would qualify as the official voice of government, says there is no question of her apologising for Jallianwala Bagh or, in fact, for any incident whatsoever connected with the British rule in India. But...
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Karnataka, Tamil Nadu accept Veerappan's offer of surrender
With this, the bloodstained soap opera surrounding the mustachioed brigand promises to come to a tame denouement.
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'A quarter of India's kids don't go to school'
Despite having the largest number of teachers, India's education system has been tripped up by bureaucracy.
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India is world's biggest arms buyer of 1996
Saudi Arabia is the leading arms consumer; the US is the biggest supplier.
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Sinner or sinned against?
A year after the court set her free, Mariam Rasheeda, a Maldives national, still languishes in a Kerala prison. She was arrested two and a half years ago for overstaying and on suspicion of being a spy.
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'If I step out I may be killed'
Mariam Rasheeda, currently in Viyyur Central Prison, Thrissur, breaks her long silence.
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'The State may have to use force. That does not mean they should torture people'
An interview with Norman Dorsen, president, American Civil Liberties Union.
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'Netaji asked me to give the song a martial tune that would not put people to sleep, but awaken those who were sleeping'
Why has the nation forgotten Captain Ram Singh who composed the music for India's national anthem and Kadam kadam badhahye ja, khushi ke geet gaye ja?
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Russia not to seek alliance with Cold War foes
Maintenance of good relations will be the main objective, says Yevgeny Primakov, the Russian foreign minister.
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High drama over Karunkaran's failure to get CWC berth
Vayalar Ravi and P C Chacko blamed for the fiasco.
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US clueless on Chinese aid to Pak nuke bomb
Washington is ''convinced that Beijing is unaware of what its companies may have done''.
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The States
Four militants killed in J & K
Bihar minister escapes bid on life
AP CM furious with Mohan Babu
Naidu triggers another storm in AP
Maharashtra minister Sudhir Joshi resigns from Sena organisation
AUGUST 19

Another Indian
Breakthrough!
Professor Alladi Ramakrishnan has solved the 90-year-old mystery of the Lorentz Transformation that has defeated many celebrated scientists.
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'Fanaticism and Hinduism cannot go together'
RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy discusses the Hindu revival, liberalisation and what the Muslims needs to do, on The Rediff Independence Day Chat.
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Cops, 'foreign intervention' blamed for Kashmir hostage crisis
A new book says security was not stepped up even after the first batch of foreign hostages was kidnapped.
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Wife longs to storm militants's den to free American hostage
But the J & K government tries to instil fear -- not hope -- in her troubled mind.
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'Indian, Pak PMs must meet in the US'
US Ambassador in Pakistan Thomos Symons says his country proposes to invite Gujral and Sharief to a summit in Washington.
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Taliban might lose power in Afghanistan
The rival coalition is making significant advances.
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Taliban slaps curbs on sportspersons
Cheer winners with 'Allah ho Akbar,' not 'hurrah'.
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Teaching street kids to survive in Kabul
They are taught reading, writing, arithmatic, and about land mines.
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The States
Surendra Sirsat is MGP chief in Goa
Farmers go on satyagraha as Goa bans non-iodised salt

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