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October 9
THE PM'S SURGERY
'The PM has selected the best talent in the world'
'He is awesome! Certainly, Dr Chittaranjan Ranawat is the best,' says Dr Nilesh Patel who also works at the Lenox Hill Hospital, New York.
The PM's new knee could last 12 years
By the fifth day the patient can stand with support and walk with the help of a walker. The sutures are usually removed by the tenth day and physiotherapy continues for eight to ten days.
'He has the magic touch'
Twelve years ago, Dr Ranawat relieved Bimal Maheswari from three years of agonising pain.
'Who else will take care of our PM?'
'Elders have to be respected. That's what Hindu culture has imbibed in us,' says one mall owner at Breach Candy, Bombay.
OTHER REPORTS
Emissary Gopal set for 'final' mission
His colleague Kamaraj said that this time Gopal could not afford to return empty-handed.
Hostage crisis affects pomp of Mysore's Dussehra
What was to have been a millennium show of grandeur and gaiety was subdued, with people only from the old Mysore region of Karnataka taking part.
Congress allows H-1B visa-holders to switch jobs
According to the new bill, IT personnel will be allowed to take up jobs offering a higher salary after informing the Immigration and Naturalisation Service.
Rajan to sue Thai police for 'abuse of power'
Indian politicians may be flown in for the trial because 'a number of Indian politicians are in debt to him, and many are willing to help', a Bangkok newspaper reported, quoting an anonymous source.
SGPC chief Jagir Kaur remains 'elusive': PTI
The FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation on the mysterious death of her teenaged daughter accuses her of illegal confinement and criminal conspiracy.
Empty Bofors shells found on road near Raipur
The consignment of 170 shells had been sent from the Kanpur ordnance factory to Bolangir in Orissa on September 7 for refilling.
Endangered animal from India cloned: PTI
Scientists in Massachusetts cloned the Asian gaur and planted the foetus in the uterus of a cow, which will become the surrogate mother.
Alleged intimidation of Gurkhas upsets Britain: PTI
Senior British Army officers are furious about a campaign of "extortion and intimidation" by a radical pressure group, the Gurkha Army Ex-Services Organisation, which is closely linked with the CPN.
COLUMN
The return of Sushma
Prime Minister Vajpayee, no doubt a large-hearted man, was persuaded to take her in by Home Minister Advani. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi durbar.
October 8
Set example, cut spending, Sudershan tells ministers: PTI
The RSS chief stressed the need to opt for alternative fuels. Ethanol made from molasses and sugarcane peels could be one such, he said.
RSS chief wants Christians to set up 'swadeshi' church: PTI
K C Sudershan also urged Muslims to keep a watch on the activities of Pakistan's ISI and inform the authorities about them.
Thackeray blasts Laxman's appeal to Muslims
'The BJP should not test our patience. We would not like to behave like Mamata Banerjee,' the Shiv Sena chief said at his Dussehra speech.
Free Rajakumar, Parvathamma appeals to Veerappan: PTI
'I came home after being in hospital. You have still not released him. You can imagine how pained I am,' the actor's wife said in her message, broadcast four times on AIR.
Government increases allowances for IAF personnel
Several anomalies in the Fifth Pay Commission's recommendations for personnel of the IAF have finally been settled, Air Chief Marshal A Y Tipnis announced.
Andhra CID begins probe into tiger's killing in zoo
Meanwhile, distraught at losing her cub, the mother Karuna has not been taking food since Friday, the zoo authorities said.
Congressman among 7 killed in J&K: PTI
An army jawan was killed and another injured when extremists opened fire on a patrol party in Bei Nambal area in Rajouri district. The troops retaliated and one civilian was killed in the crossfire.
October 7
VAJPAYEE'S SURGERY
Nuclear button will be with PM in hospital too
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan dismissed a suggestion that the 'nuclear button' would be with the Cabinet Committee on Security in Vajpayee's absence.
PM asks colleagues not to call on him after surgery
The prime minister made this request during a Cabinet meeting, saying visits of ministers and other VIPs would cause inconvenience to other patients in the hospital.
MAMATA'S RESIGNATION
Mamata Banerjee withdraws resignation
Vajpayee assured her he will take another look at the recent hike in petrol prices after his knee surgery.
'The entire issue will be given a re-look and appropriate action taken after I return from Mumbai'
The prime minister's letter to Mamata Banerjee.
Another Jayalalitha in the making
'Today it is Mamata, tomorrow it will be Karunanidhi and Naidu the day after. How long will the prime minister yield to his allies? He needs to put his foot down,' says Rajiv Shukla.
ATTACK ON CHHOTA RAJAN
Extradition efforts on: Bombay police chief
M N Singh said that his officers were in touch with their Thai counterparts and hoped that the Bombay police would bring the gangster to Bombay, where is wanted for 17 crimes.
Rajan arrested, to be sent back to India: PTI
Immigration police chief Lt Gen Hemaraj Theerathai said Vijay Kadam, alias Chhota Rajan, was arrested after a three-member Bombay police team confirmed that the passport on which the gangster entered Thailand was not genuine.
Rajan assailant arrested in Lucknow
Noor Baksh, an active member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang, was arrested near the passport office in the state capital on Thursday evening.
Rajan not allowed to leave Thailand
Chhota Rajan's lawyer withdrew from the case on learning of the immigration police's decision. He alleged that the Thai police were using all sorts of tricks to delay the gangster's departure.
IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Six Pakistani soldiers killed: PTI
Pakistani troops have intensified mortar shelling and firing along the Line of Control in Poonch and Rajouri sectors of Jammu division.
Militants use new routes to sneak into J&K: PTI
Most of the upgraded weaponry reportedly procured by the militants, including Strila and Stringer missiles for targeting helicopters carrying troops and 12.7 mm guns, have also come through these routes.
Major tragedy averted in Poonch
Troops of the Romeo Force detected a powerful Improvised Explosive Device planted by suspected militants in a pressure cooker at Fatehpur village near Surrankote.
OTHER REPORTS
French man held conspirator in Peats case
The Goa bench of the Bombay high court held Dominique Sabire a conspirator, along with Freddy Peats, in the infamous two-decade-long child abuse racket that was busted in 1991.
Ultras target weakened police in Jharkhand
Junior IPS officers, shocked by the killing of their young colleague, believe the division of police force (between Bihar and the proposed state of Jharkhand) has weakened their positions in several Naxal infested pockets in Jharkhand.
Pak to legalise arms factories in tribal areas
These have been a clandestine source of weapons for terrorists and ethnic and sectarian militants in Pakistan for many years now.
Dehradun being spruced up for November 1
The serene Doon valley is preparing itself to be taken over by the hectic activity associated with a state capital. Dehradun will stand in as the capital of Uttaranchal till the new government decides upon the permanent capital.
Bollywood flicks inspire Haryana undertrials
They have now begun using chilli powder to immobilise escorting policemen before escaping, taking the cue from the chilli revolt in Bollywood movie Mirch Masala.
PTI REPORTS
Poachers kill tiger, skin it in AP zoo
The 100-kg tiger
was probably sedated before being dragged out off her cage.
India recognises transfer of power in Yugoslavia
India Friday congratulated President-elect Vojislav Kostunica and hoped that hardships faced by people in that country over the past years would now end immediately.
Kerala poll violence: Over 400 held, raids continue
The police continued its combing operations at several places in Kannur district on Friday in search of the culprits allegedly involved in the violence relating to the local bodies's polls held here on September 27.
THE PUTIN VISIT
Putin returns home satisfied with India visit
Some of the projects being launched with India are worth hundreds of millions of dollars, while the successfully developing military-technical co-operation will bring Russia several billion dollars, the Russian president told reporters.
Putin and after
'The $ 4 billion defence agreement signed between India and Russia during President Putin's visit only confirms the growing arms race in the subcontinent as a reality. Secondly, it perpetuates our continuing dependence on Russia for arms supplies. And finally, it exposes the futility of our drive for self-reliance,' says Admiral J G Nadkarni (retd).
DIARY
Like A Dream
'Princess Odette returned to life, dancing at midnight. Swan Lake, Act II, choreographed by Ray Barra, unfolded before me...' Ronjita Das returns mesmerised!
INTERVIEW
'The twenty-first century belongs
to Indians'
'We do have some serious problems to take care of. However, if all of us
put our acts together, no one in the world can stop us from achieving
our goals and aspirations.' Dr Thomas Abraham, pioneer
of the Global Organisation of People of India Origin in an interview to
Amberish K Diwanji.
COLUMNS
Vajpayee's US visit: Now historic,
soon to be prehistoric
'The visit has been much ado about nothing and we are exactly where we
were before. Much has been said and heard, nothing has been furthered.
The intentions and sentiments of the visit will become history soon,'
says S Gopikrishna.
The ordinary as icon
'The more intriguing aspect of development, which is only faintly upon
us, is the notion of an Indian uniformity clearly separated from the
rest of the world. Once the material aspects of the oft-quoted 200
million consumers with buying power are dealt with, we will still have
social and political scenarios of uniformity, and how deeply these
become entrenched will determine the evolution of India in the next 50
years,' says Ashwin Mahesh.
An American Ramlila?
'As more and more folks are becoming a part of the virtual community, the
primitive need to stay in touch may only get stronger. We have our
Santa, our pumpkins, our goblins, so why not burning effigies, too, or
hey, why not even Ravana himself?' asks Rohini Balakrishnan
Ramanathan.
October 6
THE PUTIN VISIT
Russia keen to strengthen trade ties with India
The Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday addressed a meet organised jointly by CII and FICCI in Bombay.
Pak terms Putin's statement on Indo-Pak talks positive
Reacting to Putin's remarks on Kashmir during his address to the Indian Parliament, a foreign office spokesman said Islamabad has repeatedly stressed that no problem can be solved without dialogue.
'I wish VVIPs visit Agra only at night'
Agra residents have to put up with traffic jams, noise and dust pollution and the dadagiri (high-handedness) of city cops when VVIPs visit the city.
BROADBAND
The Putins at the Taj
In Real Video.
DIARY
The Spy Who Dined With Me
'Smiley first met Karla, his KGB adversary, in Delhi. I too met my first KGB operative in Delhi...' Nikhil Lakshman rubs shoulders with Vladimir Putin.
Slide Show: The Putin Visit
ATTACK ON CHHOTA RAJAN
Bombay police team leaves for Bangkok
Besides interrogating Chhota Rajan, the three-member team will collect details of the September 15 shootout in which Rajan was injured.
Rajan may be freed by Thai authorities
Thai authorities expressed surprised at the Indian government's reluctance to press for Chhota Rajan's extradition despite the fact that he is wanted in India for many serious crimes.
BROADBAND
The Millennium Navratri
Enjoy the traditional flavour and grandeur of Gujarat's greatest show of culture. In Real Video.
OTHER REPORTS
Indian woman third on Fortune list
Naina Lal Kidwai is the only Indian to figure among the magazine's six most powerful businesswomen in Asia.
Crorepati's head still on shoulders
Meet Harshavardhan Nawathe, 27, winner of the Rs 10 million prize on Kaun Banega Karodpati.
Kashmir a political problem: Padmanaban
The new Army chief, on a four-day visit to the state, reviewed the Kashmir situation with the authorities and senior army officers.
Sharma, Mishra fail to make Booker shortlist
The winner will be announced on November 7 in London. The awardee will receive a total of £ 21,000. The other five shortlisted authors each receive £ 1,000.
10 killed in Lanka suicide bomb attack
The incident occurred when a suicide bomber blew himself up as a
policeman tried to search him at the entrance to a rally, which was to be addressed by People's Alliance candidate and Deputy Minister Tissa Karalyddea.
Bangalore industrialist rescued
K Narayana Bhat, Namasthe Exports proprietor, was rescued following the arrest of three people of a five-member gang at Vemgal in Kolar district of Karnataka.
CBI custody for four in Harpreet Kaur death case
The CBI had arrested four persons from Punjab and Delhi, including an Akali Dal member, on charges of conspiracy and illegal confinement of the 19-year-old daughter of SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur.
Sakshi Maharaj denied bail in rape case
Sakshi's two disciples, Durga Bharati and Savitri, had filed five cases of rape, sexual abuse and dacoity against him.
Unlike Mamata, BJD chief lacks killer instinct
Naveen Patnaik is a weak and soft leader who does not know how to strike hard bargains, is the opinion among people of Orissa.
Mamata adamant on rollback, PM hopeful
Two more NDA allies, the Telugu Desam and the Akali Dal, Thursday joined the Trinamul Congress in demanding reconsideration of the petroleum price hike.
Vajpayee may decide to call Banerjee's bluff
'While the government's continuance is necessary, Prime Minister Vajpayee is a determined man. Once he takes a decision, it stays and we don't think anyone can hold a gun to his head,' sources said.
PM did not promise rollback: Ram Naik
Petroleum Minister Ram Naik said the prime minister had only asked Mamata Banerjee not to press for her resignation.
Top Hizb activist arrested, explosions during puja prevented
The militant admitted that he had come to Delhi with the sole objective of causing explosions at Ram Lila venues.
Gen Musharraf's uncle dies in Delhi
A bachelor, he lived alone in the walled city and was buried on Wednesday evening at the Delhi Gate graveyard with no Pakistan high commission officials present, his friends said.
J&K approves state funding of elections
The state cabinet took into consideration the recommendations of the high-powered committee set up by the Union government for providing state funding to recognised political parties for elections.
Six Bihar policemen injured in landmine blast
The landmine was targeted at a police squad, which was on a mission to trace a truck hijacked by MCC extremists.
Lifer for dowry death accused in Orissa
Besides Utsav Rout, his father and four brothers have been sentenced to two years' imprisonment each for being accomplices to the crime.
PTI REPORTS
Bihar SP's killing could have been an act of revenge
Regional Inspector General of Police Rameshwar Oraon said the extremists' hit list included superintendents of police and deputy commissioners of Lohardagga, Palamau, Garwha, Gumla and Chatra districts.
380 held for poll-related violence in Kannur
DIG (northern range), B S Mohammed Yasin, told PTI that combing operations were continuing round-the-clock at several places in the district.
RDX, bombs seized in Kutch district
Twenty-five kilograms of RDX, bombs, detonators, remote control, pencil timer and a number of wireless sets were recovered from Kamaguna village of Bhuj taluka in Gujarat.
Troops foil intrusion bid in J&K
On being challenged, the intruders initially hid themselves. Later, they resumed moving towards an Indian forward post. Troops illuminated the area with tracers and fired to which the militants retaliated.
COLUMNS
Pakistan must exercise vocal restraint as both sides live dangerously
'It is a pity neither side has made any proposal to renew the dialogue on nuclear risk reduction. Many security experts had expected the Americans to persuade Vajpayee to at least agree on a limited dialogue on a nuclear restraint regime, assuming that Musharraf would have relented on his agenda of Kashmir or nothing,' says Major General Ashok Mehta (retd).
More on language -- II
'I am happy that Tamils and Hindis should gang up on me, a common foe who ridiculed them both. This is fitting, and oddly enough shows the remarkable underlying unity of India,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.
October 5
THE PUTIN VISIT
Alexander calls Putin visit a milestone
The Maharashtra Governor and his wife received visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmilla Putina, along with his ministerial team and other high ranking officials at Raj Bhavan in Bombay on Wednesday evening.
India, Russia ink arms deals, defence accord
India will acquire 300 T-90 tanks, licence for the production of 150 multi-role Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft and the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov from Russia.
Putin for joint fight against terrorist elements
The Russian president told Parliament the same extremist organisations that were creating problems in J&K were behind the troubles in Chechnya and other parts of Russia.
Vajpayee talks of a new global order
Addressing a special meeting of both Houses of Parliament, the prime minister said the views of both India and Russia overlap on a wide range of international issues.
From the KGB to the Kremlin
Putin knows Russia is today seen as a Third World country. He knows he cannot re-create a Russian empire. But he is clear about one thing: Russia's decline must stop.
When Parliament hosted Putin
The Russian President made up for the lack of glamour vis-a-vis Bill Clinton with his boyish good looks and brevity.
Russian FM will visit Islamabad: Pak media
Pakistan Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar extended an invitation to his Russian counterpart during their meeting in New York, media in Islamabad quoting Pakistani officials said.
Putin's wish was Maurya Sheraton's command
When the Russian Embassy confirmed that the first family of Russia would stay at the Maurya, the hotel went on a spring-cleaning spree - carpets, curtains, floors, ceilings - every nook and cranny of the hotel was sanitised. Thrice.
Beauty of Taj charms Putin
His wife Lyudmila Putina said: "You have a wonderful treasure in Agra and you must preserve it."
Vajpayee, Putin stick to mother tongues
Addressing a joint session of Parliament, Putin said he was sincerely touched by the reception he received in India.
Slide Show
Kaun Ban Gaya Crorepati
Scenes from the episode where Harshavardhan Nawathe became the first crorepati on KBC.
DIARY
Always there for me
'I used to promise that I would take her around India, to all the temples she wanted to visit. I never got the chance...'
BOOKS
Pankaj Mishra, Akhil Sharma in race for Booker nominations
Mishra's The Romantics, which is set in Banaras, and full-time investment banker Sharma's An Obedient Father, which talks about a turbulent New Delhi and Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, have won rave reviews in the West
since their release early this year.
POLITICS
Soren says JMM-S ready to quit NDA: PTI
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Soren president Shibu Soren said he would not change his stand even if he was offered the post of the deputy chief minister.
Army captain gets seven years for rape in J&K
A defence press release also made an oblique indictment of the National Conference government and seemed to blame the administration for inaction in penalising a special police officer involved in the incident.
Lanka PM rules out talks with LTTE
''The stage to talk to the LTTE is over. Our priority now is to
eliminate the Tigers by defeating them militarily,'' he told a hurriedly-called press conference in Colombo.
Judicial custody for 'Gujarat Samachar' owners
Media barons Shreyans and Bahubali Shah were sent to judicial
custody for a day on Wednesday in connection with a defamation case filed by a Surat builder.
Five killed in Bihar caste violence
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Govindrao Adik said the party could not keep quiet if any DF partner attacked the leadership of Sonia Gandhi.
Congress hits back at NCP
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Govindrao Adik said the party could not keep quiet if any DF partner attacked the leadership of Sonia Gandhi.
Politicians' suicides worry Kerala psychiatrists
There have been four suicides, including by three candidates, following the declaration of results of the local bodies' elections.
OTHER REPORTS
Decision on petro price hike rollback deferred
In a telephonic conversation with Trinamul Congress leader and Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said a "second look" would be possible only after his return from Bombay after a knee surgery.
Petroleum dealers call off strike
The strike was called to protest the alleged inaction of oil companies and the petroleum minister to solve their demands and grievances.
Inquiry absolves Apollo in Ranga's death
The committee report released by Health Minister C P Thakur Wednesday, observed that had the minister returned to the hospital (Apollo) with persistent symptoms, a different diagnostic approach may have been adopted.
Chenchu to appeal against verdict in missionary murder case
The sentence of 14-year detention to a 13-year-old is unprecedented in Indian legal history, Chenchu's counsel said.
SP shot dead by MCC ultras in Bihar
State director general of police K A Jacob said in Patna that
the encounter took place when the superintendent of police was returning after conducting a raid.
Gen Padmanabhan in J&K to take stock
The general will visit forward areas and meet senior commanders and troops of various Rashtriya Rifles formations.
Fake encounter: Victims' families get Rs 1.6 million compensation
The NHRC found that the four men the UP police was calling dreaded dacoits were innocent people, who were pulled out of their hotel and shot dead.
25 persons arrested off Gujarat coast
They claim to be residents of a place called Korni, near Karachi in Pakistan. However, the Coast Guard's suspicions were aroused when they were found to be in possession of Bangladeshi identification papers.
COLUMNS
What He Died For
'Mere hatred directed at Pakistan will not bring us peace our soldiers are fighting and dying for. To show that if their deaths are to mean anything, we must ask questions about the kind of India they are fighting to defend,' says Dilip D'Souza.
The language row -- I
'I will not accept one charge -- that I am anti-India. Disliking Hindi does not by any means make anyone anti-Indian. There is enough diversity in the country. I personally believe in pluralism: there is more than one acceptable path,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.
October 4
THE PUTIN VISIT
Vajpayee, Putin skip Kashmir issue
National security advisor Brajesh Mishra Tuesday said Afghanistan was the central issue of discussion between visiting Russian President Vladamir Putin and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Narayanan sees Russia as greatest friend of India: PTI
Terming terrorism as an anti-thesis of democracy and of peaceful co-existence, the President Tuesday asked the international community to take the initiative to wipe out the menace, at a banquet hosted by him in honour of visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
India, Russia renew Cold War vows
The Declaration of Strategic Partnership signed by the two countries has elaborate references to reduction of nuclear weapons and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
Price is the only problem with Russian MBTs
India is unwilling to pay more than $ 2.1 million apiece, while the Russians are demanding over
$ 2.3 million, army sources said.
Putin greeted at Rashtrapati Bhavan
President Narayanan, Prime Minister Vajpayee and several Cabinet ministers welcomed the Russian leader.
Putin plans for visit to Pak denied
Before leaving for New Delhi on Monday, Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said in Moscow that the president will not visit Pakistan and he had no intention to undertake any such visit.
Putin spends an extra five minutes at Gandhi samadhi
We are paying venerable homage to the genius of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of an independent and prosperous India, wrote Russian President Vladimir Putin in the visitors' book at the Rajghat, the memorial dedicated to the Father of the Nation.
Putin's Bombay visit to boost nuclear ties
He will be the first president of Russia or the former Soviet Union to visit BARC.
Text of Indo-Russian agreement
SPECIALS
Changing contours of Indo-Russian ties
New Delhi is watching with interest as Russia now sees India and China as major countervailing forces in a uni-polar world.
Fresh impetus to an old friendship
The Russian president's visit comes when India and Russia are well poised on the international stage, despite the host of domestic problems that the leaderships of both countries face at home, says C V Ranganathan, former ambassador in Moscow.
BY-POLLS
SP retains Karhal seat in UP: PTI
Samajwadi Party candidate Anil Yadav defeated his Bharatiya Janata Party rival Sobaran Singh Yadav by a margin of over 26,000 votes.
Dhindsa wins Sunam by-poll: PTI
Parminder Singh Dhindsa of the SAD polled 49,007 votes defeating his nearest rival Parmeshwari Devi of the Congress by a margin of 16,711 votes.
Congress retains Shahuwadi seat: PTI
Sanjivanidevi Gaikwad defeated former legislator and independent candidate Babasaheb Patil by a margin of 4,121 votes.
Congress retains Sheherkotda seat
The Congress candidate, Shailesh Parmar, polled 18,474 votes, while the BJP's Tulsi Dhabi polled 11,326 votes.
THE RAJAN CASE
Thailand sets deadline for extradition: PTI
Stating that the extradition request must come from the Indian external affairs ministry, chief of Thai immigration police Lt Gen Hemaraj Thareethai told reporters that Thai courts did not recognise Interpol arrest warrants as an extradition request.
Chhota Rajan set free by Thai court
After expressing a desire to come back to India, Rajan, it seems, is likely to opt for a third country, probably a South East Asian one.
Rajan pleads guilty to visa offence: PTI
Chhota Rajan's lawyer had on Monday submitted a petition to the Thailand prime minister's office stating that the gangster be allowed to leave Thailand for a third country.
POLITICS
Mamata extends deadline by three days
Trinamul Congress leader Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday informed that she had got an assurance from Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee that the hike in prices of petro products would be rolled back.
Mamata-PMO emissary talks to continue: PTI
While Mamata Banerjee did not come out of her room after the meeting with PMO emissary Sudheendra Kulkarni, which lasted over two hours, her party sources said that she would have another round of discussion with Kulkarni later on Tuesday.
No-trust motion against Gujarat govt rejected: PTI
The motion was moved by leader of the opposition Amarsinh Choudhary in the House following the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's debacle in the recent civic-panchayat elections, saying that the government has lost the confidence of the people.
Four killed in renewed clashes in Midnapore
An eight-year-old boy, two Trinamul activists and one CPI (M) supporter were killed in clashes on Sunday and Monday in Potashpur and Keshpur police station areas, senior police officials said.
Saifuddin Choudhury off CPI-M rolls: PTI
A former member of the Lok Sabha, Choudhury came into the limelight by demanding greater democratic functioning and transparency in the affairs of the Communist Party of India-Marxist.
OTHER REPORTS
Pak army fomenting religious extremism: MQM
MQM leaders, including the party's deputy convenor, Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, cautioned India and other neighbours of Pakistan against the consequences of a probable takeover of the nuclear capabilities by religious fundamentalist groups.
Scent of trouble: Poachers push musk deer towards extinction
About 4000 adult male deer are killed annually due to their high demand in the international market.
Lankan candidates warned of LTTE suicide bombers
The ruling People's Alliance has charged that the LTTE was providing security to opposition United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and that Prabhakaran has given special instructions to tiger leaders to make all arrangements for the UNP election campaign in the eastern province.
European nations screening Pak visa-seekers: PTI
The diplomatic missions of 15 major developed countries in Islamabad have joined forces to screen out unwanted Pakistanis, including top government officials, and prevent them from travelling to any of their countries.
Karnataka govt to stick by Gopal
Home Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge and Law Minister D B Chandre Gowda stated that forest brigand Veerappan had conveyed to Gopal that he would not allow any other emissary to discuss the release of Kannada film icon Dr Rajakumar.
DIARY
72 hours to Guwahati
'The 3,000-kilometre jaunt that I undertake every year, spanning six Indian states, forces me to imbibe, if nothing else, patience and tolerance in large quantities,' writes Anita Bora.
COLUMNS
Fiza: a cop-out
'Why is it that in all our films, the murderer is romanticised and the policeman debased? Why don't these sods shed the same tears of sympathy for the police? Why is there such a hysterical distaste in the media for the police?' asks Varsha Bhosle.
Time now for candour with one and all
'It is time for Delhi to stop beating about the bush, drop all pretences, muster courage to face the truth and tell it to the nation. And the truth is that peace in J&K is not a matter of instant burger, chips and coffee,' says Arvind Lavakare.
October 3
Nagappa goes into hiding
Even as the Dr Rajakumar hostage crisis entered its 64th day on Monday, only top police officials are aware of his whereabouts.
THE PUTIN VISIT
Putin holds informal talks with PM: PTI
The first Russian president to visit India in seven-and-a-half years, he had a private dinner meeting with Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his official residence in New Delhi.
Putin arrives on a four-day visit
The Russian president's IL-96 aircraft landed at the technical area of Palam airport in New Delhi at 19:54 hours IST. He was accompanied by his wife Ludmilla, Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, Defence Minister Igor Sergyev, Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klevanov and chairman of the Russian security council Igor Sergei.
From the Silk Route to the Tea Route
If the Silk Route was not all about silk, the Tea Route too is not all about tea. But it definitely is all about moolah.
Chandragupta ready to host Putin
The suite of Maurya Sheraton hotel will host the Russian president from Monday, merely six months after American President Bill Clinton stayed there during his India visit.
'Indo-Russia relations go a long way'
Yevgeny A Isaev, consular, trade, Trade Representation of the Russia
Federation in India, in India since 1971, who been working for the Russian mission in various capacities, writes on the Russian president visit.
NEWS
Lifer for 13-yr-old Chenchu in Staines case
The case of Chenchu, being a juvenile, was separated from 13 others accused, in the murder case of the Australian missionary.
J&K gets a new jail manual
The state home secretary and director general of police (prisons) said that the new manual reveals a shift in government policy, transforming jails from "custodial to correctional" and from "retribution to reformation".
6 CPI-ML men killed by ultras in Bihar
The Communist Party of India-Marxists-Leninist supporters were killed in an encounter with extremists of the Peoples War Group in Patna district on Monday.
Vajpayee undergoes pre-surgery tests
The prime minister is scheduled to fly to Bombay on October 8 for a knee surgery at Breach Candy hospital.
Anjuna's flea market will continue
The market had earlier been banned following allegations of the existence of an illegal trade in narcotic drugs. The revival comes with safeguards to control the illicit trade.
PTI REPORTS
Trinamul softens stand, impasse may end
Scaling down its demand for total withdrawal of the price hike of petroleum products, the Trinamul Congress Monday demanded ''some relief'' in the form of a partial rollback.
Petrol traders threaten strike
Petroleum traders all over India will stop lifting petrol and diesel from public sector oil companies from October 6, the Federation of All Maharashtra Petrol Dealers Association said in Poona on Monday.
20 killed in Lanka bomb attack
An attempt was made on the life of Sri Lankan minister and Muslim leader M L A M Hisbullah Monday in Batticaloa, even as a suicide bomb attack at an election rally in Trincomalee killed 20, including a candidate of the ruling People's Alliance and wounded several others.
Interpol sounds red alert against five hijackers of IA plane
However, sources said there was little hope of catching the culprits even after the issuance of the notice against the seven people as several countries did not comply with the warrant from the international organisation.
Reach out to minorities, PM tells partymen
"The BJP is known for its image and we have to ensure that this image is kept," Vajpayee said, adding, in an apparent reference to growing dissent in the party, "members should express their views at the appropriate forum."
Supreme Court criticises former CJI
The apex Court had on December 15, 1993, appointed former chief justice of India Y V Chandrachud as the arbitrator to analyse and expeditiously decide on some claims.
CVC to scrutinise every defence deal
Defence Minister George Fernandes stressed on the need for people to become security conscious and discuss security matters in public to generate mass awareness on the subject.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited launched
Launching the corporation at a simple function, Paswan said with DTS showing a profit of over Rs 75 billion last year, the new corporation would be given total functional autonomy and 'Navratna powers for making investment decisions'.
Violence follows Gujarat local polls outcome
Three persons were stabbed to death and five injured as supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress clashed on Saturday night over the panchayat poll outcome at Sojitra village of Anand district in Gujarat.
Alliance Air plane makes emergency landing
An Alliance Air flight operating between Madras and Port Blair made an emergency landing at the Madras airport on Sunday morning after the pilot suspected that one of the tyres was missing.
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October 2
Reach out to minorities, PM tells partymen: PTI
"The BJP is known for its image and we have to ensure that this image is kept," Vajpayee said, adding, in an apparent reference to growing dissent in the party, "members should express their views at the appropriate forum."
THE PUTIN VISIT
'Russia is not going to play Pakistan against India'
'Russia would be the biggest loser if that happens. They know very well it is no use losing India for Pakistan.' Professor Madhavan Palat on the Putin visit.
Cost high, but navy wants Russian ship
Indian Navy officials feel the cost of refitting the Admiral Gorshkov, is 'too high and much higher than the estimates.'
Putin to be accorded VVIP security
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is arriving in New Delhi on October 2 on a four-day visit, will be accorded VVIP security.
NEWS
Anjuna's flea market will continue
The market had earlier been banned following allegations of the existence of an illegal trade in narcotic drugs. The revival comes with safeguards to control the illicit trade.
MAMATA'S RESIGNATION
PM hopeful about Trinamul support: PTI
Adding a twist to the crisis facing the NDA, senior Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi hinted at the emergence of a third front in West Bengal, sans the CPI-M and BJP under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee.
Trinamul rules out alliance with Congress: PTI
Trinamul Congress chief whip in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandopadhyay said that if Mamata Banerjee and Ajit Panja were not in the central ministry, it made little sense to be part of the National Democratic Alliance?
PTI REPORTS
Interpol sounds red alert against five hijackers of IA plane
However, sources said there was little hope of catching the culprits even after the issuance of the notice against the seven people as several countries did not comply with the warrant from the international organisation.
Supreme Court criticises former CJI
The apex Court had on December 15, 1993, appointed former chief justice of India Y V Chandrachud as the arbitrator to analyse and expeditiously decide on some claims.
CVC to scrutinise every defence deal
Defence Minister George Fernandes stressed on the need for people to become security conscious and discuss security matters in public to generate mass awareness on the subject.
Rajan to ask Thailand not to deport
him
Though there is no extradition treaty between India and Thailand, the police here say they have the right to send anyone back to his country if there are sufficient grounds to prove that he has committed a crime there.
Bombay police team's trip to Bangkok cancelled
Foreign ministry officials on Saturday night asked the team not to go ahead with the trip.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited launched
Launching the corporation at a simple function, Paswan said with DTS showing a profit of over Rs 75 billion last year, the new corporation would be given total functional autonomy and 'Navratna powers for making investment decisions'.
Violence follows Gujarat local polls outcome
Three persons were stabbed to death and five injured as supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress clashed on Saturday night over the panchayat poll outcome at Sojitra village of Anand district in Gujarat.
Alliance Air plane makes emergency landing
An Alliance Air flight operating between Madras and Port Blair made an emergency landing at the Madras airport on Sunday morning after the pilot suspected that one of the tyres was missing.
Three Pak soldiers killed
Pakistani troops resorted to mortar shelling and small arms firing on civilian areas and defence locations close to the Line of Control in Krishnagati and Noushera areas.
October 1
MAMATA RESIGNATION
No rollback in price hike, says Naik: PTI
Petroleum Minister Ram Naik ruled out a rollback in the hike in prices of kerosene, petrol, diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas saying the government would not have taken the step if it was avoidable.
BJP leadership in a huddle over Mamata threat
It appears that the government will be forced to bid adieu to the Trinamul Congress.
Arithmetic in Vajpayee's favour
'But we are keeping our fingers crossed,' a BJP leader told rediff.com
PM rejects Mamata, Panja's resignations
The Trinamool Congress leader had threatened to withdraw support to the government if it does not roll back the prices of petroleum products.
'We have some compulsions in state politics'
What Mamata told the prime minister.
CABINET RESHUFFLE
Venkaiah Naidu, Sushma Cabinet ministers
Swaraj returns to the Cabinet almost two years to the day.
Naidu gets rural development, Sushma I&B
Shiv Sena Minister Suresh Prabhu has been given the power portfolio, which was held by P Rangarajan Kumaramangalam until his death in August.
Swaraj back as Union IB minister: PTI
Sushma Swaraj makes a comeback after being in the political wilderness for around two years.
I'll try to bridge rural-urban disparity: Venkaiah
'Injustice has always been done to rural India,' he said in a telephone interview with rediff.com
THE BENGAL FLOODS
Floods don't dampen Puja celebrations
A market research group has predicted that Calcuttans will spend Rs 6.21 billion during the 10 day festive season.
Toll may touch 1,000 mark
At least 893 people were killed and 18 million marooned in the flood-ravaged state.
JMM BRIBERY CASE
Senior Congress leaders call on Rao: PTI
On Friday, Congress president Sonia Gandhi met Rao and is understood to have expressed distress over the development.
'Problems raised by Rao's case will not go away'
'Given that no single party has been able to get a majority in recent times, the problem is going to stay with us for a long time to come. No government will be immune from the temptation to buy votes. Some with bags of money, others with offers of ministries.' says lawyer Indira Jaising.
'It will reinforce confidence in the judiciary'
Former Union law minister Shanti Bhushan on the JMM verdict.
'The CBI did their best to save Rao'
An exclusive interview with Ravindra Kumar, who exposed the JMM bribery case, in which former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao and Buta Singh were convicted on Friday.
'I did no wrong'
Former Union home minister Buta Singh defends himself after being convicted in the JMM case.
THE RAJAKUMAR ABDUCTION
Karnataka DGP doubts Nagappa's 'encounter' tale: PTI
Karnataka Director General of Police C Dinakar said certain information revealed by Nagappa on the movements of Veerappan and the gang's hideouts were 'not worth mentioning'.
Gopal confident of release by Tuesday
After M Nagappa's escape on Thursday, the editor said he could not proceed any further. 'Veerappan was very, very angry,' he said.
Nagappa's escape prevented release: Gopal
He said Veerappan was furious and felt insulted over the escape.
Gopal returns, Veerappan fumes
Gopal, who has a message from the outlaw, will meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi later in the day.
ENCOUNTER
'It is only in Bihar that we see everything with the tainted glass of
politics'
Union Minister Nitish Kumar, in frank conversation.
OTHER REPORTS
I have nothing against anybody, says Satyanarayana Rao
Rao, who quit as minister of state for agriculture on Friday, said, ''I have put in my papers. When there is no work in the ministry, why should I waste government money? I feel happy that (by quitting) I won't be wasting government money without doing any work."
Maharashtra women in IT sector can work night shifts
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said that adequate care has been taken to ensure that they do not face trouble while doing so.
J&K a major problem: Padmanabhan
Refusing to take sides on the contentious issue of court of inquiries against junior level officers and other soldiers and action against Brigadier Surinder Singh, the new army chief said, "I don't believe the army will be unfair to anyone."
A General takes charge
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EC derecognises CPI-M as national party
The commission also froze the name and symbol of the Janata Dal, which split into two factions on the eve of the last general elections.
KBC winner plays hide 'n' seek game
At the Nawathes' modest one bedroom flat, the phone has just not stopped ringing. Their only child -- now a crorepati -- is presently at a friend's home in order to avoid the media
Kashmir gets untreated water, says official
A chief engineer in the public health engineering department said nearly 85 per cent of the population gets unsafe water.
5 of family gunned down in J&K
The police said militants forced entry into the house of Gulzar Hussain, a forest guard, and sprayed bullets from automatic weapons.
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PTI REPORTS
Criminal case against expelled BJD leader
Bijoy Mahapatra, who was a founding member of the Biju Janata Dal, was expelled from the party in the run-up to the last assembly elections in Orissa following differences with party president Naveen Patnaik.
Six shot dead in Bihar
Police suspect CPI-ML (Liberation) extremists are responsible for the killings.
Parliament winter session from Nov 20
Lok Sabha Speaker G M C Balayogi said on Saturday that the
session would last till December 20.
Gujarat CM concedes defeat in local polls
Keshubhai Patel on Saturday night accepted the mandate of the people and acknowledged that it was not as expected by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Clean chit for Karunakaran
The investigating authorities probing corruption charges against the former Kerala chief minister said allegations of his possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income could not be substantiated.
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