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NOVEMBER 15
UP pushes curricular changes
through sans opposition
Cleverly, the state government has taken care to add chapters not just on BJP-RSS icons like Deen Dayal Upadhyaya and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, but also other eminent personalities like Ramakrishna Paramhans, Vinoba Bhave, Jayaprakash Narayan, K M Munshi and, to top it all, Mother Teresa.
US puts out blacklist of Indian firms
The list, which took five months to prepare, covers every single major Indian entity even remotely linked to defence or military related functions. Similar action has been taken against about 100 Pakistani government and private companies.
US not "overly optimistic" of India,
Pak signing on the dotted line
Referring to Washington's talks with New Delhi and Islamabad, Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott said, "It requires a good deal of political effort from all sides to achieve any breakthrough."
India ahead of China in nuclear science,
says Chidambaram
The Atomic Energy Commission chairman pointed out that India has 10 atomic reactors functioning efficiently and work on four 220 MW reactors is in progress. In another three years, India will make 500 MW reactors. China on the other hand has been able to fabricate just one reactor of 315 MW.
THE ELECTIONS
Five arrested for Delhi BJP rebel's murder
The security of candidates contesting the November 25 assembly election has been tightened. Chief Minister Sushma Swaraj has been brought under the Z category while a motor escort has been added to Delhi Congress chief Shiela Dikshit's security detail.
Madhya Pradesh: Several big guns in the battle
OTHER REPORTS
Sonia, Jyoti Basu hold a quiet meeting
The meeting assumes significance in view of the assembly elections due in four states later this month.
Punjab politics has affected Sikhs all over
Eminent personalities feel the four million Sikhs living outside Punjab have suffered because of their association with the Akali leadership.
Be good, Pawar tells Bombayites
The leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha has urged the citizens to channelise their cosmopolitan, enterprising, and disciplined nature in a more proactive manner so that Bombay regains its glory.
We can bring prices down, claims Congress
Spokesman Shivraj Patil said the party had shown in the past how to bring a bad economy back on track and was confident of repeating its performance.
A sand blaster in space
Scientists plan to make satellites duck and weave to avoid the worst effects of the coming meteoroid storm.
Bodo talks end in deadlock
Most non-Bodo minorities want the exclusion of areas dominated by other minorities from the proposed Bodoland Autonomous Council.
THE REDIFF SPECIAL
Indian history revisited
"The Aryan invasion theory is falling into the dustbin of history. In fact, a new claim for India as the cradle of civilisation may be possible with further archaeological finds... A new history of India needs to be written that recognises this monumental heritage. A good place to start improving and Indianising the educational system would be to correct this misconception," says David Frawley.
THE REDIFF COLUMNISTS
We eat dogs!
'Heading the list of Romesh Sharma's contacts is a national weekly's fixer-editor. The second one has BJP leanings and, on losing his job some years ago, made a successful switch to television. The third enjoys the tag of a fixer and is into both television and print journalism...' Capital Buzz. Political gossip from the Delhi Durbar.
Rahul Dravid, Rajendra Kumar,
Sushma Swaraj
"The fault is not with Rahul Dravid, but with those who chose him in the final eleven. Rahul is like millions of Indians, occupying positions for which they are totally unsuited," says V Gangadhar.
Nagaland: Ceasefire announced with NSCN (K)
THE WEATHER
Strong winds likely off the Andhra coast
The meteorological department has warned of strong winds, reaching speeds of 65-70 kph, along and off north coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa from Sunday morning.
NOVEMBER 14
As the last talks fail, Pakistan again calls for third-party mediation
Foreign Office spokesman Tariq Altaf said that unless the disputes between the two countries, including the "core issue" of Kashmir, are resolved, it will not be possible to forge friendly relations.
Pakistan to sign CTBT, NPT unconditionally
Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz said that since his country has restored the balance with India, there is no need to refrain from signing the treaties.
No question of recognising India, Pak as nuclear-weapon states, says Talbott
Unless and until the two countries disavow nuclear weapons and accept safeguards on all their nuclear activities, they will continue to forfeit the full recognition and benefits that accrue to members in good standing of the NPT, said the US deputy secretary of state.
Centre will dismiss Rabri Devi after polls
But before that, the government will issue a stern warning to the chief minister for cultivating a "mafia raj" in Bihar. The PM and home minister are also likely to consult Narayanan informally and take him into confidence on the warning.
THE ELECTIONS
Verma claims Ved Singh was killed in gang rivalry
But saying he was happy with the progress of the police investigation into the BJP rebel's murder, the former Delhi CM converted his indefinite fast into a 'relay' hunger strike.
BJP making a hash of governance -- Congress
Instead of the promised "able" leadership, the BJP has given the country drift, dissension, and discord, Congress manifesto committee chairman Pranab Mukherjee said.
BJP finds Congress manifesto hypocritical
Vijay Kumar Malhotra, campaign committee chief, said that while the Congress has promised to punish those involved in the 1984 riots, it has made "the guilty men of 1984 the electoral generals of 1998".
Congress promises peace for Mizoram
Its opposition, the MNF-MPC combine, hopes to win over the electorate with a 'clean, efficient administration'.
Madhya Pradesh: Congress banks on backward candidates
OTHER REPORTS
Delayed result drives student to suicide
Nishant Bharadwaj (20), a Rajasthan University student who set himself afire in Jaipur on Monday in protest against the delay in announcing the MA results, died at the AIIMS in New Delhi.
JDLP passes the buck to Sharad Yadav
The Janata Dal president said he would resolve the crisis at the earliest, but did not set a time frame. "I will do it when I am free," he said.
BSF commandant killed in Kashmir
Five others, including a sub-inspector, were killed in a deadly gun-battle at Takun, near Ganderbal, in Srinagar district.
J&K ministers slug it out in open
In the ring are Urban Development Minister Moulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari and Sports Minister Ajatashatru Singh. The prize: a building near the Dal lake.
Navalkar bans Marathi play on Thackeray
The licence granted by the Stage Performances Scrutiny Board to Pasaydaan, a play based on the life of Sena chief Bal Thackeray, was revoked by the Maharashtra cultural affairs minister.
Christians warn Sharief against Islamic bill
They fear that the proposed law could turn all religious minorities and women into prime targets of radical Muslims.
THE REDIFF SPECIALS
Naxal's ghost returns to haunt Left in Kerala
On February 18, 1970, Varghese was captured and killed by police in a Latin-American-style execution in the jungles of Wynad. The event that had languished as a footnote to history is now hogging the limelight and raising uncomfortable questions of accountability.
'Before I am killed, give me a signal so I can shout a slogan'
Constable Ramachandran Nair relives Varghese's execution.
THE REDIFF COLUMNISTS
The Age of Revision
'We live in the age of revision, where each little group that is able to muster a little clout in some sphere of our lives paints history a different colour. Revising the past to suit the conventional wisdom of the present is as much a part of history as anything else, it appears,' says Ashwin Mahesh.
Second take on Sharma
'It all comes down to the same thing: no matter how many politicians were friends/associates/clients of Romesh Sharma, he couldn't have got away with what he did unless a large section of the civil service was also in cahoots with him,' says T V R Shenoy.
Three dogs killed in police action
The misadventure of a police party that went to nab a rowdy, but ended up shooting his protectors.
THE WEATHER
Andamans in for more showers
Heavy rains are likely at isolated places in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the next 48 hours.
NOVEMBER 13
THE ELECTIONS
Delhi murder endangers BJP-Samata ties
The Samata Party has demanded that a special cell be set up in the Union home ministry to monitor poll-related violence in Delhi. Many see this as tantamount to questioning Home Minister L K Advani who is directly in charge of law and order in the capital.
BJP denies Verma's hand in rebel's murder
But another BJP rebel candidate, M M Agarwal (Shalimar Bagh), has been reported missing.
Madhya Pradesh: BJP expels Sakhlecha, 4 others
Delhi: Congress mum on statehood
Borders of poll states to be sealed
The Election Commission has decided to get tough to keep anti-social elements out.
Tough trio battle for Bharuch
The BJP will have a tough time retaining the seat because of the sharp rise in prices of essential commodities and the deteriorating law-and-order situation in Gujarat.
OTHER REPORTS
India, Pakistan accuse each other of sponsoring terrorism
The Pakistanis said they were only giving "moral support" to the "freedom struggle" in Kashmir. But the Indians exposed the pretence by pointing out that as many as 243 Pakistanis and 48 residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are in Indian jails for terrorist crimes.
Vajpayee sees gain in Indo-Pak talks
When a member of the parliamentary consultative committee on external affairs suggested that Pakistan be given an ultimatum, the PM argued that the issues involved are complex and no one expects any rapid movement.
US suggests '5 steps' to end Indo-Pak tension
"We're under no illusions that either country will alter or constrain their defence programmes under duress or simply because we've asked them to,'' Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott said.
Advani hints at fresh move to oust Rabri
The home minister said there was no doubt that anarchy and lawlessness prevailed in Bihar and there had been no change in the situation since the Union Cabinet had recommended imposition of President's rule.
Bommai fails to find a solution to Karnataka leadership tussle
Meanwhile, a majority of the ministers in the J H Patel government have called for stability in the party and government in view of the assembly election due next year.
Dal ready for Patel's acid test
A notice, issued by Karnataka Janata Dal Legislature Party secretary Jyoti Reddy, said it would meet tomorrow to decide the CM's fate.
Centre seeks review of SC verdict in JMM bribery case
The court had held that the MPs who were bribed to vote for the P V Narasimha Rao government in 1993 were protected under Article 105(2) of the Constitution, but not those who paid the bribes.
Kerala politicians fight over EMS's statue
The state is mired in another controversy, this time over the site selected by the government to erect a statue to the late Marxist veteran.
Sonia holds out hand of friendship to Sikhs
Addressing the Guru Nanak birth anniversary week celebrations organised by the National Sikh Council in New Delhi, she said incidents like those of 1984 should never happen again.
Centre to issue 'Person of Indian Origin' cards
A panel will be set up to study the issue of dual nationality, Prime Minister Vajpayee said.
Rangarajan refutes Jaya's criticism of PM on Cauvery accord
The Union power minister criticised the AIADMK chief for alleging that Vajpayee, who heads the Cauvery
River Authority, lacks the expertise to decide on the issue.
Taliban's emergence worries army chief
"If this experiment, conceived and supported by Pakistan, succeeds, fundamentalism accompanied by violence may soon spread across south, west, and central Asia," Gen V P Malik told senior officers at the National Defence College in New Delhi.
Kin of Malta boat tragedy victims set out to seek justice on their own
Irked by the 'apathetic attitude' of foreign governments, the weary relatives, who have waited two years for justice, have instituted a private mission to track down the offenders responsible for the death of 350 people, mostly Indians, on the high seas.
THE REDIFF SPECIAL
The last word
Whereas members of the Indian contingent always managed to give the impression of sitting through a tooth extraction, grimacing through most encounters with the press, their Pakistani counterparts were all smiles, always prefacing their comments with rich compliments about the objectivity of the Indian media.
THE REDIFF COLUMNISTS
Cut to the chase
'Two creative columnists are slowly but steadily giving the Salman Khan case a communal hue. Wait long enough, and the "truth" will soon be that the Bajrang Dal had instigated the Bishnois and the VHP had cooked up the cook's and driver's testimonies,' says Varsha Bhosle.
Diversity in unity
'Between J Jayalalitha and Laloo Prasad Yadav, between Bal Thackeray and the Bahujan Samaj Party, between the Shiromani Akali Dal and the protagonists of Jharkhand, the stretch of attitudinal differences is truly remarkable. The diversity is overwhelming, the so-called unity is just formal,' says Ashok Mitra.
THE WEATHER
Rains continue in South
Rain or thundershowers are likely at many places in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Tamil Nadu, at a few places in coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, coastal and south interior Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep.
NOVEMBER 12
No party untouched by Sharma, say the cops
The unearthing of the sleazy rackets operated by Romesh Sharma, alleged front man of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, in the capital has triggered panic in the establishment, say the CBI and Delhi police.
Japan to lift sanctions on Pakistan, not India
Tokyo will consider easing sanctions on India as soon as talks between the two countries make Japan confident of New Delhi's good intentions not to promote the spread of nuclear weapons.
Cross-border terrorism is next on the agenda
India has stated all along that Pakistan is aiding and abetting terrorism in the country and claimed to have documentary evidence of Islamabad's involvement. In fact, Home Minister Advani recently said a white paper on ISI activities in India would be tabled in the next session of Parliament.
THE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Delhi BJP rebel candidate shot dead
The Samata Party, on whose ticket the late Ved Singh was contesting, said it would decide its attitude to the BJP after that party spelt out its stand on the right of its allies to contest elections.
Thakre defends tickets for BJP leaders' kin
The BJP president denied that Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Uma Bharati had staged a sit-in to force the leadership to give her brother, Swami Prasad Lodhi, the ticket in Badamalera constituency of Chhatrapur district.
Mizoram: Tribal parties likely to hold the balance
Madhya Pradesh: Speaker set for double hat-trick
Rajasthan: About wives, in-laws, sons...
Rajasthan: 40 women in the fray
OTHER REPORTS
Jaya questions CM's action on Cauvery
The AIADMK chief condemned Karunanidhi for going against the tribunal's interim award and leaving to the PM the matter of deciding how much water Karnataka should let flow into Tamil Nadu.
Winter session to take up creation of Vananchal, Chhattisgarh
The Uttaranchal bill will, however, be introduced only after the committee set up to look into the demand to exclude Udham Singh Nagar gives its report to the prime minister.
Saffron turns sweet for Kerala minorities
The BJP, which played the anti-minority card virulently during its formative days in the state, is now wooing Christians and Muslims.
Power by chopper
The Power Grid Corporation of India has launched the emergency erection system, meant to restore electric supply speedily in areas hit by natural calamity.
Congressional caucus hails easing of sanctions
The caucus on India and Indian-Americans has hailed Clinton's decision to waive certain nuclear test-related sanctions as a ''positive step'' in rebuilding the relationship with New Delhi.
Lankan court to try Prabhakaran in absentia
The Colombo high court order has come in the wake of the prosecution's submission that Prabhakaran is living in areas outside the control of the Sri Lankan Army. The LTTE chief and seven accomplices have been indicted for bombing the central bank in 1996, killing 78 people and wounding 1,400.
Kumaratunga's comment on the origin of Tamils raises hackles
The president reportedly told a South African television network that the minority community in Sri Lanka is not native.
Prospects of early Sino-Tibetan talks recede
The Dalai Lama said he was willing to make the commitments sought by China as a condition for renewing official negotiations, but had postponed the idea because Beijing had declined, through informal channels, to co-ordinate a mutually acceptable statement.
THE REDIFF INTERVIEW
'We cannot afford to take another risk like Satya. The glorification of crime is the most dangerous thing that can happen in any society'
"Unless we tackle the causative factors, crime in Bombay will not diminish. Look at the huge number of immigrants coming into the city every day. Look at the slums that are growing just next door to the high-rise buildings..." As Bombay turns crime city, Police Commissioner Ronald Mendonca says the force is with him.
THE REDIFF COLUMNISTS
And now, the zen of onions and nuclear bombs
'As the prices of vegetables go into orbit, as the simple business of eating becomes a luxury for many Indians, the BJP can think of nothing other than telling them to eat bombs instead. If you don't have onions, chew on nuclear bombs. The sheer crassness of these guys leaves me breathless,' says Dilip D'Souza.
Swotting CTBT
'The best negotiating strategy India has at hand is one that makes a lot of noise about the possibility of signing the CTBT. The goal should be to not budge unless and until very substantive concessions have been extracted; in fact, the plan should be not to sign at all. The idea is only to get the other side to believe India will sign,' suggests Rajeev Srinivasan.
He did it for 38 years, non-stop!
How fickle electoral politics milked dry a once-prosperous milkman.
THE WEATHER
South sees more of monsoon
Heavy rains are likely at isolated places in Tamil Nadu in the next 48 hours.
NOVEMBER 11
Thwarted on education, M M Joshi turns on research institutions
The Union HRD minister is getting rid of left-leaning academicians and replacing them with his own friends who subscribe to the Sangh Parivar's ideology.
Pak MFN status for India 'in due course'
Pakistan has also expressed its desire to sell power to New Delhi, as the talks between the two countries on economic and commercial co-operation ended on an optimistic note.
Bus to Lahore will take a little longer
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief has asked his officials to speed up the administrative work relating to the proposal. The Indian side, for its part, says it is ready to start the service at a day's notice.
Retired generals support Pokhran tests
''If the military component of the four modernisations attains its full capabilities, the China factor will assume Godzillan proportions, and whatever trajectory our mutual relations subsequently assume, China
must and will remain a permanent factor in our security perceptions,'' Gen Roychowdhury said.
No N-deployment if India doesn't, says Pak
Pakistan promises not to deploy nuclear weapons, if India makes a similar promise, Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz said.
Ban on dual-use technology bothers India
The transfer of high technology to India will depend on the success of the Jaswant Singh-Strobe Talbott dialogue on disarmament and non-proliferation, the focus of which is on export controls.
US denies favouring Pakistan
''India should consider it a bonus and a plus that they don't have the kind of financial crisis that exists in Pakistan," spokesman James Rubin argued.
HC rejects Laloo, Mishra's bail applications
The Patna high court found that a prima facie case exists against the two former chief ministers of Bihar and three others.
J H Patel defeats no-trust move
The motion sponsored by the Congress and the BJP against the Janata Dal government was defeated in the state assembly by 133 votes to 83.
Advani trying to 'scuttle' CBI probe: Congress
Party spokesman Mani Shankar Aiyar said more deplorable is the fact that the prime minister has joined his Cabinet colleagues in "skewing the investigations" at a time when Delhi Chief Minister Sushma Swaraj is fighting the assembly election.
IAF upgrading Mirage 2000 fighters
The air force is infusing new technology, including night-flying capability, in its French-origin fighter-bombers. Air Marshal V K Bhatia said the new technology, which is totally indigenous, will augment the plane's penetration and strike power.
Goan women may fight Anti-Dowry Act
While the Act is hailed as a step towards gender equality, Goan women feel otherwise -- they are not ready to accept it at face value, anyway.
HC rejects CBI's plea in case against Kesri
Expressing dissatisfaction over the absence of any CBI officers, a division bench of the Delhi high court directed the bureau's counsel to ensure the presence of the SP and the CBI's standing counsel, A Mariaputham, at the next hearing on November 30.
Mamata rules out return to co-ordination panel
The Trinamul Congress leader, however, made it clear once again that her party had no intention of withdrawing support to the BJP-led government.
Bihar police gear up against PW, Ranbir Sena
They have launched a crackdown on suspected hideouts of the People's War and Ranbir Sena to prevent further violence between the two outfits.
UK minister offers to mediate in Lankan crisis
The British government is willing to help find a peaceful settlement to the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, ''if we are asked'', visiting Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Derek Fatchett said in Colombo.
THE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Thakre sees opposition plot in price rise
"There are two sets of people -- those trying to fish in troubled waters [the BJP's opponents] and profiteers -- who are directly responsible for the artificial scarcity," the BJP president told reporters in New Delhi.
Dikshit threatens to expel Congress rebels
The Delhi Congress chief, who is herself facing a rebel candidate in Gole Market, said no leniency would be shown even though she was confident they would not cut into the Congress votes this time.
Laloo, Surjeet ride the road of friendship
The RJD has extended support to the CPI-M's candidate in Bihar's Purnea, which goes to the polls on November 25.
Delhi: Campaign begins on low key as rebels plague BJP, Congress
Delhi: Congress out of Seemapuri race as candidate is disqualified
Madhya Pradesh: Sakhlecha defies BJP leadership, stays in the race
THE REDIFF INTERVIEW
'The entire wealth of the country should be shared equally with the Dalits'
'I tell the Dalits, when you are attacked, protect yourself. Is it violence? Do you agree with the others' view that when a Dalit woman is raped, her brothers should watch it? When the houses of the Dalits are attacked, you want us to be silent spectators? When Dalit people are killed, you want us to remain quiet?' Dr K Krishnaswamy, Puthiya Tamizhagam chief, explains his political philosophy.
THE REDIFF COLUMNISTS
Pakistan, enemy or friend?
'Here is a country that is raping us black and blue, and yet every time the desirability of calling off sporting contact with it comes up, a chorus goes up about separating sports from politics... But the question is whether national interest is to be sacrificed at the altar of sport,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Simple ideas work
'The stock market remains dead... The prime minister is also making one policy announcement after another, and yet making no impact whatsoever... Everyone knows how serious the recession is, but no one wants to admit to it,' says Pritish Nandy.
How Manohar Joshi did it
The Maharashtra chief minister recounts how he made it big.
THE WEATHER
More rains in the Andamans
Heavy rains are likely at isolated places in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Tamil Nadu in the next 48 hours.
NOVEMBER 10
Deadlock on Sir Creek continues
Pakistani spokesman Tariq Altaf insisted that though the creek itself is not of much use to either side, this is "a matter of principle. If we agree to what we see as the Indian side's unreasonable demand, we will have to compromise on all our border disputes".
Indo-US nuclear talks reach decisive phase
Senior officials of the two countries are discussing nuclear-related issues, including export controls.
India, US trade words over lifting of sanctions
The US has challenged India's accusation that it is out to favour Pakistan even in the relaxation of sanctions.
Deer becomes minister's dinner
Even before the dust over violation of the Wildlife Protection Act by actor Salman Khan settles down have come charges that half-a-dozen protected species were served at a function organised for AP Irrigation Minister T Nageshwara Rao last month.
Orders reserved on Laloo, Mishra's bail plea
Justice M Y Iqwal of the Patna high court reserved his order for Tuesday on the bail petitions of the two former Bihar chief ministers and two others in the multi-million-rupee fodder scandal.
3 foreign mercenaries shot dead in Kashmir
A defence spokesman said they were killed in the Neilpora forests of Kupwara. Two AK-56 rifles, one pistol, four magazines, and 20 grenades were recovered from the area.
Jaya and her coded messages
After a month of silence, the AIADMK chief has targeted the BJP-led coalition at the Centre, alleging a secret deal between Prime Minister Vajpayee and Tamil Nadu CM Karunanidhi on the Cauvery accord.
DMK leader killed in Sivaganga
An unidentified gang fatally attacked the youth wing leader, V Ruso, on Sunday night. He died on the way to hospital.
Assam minister's brother kidnapped
Suspected Bodo Liberation Tiger insurgents abducted Health Minister Dr Kamala Kalita's youngest brother from his residence near Chaygaon on November 7.
Naxals kill 7of Ranbir Sena
The incident is believed to be in retaliation for the slaying of three Party Unity Naxalites in July.
THE ELECTIONS
BJP threatens to expel rebel candidates
The party has warned the rebels to withdraw their nominations for the assembly elections in Delhi,
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Mizoram.
GVG to check out MP poll-preparedness
Election Commissioner Krishnamurthy will have extensive discussions with the state chief secretary, home secretary, chief electoral officer, director-general of police, and other senior officers. Law-and-order measures are also on the agenda.
Nagaland:Congress candidate wins unopposed
THE REDIFF SPECIALS
Hydrophobia!
Sources say Islamabad fears that if India is allowed to store such a large body of water under the Tulbul project, it can create an artificial flood in Pakistan at any time of its choosing.
Why the Siachen talks floundered in 1992
The Pakistanis did not want to initial the map showing the positions from where troops were to be withdrawn by both sides. By the time the Indian side persuaded them to do so, the political situation in both countries had changed for the worse.
THE REDIFF COLUMNISTS
Small bang, big whimper
'The BJP exploded the bombs and then, far from behaving responsibly strutted around like a macho bully threatening our neighbours, linking national self-respect to mushroom clouds and refusing to sign the CTBT. Six months later, like all bullies, it abandoned this false bravado and let its natural cowardice show by secretly negotiating with the Americans to sign the CTBT. It is hard to imagine a more monumental failure of governance,' says Vir Sanghvi.
Enough is enough!
'We have prominent Hindu bodies like the VHP and Bajrang Dal making wrathful noises about the BJP. They have not been able to begin their activities in UP because of pressure from the Centre. Most of the disenchanted sadhus are now leaving the VHP as they feel the organisation is doing nothing about the Ayodhya temple,' says Rajiv Shukla.
Bihar: RJD's bandh call evokes partial response
Jammu & Kashmir: Government shifts to Jammu
Tamil Nadu: 49 killed in downpour
They've nothing to lose but begging bowls...
The beggars of Andhra Pradesh have united.
THE WEATHER
Monsoon continues to lash South
Heavy rains are likely at isolated places in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu and Kerala during the next 48 hours.
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