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December 12s
SPECIAL
The Birth of an Orphan
Crouching in the loft of a multi-storeyed house in Kashmir, 14-year-old Vinod Kumar listened to the sounds of his family being slaughtered below... A new series begins!
INTERVIEW
'People say I am the right guy in the wrong party'
'There are able parliamentarians in our party, so why should a tainted person be accommodated?' Actor-turned-Rajya Sabha MP Shatrughan Sinha takes on George Fernandes and questions his own party.
TOP REPORTS
'Irrelevant weapons purchased during Kargil'
The CAG cited the example of the T-72 tank ammunition, which despite being manufactured in ordnance factories in India was purchased from an Israeli company during the Kargil war.
India test fires new version of Prithvi
The indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile, developed for the Indian Air Force, has a range of 250 km.
Biological strike on US soon: American Talib
The Ramzan attack will be the `third phase' of Al Qaeda's war on the US and will result in the destruction of the entire country,' John Walker Lindh said.
B-1 bomber goes down in Indian Ocean: US
The plane crashed 30 miles northeast of the base of Diego Garcia There was no word on fate of the crew.
Rabbani unhappy with Bonn accord
Burhanuddin Rabbani alleged that the Northern Alliance delegation was coerced into inking the Bonn accord.
'Pak scientists discussed nukes with Osama'
Dr Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmud and Dr Chaudhry Abdul Majeed had met the Saudi dissident at a compound in Kabul, the 'Washington Post' said.
COFFINS PURCHASE SCAM
Coffin scandal unites opposition parties
The leaders of all opposition parties are meeting in the Congress office in Parliament on Thursday morning to formulate a joint strategy to force Defence Minister George Fernandes out.
RS adjourned for the day
The opposition persisted with its demand for the resignation of Defence Minister George Fernandes over the coffins scam.
WAR AGAINST TERROR
Surrender deadline ends; US targets Al Qaeda
Earlier, the Afghan Islamic Press had reported that the men loyal to Saudi extremist Osama bin Laden, holed up in Tora Bora region, have set certain conditions for their surrender.
Osama cornered in Tora Bora: US
An official said a 'daisy cutter' bomb dropped in Tora Bora caused extensive damage and sparked a series of panicked radio and satellite calls among Al Qaeda members.
Senior Taliban or Al Qaeda leader taken to another country: Rumsfeld
The US defence secretary did not name either the leader or the country he was supposedly taken to, but indicted there were some other such instances he was not aware of.
India, US aligned across range of issues: Bush
Speaking on Tuesday at a military college in South Carolina, he said that the new threat to civilisation from terrorism was erasing old lines of rivalry and resentment between nations.
SHARAD PAWAR'S BIRTHDAY BASH
At 61, Sharad shows he is still Pawar-full
The Maratha strongman's birthday celebration turned out to be a PR exercise by his party to remind the people that their saheb was still not out of national politics.
61-feet long cake cut on Pawar's birthday
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, accompanied by his wife Pratibha, was felicitated by party workers on his arrival at the NCP office, amid chants of 'Sharad Pawar zindabad.'
Parties should unite on national issues: Pawar
The Nationalist Congress Party chief on his 61st birthday bash said coalition politics is here to stay for a while.
J&K REPORTS
Top militants among four killed in Doda
Harkat-ul-Jehadi-Islami 'supreme commander' Gulzar Ahmed Tantrey and 'deputy commander' Abdul Rasheed Danger were killed in the police encounter.
Weed out 'terrorists': Hizb to Lashkar, Jaish
Failure to do so would invite action, Hizbul Mujahideen divisional commander for north Kashmir Abu Ubaidah said.
UTTAR PRADESH NEWS
UP minister sacked for 'harbouring criminals'
Some criminals involved in an abduction case allegedly 'revealed' that the Lucknow house they were staying in had been provided by minister of state for institutional finance and trade taxes Amar Mani Tripathi.
EVMs to be used in UP assembly polls
With the use of electronic voting machines, the results of the elections would be out within three hours and booth capturing could also be checked, an election commission official said.
INDO-AFGHAN TIES
Abdullah Adbullah comes home to family
Asked if he was planning to take his family back, the foreign minister-designate of the interim Afghan government said, 'You did not give me the time to discuss it.'
Abdullah to hold extensive talks with Jaswant
The Afghan foreign minister-designate would also put forward his war-ravaged country's immediate requirements.
Afghanistan seeks long-term ties with India
The interim administration specifically asked New Delhi for help in the health and education sectors.
NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS
Former Bangladesh PM faces graft charges
Sheikh Hasina, currently on a trip to Britain and the United States, is accused in two cases of alleged financial irregularities to the tune of 122 million dollars.
Sri Lankan cabinet sworn in
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe named a 25-member cabinet, to be assisted by 28 ministers without cabinet rank and nine deputy ministers.
LTTE attacks mar Lanka Cabinet swearing in
The LTTE attacked an army base in the northeastern district of Trincomalee and a police station in the adjoining Batticaloa district.
OTHER REPORTS
PMO rejects Ashok Singhal's claim
The VHP president had claimed that the prime minister had told him that he would give the govt-acquired land in Ayodhya to for constructing the Ram temple.
World should persuade India for talks: Pak
Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Aziz Ahmed Khan said President Pervez Musharraf is willing to talk with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Kathmandu.
Thugs beat up Los Angeles Sikh
Even a star-spangled turban did not help when Surinder Singh Sidhu was attacked in his shop by two white men accusing him of being Saudi extremist Osama bin Laden.
Indo-Russian advanced plane blueprint ready
Defence Minister George Fernandes also told the Rajya Sabha that the DRDO scientists had encountered problems in the development of Trishul and Akash ground-to-air missile.
George Fernandes to accept security cover
Fernandes has been one of the country's most accessible ministers - anyone could walk right into his official residence in Delhi. There was no security, not even a gate at the entrance.
Law Commission chairman resigns
Justice B P Jeevan Reddy, who resigned citing `personal reasons', had completed just one year of his three-year tenure.
Bush all set to dump ABM Treaty
Reports from Moscow said Secretary of State Colin Powell has already informed Russia that Bush would soon give a six months' notice to get out of the treaty.
Thick fog disrupts life in Delhi
Heavy fog, the season's first, led to the delay or cancellation of over a dozen flights, Indira Gandhi International airport sources said. They, however, added that normalcy was likely to restored soon.
Rajdhani, Kanchenjunga express accident averted
A head-on collision between the Guwahati-New Delhi Rajdhani Express and the Sealdah-Guwahati Kanchenjunga Express was averted on Wednesday when an alert gateman stopped the two trains, in Assam.
Bharat Shah's bail plea to be heard on Thursday
Diamond merchant and film financier Bharat Shah was not brought to the court as he has been undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Mumbai since July 10. He has sought bail on medical grounds.
First-ever exhibition of Picasso's paintings in India
Jointly organised by the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, ministry of culture and the embassy of France, the exhibition will remain in Delhi till January 31, 2002. It will then travel to Mumbai.
Nepal gets 2 Indian helicopter gunships
The two five-seater Cheetah helicopters arrived with weapons in Kathmandu on Thursday.
COLUMN
The war in Nepal
'It is a pity the generals in Nepal, many of whom are honorary generals of the Indian Army, have failed to learn any lessons from the Indian experience. They have made the classical Indian mistake of doing too little too late,' says Major General (retd) Ashok K Mehta.
DIARY
My name is Herb Hardigree
She was Veena N till the other day. Now she is Mr Hardigree.
December 11
COFFINS PURCHASE SCAM
Soldiers make sacrifices, officials money
A CAG report, tabled in Parliament on Tuesday amidst demand of Defence Minister George Fernandes's resignation, says that greedy defence officials made money even in the purchase of coffins for kargil war heroes.
Uproar over coffin scam paralyses Parliament
An angry opposition took the government to task on Tuesday over a CAG report in which strictures have been passed against the Ministry of Defence for purchasing caskets of poor quality for Kargil martyrs.
Dont' blame Fernandes for coffin scam: BJP
BJP spokesman V K Malhotra pointed out that it was Fernandes who had asked for a special full audit report on the purchases made by the army during the Kargil war.
Don't target army, Fernandes tells opposition
He said it was for Parliament's Public Accounts Committee to fix responsibility on the CAG's findings on irregularities in army procurement, including caskets, during the Kargil conflict.
George Fernandes must quit: Sonia
`I feel astounded by the scam,' the Congress president said, referring to the CAG report that pointed towards irregularities in army procurements.
ANTI-TERROR ORDINANCE
Oppn blocks introduction of anti-terror bill
Tearing and throwing papers, slogan-shouting opposition members stormed the well of the House protesting the government's move to bring a bill to replace the POTO, promulgated in October.
States plan their own anti-terror laws
While Maharashtra, where Congress heads a coalition government, already has a law against organised crime, a similar legislation in Karnataka, also under Congress rule, is awaiting approval.
AFGHANISTAN SITUATION
US dumps Pak proposal of all-Muslim force
Media reports said the peacekeeping force for Afghanistan would comprise soldiers from Germany, France, Canada, Italy, Turkey, Bangladesh, Jordan and other countries.
1,000 bodies litter Kandahar airport: Report
The area around Kandahar airport had witnessed heavy US bombing and fierce fighting between Taliban and Afghan opposition forces.
'Many Taliban prisoners suffocated to death'
A report said the Northern Alliance had packed them into sealed containers for the journey from Kunduz to Sheberghan, the hometown of Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum.
POLTICAL REALIGNMENTS
Paswan, Yadav attend Sonia's Iftar party
The presence of disgruntled central ministers Ram Vilas Paswan and Sharad Yadav at Congress chief's party has triggered murmurs of a radical political realignment.
Vajpayee to attend Pawar's birthday party
The prime minister, who returned to New Delhi on Tuesday after a visit to Japan, would be among a host of political leaders to be present at the function.
VAJPAYEE'S JAPAN VISIT
Vajpayee returns from Japan visit
Prime Minister Vajpayee and his counterpart Junichiro Koizumi agreed to hold an annual security dialogue, enhance military-to-military cooperation, smoothen bilateral trade and increase investments.
India, Japan have left problems behind: PM
'Our security cooperation and alliance against international terrorism acquire heightened importance,' the prime minister told Japanese parliamentarians.
PM asks Pak not to spoil J&K polls
To a question whether Japan wanted India to resume talks with Pakistan to resolve outstanding disputes, he said that every friendly nation wanted New Delhi to do so.
INDO-AFGHAN TIES
Afghan defence minister to visit India
Great importance is being attached to the high-level visit of the Afghan minister this week, with the two countries keen to restore the pre-Taliban relationship shared by New Delhi and Kabul.
Pak peeved over Afghan ministers' India visit
Northern Alliance leaders, who dominate the proposed Afghan interim administration, have on various occasions expressed displeasure at Pakistan's support to the Taliban militia.
OTHER REPORTS
Vajpayee's remarks unfortunate: Pakistan
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had said that the atmosphere is not conducive for talks with Pakistan.
SC summons health secretaries of 11 states
They were summoned after the Supreme Court found out that its orders for registration of ultrasound clinics and prosecution of those resorting to illegal sex-determination tests have not been complied with.
Blair condemns post-Sept 11 attacks on Sikhs
'We totally condemn the attacks on the Sikh community and catching those responsible is a high priority for the police,' the British prime minister said.
Fourth plane may have aimed for White House: Bush
Referring to the aircraft on which a passenger decided to confront the hijackers before it crashed, Bush said, 'His courage may have saved the White House.'
Indian doctor bags Kellogg's World of Children Award
Four-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr Sharadkumar Dicksheet has been awarded in recognition of his dedication to provide free corrective surgery to the poorest of poor children in India.
Fernandes to be examined first
The defence minister had requested the Venkataswami Commission, probing the allegations made by tehelka.com, to let him appear as the first witness considering the notice to him was issued for his reputation being suspect and not his conduct.
CBI raids AAI stores, purchase depts
Till late Monday evening, interrogations and investigations were continuing at the offices located in the NSCB International Airport in Kolkata.
Hinduism teaches tolerance: Annan
The UN general secretary said Hinduism taught that 'truth is one, the sages give it various names'.
Hindujas seek permission to go abroad
The three brothers, accused in the Bofors bribery case, have said they require to monitor their global business daily in view of the post-September 11 recession in the world economy.
Naxals blast govt guesthouse in MP
They also set afire a telephone exchange and a liquor still in Samnapur village early on Tuesday.
Goa allows midnight open air mass for Christmas
The Supreme Court had issued guidelines for prohibiting noise pollution after 10 pm, following which the Church in Mumbai has decided to wrap up its traditional festivity two hours earlier.
Elephant killings in Rajaji Park not connected with Corbett incident
Director General of Uttaranchal Police A K Saran said he suspected the involvement of the 'Gujjar community' in the killing of two tuskers in Rajaji National Park.
COLUMNS
What is the chosen path?
'How long must India wait patiently as an unfriendly neighbour chooses to bleed it slowly? What is the Government of India proposing to do? Actually, very little,' says T V R Shenoy.
Mission Madras
Besides the Supreme Court, Subramanian Swamy plans to move heaven and earth against Jayalalithaa. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi durbar.
INTERVIEW
'India's airport security is of the highest order'
'We introduced sky marshals after the Kandahar hijacking on selective routes. Now we have them on almost all routes.' Union Minister for Civil Aviation Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on air safety after September 11.
December 10
A STALWART PASSES AWAY
Dadamoni is no more
Veteran actor Ashok Kumar died at his Mumbai home of heart failure. He was 90.
'He never let the child in him die'
Precious few from the film industry pay their respects to thespian Ashok Kumar.
'Who were they to tell me when to die!'
An excerpt from one of Ashok Kumar's last interviews.
AMERICA'S WAR
US drops 'daisy cutter' on Tora Bora
The 15,000lb bomb was dropped on the cave complex following reports that Al Qaeda leaders, including Osama bin Laden, were holed up there.
'Osama wants death to provoke new strikes'
His estranged wife Sabiha told a Russian television station that the Saudi extremist wanted his death to be aired on the Al Jazeera television channel.
US may place forces in several countries
Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is reported to be eager to go after Al Qaeda cells outside Afghanistan.
Riyadh wants custody of Saudi captives
'Those who are criminally involved will be punished. But they are our responsibility,' Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal said.
Northern Alliance wants to police Kabul
The alliance indicated that its troops would be in charge of the city while the UN-mandated multinational peacekeeping force would protect only government offices and important installations.
Pak soldiers in Afghanistan to be hauled up
'We have arrested foreigners in the country and action will be taken against them,' Afghan Interior Minister Younous Qanooni said.
Afghan warlords strike deal on Kandahar
Gul Agha, former governor of the province, will return to that position pending the approval of Afghanistan's new interim government.
Target supporters of terror too: India, Japan
The two nations also pledged to reduce impediments to bilateral trade and investments.
'Pak ill-treating scribes of Indian descent'
Washington Post correspondent Rajiv Chandrasekaran was kicked out on Friday, the daily said.
JAMMU & KASHMIR
BSF officer killed in Kulgam encounter
Deputy Commandant Shamsher Singh was killed and a jawan wounded when a group of militants attacked a search party engaged in a encounter with some militants holed up in the area.
Five Lashkar terrorists killed on LoC
The terrorists were trying to cross over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir when army troops confronted them.
Lashkar shift its office from Lahore to PoK
Observers said the decision was evidence of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's mounting pressure on jihadi outfits.
Army looking forward to road to Siachen
The army hopes the road, expected to be the country's costliest and among the highest motorable ones in the world, will bring down the cost of guarding the glacier.
Poet Agha Shahid Ali passes away
Shahid died at his US home surrounded by friends and family following a long battle against brain cancer.
Individuals can't negotiate on behalf of Kashmir: Hurriyat
Chairman Abdul Gani Bhat said Kashmir was a trilateral dispute and there was no question of any individual give-and-take.
OTHER REPORTS
Icy winds sweep north India, 6 killed
The plains of Uttar Pradesh smarted under biting cold following snow and rains in the hills of Uttaranchal.
PM prefers joint session of Parliament on POTO
A Cabinet minister told rediff.com that Vajpayee was willing to make a few more amendments to the anti-terror law.
Prabhat Kumar gives Congress more ammo
Recent media reports had said that Flex Industries chairman Ashok Chaturvedi had funded three parties thrown by the Jharkhand governor when he was the Union cabinet secretary.
Australian investigators say Afroz is exaggerating
Media reports said the image portrayed by his Melbourne acquaintances does not fit that of a fanatical recruit ready to die for Osama bin Laden.
Samata, JD-U, Lok Janashakti in merger talks
The proposal will be taken up at a meeting of MPs of the three parties in New Delhi soon, Samata leader Nitish Kumar said.
Israel rejects suicide bombers' truce offer
In turn, the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the Return Brigades, both connected to Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction, denied having made the offer.
Crashes have not affected IAF readiness: Tipnis/PTI
The air force chief said the chances of accidents were factored into the acquisition of aircraft and training of men, including pilots.
New Meghalaya CM wins trust vote: PTI
A no-confidence motion against Speaker E D Marak tabled by the opposition United Democratic Party was also defeated by voice vote.
Musharraf to vist Dhaka while returning from China: PTI
Pakistan considers Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to be more favourably disposed to Islamabad than her predecessor Sheikh Hasina Wajed.
DIARY
Over to you, Broadway!
Vivek Fernandes went on stage a while ago. He is yet to come off it.
COLUMN
Happiness is...
'Not only does the Indian government NOT protect its civilians from being mowed down by Paki bullets -- which is a *daily* occurrence -- but it also demands that other countries join the ranks of the Lashkar-e-Hijada,' says Varsha Bhosle.
December 9
TOP REPORTS
Controversial Chennai top cop transferred
The transfer order was announced just hours after Union Minister of State for Home I D Swami had reiterated the Centre's resolve to seek the transfer of Muthukaruppan and two other police officials.
60 Maoist rebels killed in Nepal
Four armymen were also killed, and eight injured in a seven-hour long encounter last night in Ratmate of Rolpa district, 500 km from Kathmandu.
US probing Pak scientists' Taliban Links
American and Pakistani officials said they have received new reports of contacts involving scientists with actual experience in production of nuclear weapons and related technology.
Osama bin Laden, Mullah Omar in Afghanistan: Cheney
United States Vice President Dick Cheney speaking to NBC TV said Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar, if captured, would be tried before US military tribunals.
Afghan factions jostle for power in Kandahar
Afghanistan prime minister-designate Hamid Karzai is Kandahar attempting to hammer out an agreement between former Kandahar governor Gul Agha and former mujahideen commander Mullah Naqibullah.
Taliban's fall will reduce J&K militancy: Bhutto
Advocating confidence-building measures to improve ties between India and Pakistan, the former Pakistan prime minister told the Dawn daily that the two countries should promote bilateral trade without prejudice to the Kashmir issue.
India committed to liberalisation: PM
'We are all out to create a congenial atmosphere for investments by Japan and other countries', Prime Minister Vajpayee told a group of top Japanese businessmen in Tokyo.
APHC reacts cautiously to reports of negotiating committee
Star News had put out a story quoting government sources that the Vajpayee government had set up a twenty-three member committee to discuss the Kashmir problem with Hurriyat leaders.
India to help Kabul set up police system
Union Home Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani said India is committed to provide all assistance to the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
India to guard against Taliban-like regime in Afghanistan
A senior government official speaking to rediff.com said a monitoring mechanism is being discussed which would analyse developments in Afghanistan to guard against the emergence of Taliban-like regime in future.
Indian, Pak troops exchange shelling along LoC
Pakistani troops resorted to mortar shelling along LoC in Poonch, Rajouri and Jammu sectors and heavy shelling in Gontrian, Majdhar, Kerni and Shahpur areas of Poonch on Saturday night.
POTO not against any particular community: Abdullah
The Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said instead of indulging in vote bank politics over POTO, political parties should understand the necessity of having a legislation to fight terrorism.
Wickremesinghe takes oath as Lankan PM
President Chandrika Kumaratunga administered the oath of office to Wickremesinghe at a simple function at the heavily guarded President's House in Colombo.
Suicide bomb attack in Haifa; 11 hurt
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the police suspect either the Hamas or the Islamic Jihad to be behind the attack.
BJP would be defeated in Delhi: Khurana
Former Delhi chief minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Madan Lal Khurana said the party would be defeated, if the Centre did not intervene to solve the problems of the capital.
Title march of Dorjee to Rumtek halted
A large contingent of Sikkim police personnel blocked the over 50-vehicle convoy of the third claimant to the title of the 17th Karmapa, Dawa Uangpo Dorjee, about 10 km ahead of the monastery..
DIARY
Tastefully Indian
It was 5pm and Raamu hadn't arrived! Lekshmi Nair was on the verge of panicking.
COLUMN
Death of a chicken
'The deadliest drug trafficker in the world is not the heroin smuggler -- it is the poultry farmer,' says Maneka Gandhi.
SLIDE SHOW
A Floating Museum
A photographic tour of INS Vikrant, India's first aircraft carrier turned naval museum, which remains open to the public until December 17..
December 8
Peaceful solution to Naga dispute: PM, NSCN
It was also agreed that further talks between the government and the Isak-Muivah faction of the NSCN would take place `shortly'.
J&K militants ambush army convoy; 10 killed
Police said that at least 30 others were injured in the gun battle that ensued after the convoy was ambushed near Baramulla.
Omar being held by warlord: Reports
Omar is near Kandahar in the custody of warlord Khalid Pushtoon, who is sympathetic to the Taliban, the British media reported.
Indo-US joint naval exercise from Dec 15
The search and rescue exercises will involve two Indian naval warships, one Indian coast guard ship and an American naval aircraft.
'ISI continued to arm Taliban after Sept 11'
The New York Times said Pakistani border guards at a checkpoint in the Khyber Pass on October 8 and 12 allowed trucks loaded with ammunition into Afghanistan.
WAR AGAINST TERROR
US to give Pak $100 mn to monitor madrassas
The profiles of all teachers and students in madrassas will be computerised to prepare a plan to control the militant elements in the country.
Pakistanis who fought with Taliban to be tried
A defence spokesman said the government would also not hesitate to discuss their role with the US-led coalition against terrorism.
Pak rejects Qanooni's allegation
The Afghan interior minister-designate had said on Friday that Islamabad's policy of interference in his country had failed.
Osama to be hunted down: Afghan commander
Hazrat Ali claimed that a captured Al Qaeda operative has given them the exact location of Osama and his men in the Tora Bora mountains.
Pak reinforces troops along Afghan border
Troops were rushed specially to the Kurram Agency in North West Frontier Province, home to a large number of pro-Taliban Pushtoon tribals.
J&K REPORTS
BSF seizes 150 kg of RDX in J&K; 1 held
The troops also arrested an electrical engineer from Pakistan, who had illegally crossed the international border in the Ramgarh sub-sector.
ISI threatening to kill me: JKMM chief
Mir Khursheed also said that the Pakistani intelligence outfit had sent agents to J&K to rape and kill innocent Kashmiris.
REPORTS FROM SRI LANKA
Wickremesinghe to be sworn in on Sunday
President Kumaratunga held a long discussion with him on his appointment as the prime minister and the composition of the cabinet, sources said.
Kumaratunga tells forces she is still boss
The Sri Lankan president issued a special directive to the armed forces asserting that she would brook no undermining of her authority.
ANTI-TERRORISM ORDINANCE
Parties opposing POTO will face public wrath: Naidu
Only after we ensure peace can development become the focus, the minister said.
VP Singh flays Centre for POTO
The former prime minister said: `POTO gives unbridled power to the police, which can be frequently misused.'
NEW CM IN MEGHALAYA
F A Khonglam sworn in as Meghalaya CM
D D Lapang, leader of the Congress legislature party, took oath as the deputy chief minister.
Khonglam a doctor-turned-politician
Low-profile Flinder Anderson Khonglam, who was sworn in as the Meghalaya chief minister on Saturday night, has the formidable reputation of being a giant killer.
OTHER REPORTS
Man arrested in Bombay 'switched off' during flight training
Mohammed Afroz Abdul Razzak's instructor at Melbourne's Moorabbin airport said his student paid nearly Aus $20,000 for pilot training in 1997 and 1998, but left without completing the course.
6-member party extends support to NDA government
With the Indian Federal Democratic Party extending support to the NDA, the strength of the ruling coalition goes up to 310 in the Lok Sabha.
Bhal Chandra Yadav expelled from SP for attacking Amar Singh
In a four-page letter to SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Bhalachandra Yadav, the MP from Khalilabad, said people are under the impression that the party is being run by film stars and scam-tainted capitalists.
Third claimant to 17th Karmapa title to visit Rumtek Sunday
Dawa Sangpo Dorjee, the third claimant to the 17th Karmapa's throne, will visit Rumtek monastery, amid warnings by police not to enter the headquarters of the Karma Kagyu sect of Buddhism.
Qanooni to extend stay in India
Afghan embassy officials said the interior minister-designate's public engagements were over, and he would be spending the next two days with relatives.
There were visitors from Afghanistan before Qanooni: Fernandes
The defence minister said the puropose of their visit was to review the relations between the two nations, which date back to several centuries.
US puts a spanner in global ban on bio-weapons
United States opposed the 210-page draft declaration at the 144-nation conference on germ warfare saying the inspection system proposed would compromise US biological weapons secrets.
Senate vetoes US participation in new international court
Senators opposed to the US participation said the new court could be used to foist 'politically motivated' cases against US government officials and soldiers.
Half-a-million watch IAF show in Hyderabad
fThe air display was planned because Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu wanted such a show to mark the AP Tourism Day.
Orissa undertrial sexually abused; approaches HC
The petitioner has asked the court to conceal his identity. A notice has been issues to the inspector general of the concerned prison.
Laloo to be produced before Ranchi court on Dec 10
The RJD chief is likely to return to Patna on December 11 following the directive of a special court asking him to appear before it on December 13.
Dr Ketam Desai resigns from AIIMS' institute body
With this, the sacked president of the Medical Council of India also ceases to be the chairman of the selection committee of AIIMS, responsible for selecting faculty.
DIARY
Tastefully Indian
It was 5pm and Raamu hadn't arrived! Lekshmi Nair was on the verge of panicking.
COLUMN
Death of a chicken
'The deadliest drug trafficker in the world is not the heroin smuggler -- it is the poultry farmer,' says Maneka Gandhi.
SLIDE SHOW
A Floating Museum
A photographic tour of INS Vikrant, India's first aircraft carrier turned naval museum, which remains open to the public until December 17..
December 7
TOP REPORTS
Taliban surrenders Kandahar; Omar missing
The capitulation of the Taliban came exactly two months after the United States launched military operations against Afghanistan.
NA captures Tora Bora; Osama escapes
'Bin Laden was not in Tora Bora during the past days of fighting. He has probably slipped into Pakistan,' an Alliance spokesman said.
Congress rejects amendments in POTO
Chief spokesman S Jaipal Reddy said the amendments were only a sop to the BJP's alliance partners.
US places JeM, LET on new visa blacklist
The list is aimed at excluding supporters of terrorism from entering America or deporting them if they are found within the country's borders.
US must decide Mullah Omar's fate: Britain
'We have always recognised that because the atrocities took place in America, the US is the lead country,' Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman said.
IC-814 HIJACK
Papers on hijack found in Kabul
The documents include a receipt of purchase of one hijacker's ticket and his fake Indian identity card.
CBI to seek hijack evidence from FBI
The evidence confirm the CBI's suspicion that some of the hijackers had spent some time in Afghanistan before crossing over to Pakistan.
Suspect reveals hijackers Al Qaeda links
Mohammed Afroz told his interrogators in the Bombay police that two of the hijackers had trained with him in Australia and the US.
WAR ON TERROR
Osama, Omar still elude their seekers
`I have no idea where Mullah Omar is,' said prime minister-designate Hamid Karzai. Taliban defectors claim he and the Saudi fugitive have already fled into Pakistan.
Foreign Taliban fighters head for Pakistan
Pakistan said it is sealing its borders to deny entry to fleeing Taliban fighters, but the porous border is making the task difficult.
No mercy for Mullah Omar: Karzai, US
They want the Taliban leader to be punished for supporting terrorism.
Pakistan to set up embassy in Kabul
Foreign ministry spokesman Aziz Ahmed Khan said Islamabad has decided to re-appoint its previous ambassador to Kabul, Arif Ayub.
Taliban surrender deal splits NA commanders
Gul Agha, a former governor of Kandahar province, was upset with the decision to give control of Kandahar to Mullah Naqibullah, who has had ties with the Taliban in the past.
Pak policy of interference has failed: Qanooni
The Afghan interior minister also said that a number of Pakistani fighters were still holed up in Afghanistan.
UN defers issue of peacekeeping force
Sources said the Security Council is waiting for the US to firm up its position.
Ex-Kandahar governor takes control of residence
'Gul Agha is in Kandahar right now. He is in the governor's house,' said Abdul Khaliq, a former Afghan consul general to Quetta, Pakistan.
J&K RELATED REPORTS
Kashmir should be resolved through talks: US
'It is not for us to determine what framework to be adopted by India, Pakistan and the people of Kashmir to begin a dialogue,' US envoy to Islamabad Wendy Chamberlin said.
Terrorists try to storm army camp; 1 killed
The terrorists opened fire on the camp at Zainapora in Shopian area, housing the troops of the First Rashtriya Rifles, around 3:30 am.
Two armymen gunned down
Police sources said the armymen, Jai Singh and Javed Ahmad, were working for the intelligence unit of their battalion.
J&K police bust hawala racket
A top Hizbul Mujahideen militant Rashid Lone alias Maulvi was arrested and Rs 4 million in cash was seized from him.
ANTI-TERRORISM ORDINANCE
New legal regime needed to fight terrorism: Advani
The home minister said that after the September 11 attacks in the US, the United Nations Security Council had asked all nations to create such laws to deal with terrorism.
POTO to be placed before LS next week: Mahajan
Bowing to pressure from the opposition and NDA allies, the Cabinet on Thursday night had agreed to make three major changes in the anti-terror ordinance.
POTO is unnecessary: Karunanidhi
The DMK chief also said Babri Masjid should be reconstructed at Ayodhya.
AYODHYA ISSUE
Karunanidhi refuses to meet VHP leader Singhal
The DMK chief said he refused to meet the VHP president because his party's stand on the Babri masjid demolition hadn't changed.
LS adjourns for the day
The Opposition was on the attack demanding an apology from the government for not allowing Congress chief whip P R Dasmunshi to speak on the Ayodhya issue.
No violation of SC orders to be allowed: Govt
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs O Rajagopal said the government is committed to maintaining status-quo at the disputed site.
OTHER REPORTS
Elections with a difference
No loudspeakers, no vehicle-processions and no hoardings! The panchayat elections in Goa are going to be unique this time.
56 cases of assault on Indian diplomats reported in Pakistan
New Delhi had time and again reminded Islamabad of its obligations under the Vienna convention as well as the bilateral code of conduct for treatment of diplomatic and consular staff, External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh told the Rajya Sabha.
Families clueless about charges against Hyderabadi duo in FBI custody
Some media reports indicate that the duo is "innocent", and some others speculate that the FBI is yet to clear them of any criminal complicity in the September 11 attacks.
Australia seeks own probe of terror suspect held in Bombay
Mohammed Afroz Abdul Razzak had reportedly confessed to the police that the Al Qaida was planning to strike targets in Australia, Britain and India along with the September 11 terror strikes.
Gandhi peace prize for John Hume
The Irish civil rights leader was selected for his contribution to social, economic and political transformation through non-violence.
E K Mawlong ministry voted out in Meghalaya
The opposition had moved a no-confidence motion in the wake of a controversy over the Meghalaya House construction scam in Calcutta.
SC demands judicial discipline from its benches
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice S P Bharucha said recently that if a two-judge bench disagreed with the views of a three-judge bench, it could not straight away refer the case to a bench of five judges.
Petition in Delhi HC seeks to legalise homosexuality
The Naz Foundation Trust, which filed the petition, said the provisions of section 377, which criminalise homosexuality, were impeding AIDS awareness among homosexuals.
Officers eyeing CBI director's post disappointed
P C Sharma, who was confirmed in the post, was not even among those considered for the job by a three-member selection committee earlier this year.
Laloo produced in Patna court for second day: PTI
Stringent security was provided to the RJD chief who is in the 'Z' plus category. He was driven to the court in a bullet-proof car from Beur jail.
Fernandes has few friends, even within NDA
The defence minister is paying the price for his proximity to the prime minister.
TN bandh passes off peacefully
While a top state government official described the bandh as a flop, DMK chief and former chief minister M Karunanidhi said it was a success.
Rules of conduct for LS amended: PTI
Lok Sabha members rushing into the well of the House or persistently disrupting business will face automatic suspension for five consecutive sittings.
Dr Abdul Kalam accepts chair at Anna University
Dr Abdul Kalam was till recently the principal scientific advisor to the Indian government.
NEIGHBOURS
Kumaratunga invites Wickremesinghe to form govt
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga's People's Alliance was routed in the polls by Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National Party.
Ranatunga makes it to Parliament
He finished second among his party candidates in Colombo after former minister A M Fowzie, but will have to sit on opposition benches as his party lost the election to the United National Party.
COLUMN
In early December every year
'Indeed it is one great Indian shame that we remain profoundly unable or unwilling to punish those who commit crimes.'
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