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October 23
PM IS BACK IN DELHI
President receives Vajpayee in Delhi: PTI
Setting aside protocol, President K R Narayanan and Vice President Krishan Kant made a special gesture when they received Vajpayee at the Palam airport.
PM discharged, leaves for Delhi
In a thanksgiving gesture, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will send signed photographs and courtesy letters to all those who wished him speedy recovery after his surgery.
DEVELOPMENTS IN GOA
Sardinha to face confidence vote on Tuesday
Though all 21 legislators supporting BJP's Manohar Parrikar met the Goa governor on Sunday afternoon, the session is being convened in view of Sardinha refusing to step down and instead offering to prove his majority on the floor of the House.
More MLAs want to join BJP: Parrikar
Defectors are likely to add up to 12 in the 22-member Bharatiya Janata Party group.
Francisco Sardinha refuses to step down
Sardinha said he would work out a strategy to prove his majority after consulting his party colleagues who, he said, were all united behind him.
NEWS
Advani discusses state's problems with J&K legislators
The legislators demanded that alternate accommodation be arranged for terrorism-affected persons and those displaced by firing across the International Border in the state.
CPI-M now open to coalition at the Centre
However, opponents allege that many delegates agreed to the amendment 'fearing an uncertain future for the party'.
Hooch claims 13 lives in Kerala
The victims had the hooch on Saturday night and Sunday morning from an unauthorised outlet on the National Highway at Kalluvathukkal under Paripally police station limits in Kollam district.
October 22
Abdullah has raised a pertinent issue: Dhindsa
The Union sports minister said there was no harm in non-BJP parties discussing the RSS issue.
Dhindsa upset by leak of match-fixing report
CBI sources, meanwhile, said the bureau would hand over the report to the sports minister next week.
6 more farmers commit suicide in Andhra Pradesh
This takes the tally of suicides by farmers and their family members in Anantapur district since September this year to 22.
Dissent surfaces at Marxists' meeting
Dissident leaders of the CPI-M are circulating private letters and critical documents to thwart revision of the party programme that more than 400 Marxist leaders are fine-tuning at an extraordinary conference in Trivandrum.
BJP to stake claim to power in Goa
With two splinter groups of Congressmen joining in, the BJP has decided to withdraw from the Francisco Sardinha-led coalition government and stake its own claim.
Sangh Parivar eyeing Goa now
It is a bit difficult to rule it out as mere coincidence that various organisations of the Parivar have been organising national-level summits in the state only after the anti-church movement started dominating its agenda.
AP school headmaster suspended for sex scam
The suspension was ordered following a preliminary probe that revealed sexual abuse of several tribals at the school.
Vajpayee looks forward to going home
The prime minister has progressed well after his operation on October 10 and can flex his knee, though he has to take it easy for some more time.
Konark TV staff turn to god for firm's revival
'We have done everything to exert pressure on the state government to revive the company, but no one has listened to us. Finally, we have decided to pray to god,' said Prafulla Mishra, an employee.
INTERVIEW
'When I look back, I am definitely surprised at what I have done'
'Power is the only instrument which helps to turn dreams into reality.' The second and concluding part of Pramod Mahajan's interview to Sheela Bhatt.
PTI REPORTS
Jethmalani fires another salvo at Justice Anand
The former law minister in his new book 'Big Men, Small Egos' has questioned the real age of the chief justice of India.
Pakistan moves 9 army divisions towards border
The troop movement was unusual and the massive exercise across the entire international border with India was being done without prior information or announcement.
Advani, Fernandes to meet J&K MLAs on Sunday
Border fencing, unabated shelling by Pakistan from across the border and the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir will be discussed and reviewed at the meeting.
India voices concern at West Asia violence
India was among the UN member states that voted for the Palestinian-drafted resolution that called for immediate cessation of hostilities between the two sides and resumption of peace talks.
'US averted Indo-Pak war in 1999'
President Bill Clinton's National Security Adviser Samuel Berger said a war between the nuclear-armed neighbours could have been catastrophic.
AFP REPORTS
'Mule bomb' kills two BSF men in J&K
A pack mule loaded with plastic explosives was sent off in the direction of a BSF post in Udhampur district. The explosion was triggered with a remote-controlled device.
Delhi executive held in secretary's murder
Police arrested Sanjay Tandon on charges of murdering his private secretary with an overdose of chloroform while trying to rape her.
COLUMN
The media should leave the army alone
'Most of the adverse comments made in the media about the chain of command, generalship and morale in the army are hastily configured. They betray insufficient knowledge of the ethos and functioning of the army,' says Major General (retd) Ashok K Mehta.
October 21
TOP STORIES
Yet another Goa govt on the verge of collapse
One of its main constituents - the Bharatiya Janata Party - has put in motion an ambitious plan to form a government on its own in the tiny coastal state.
Indian wins $10m in online jackpot
Delhi-based parliamentary reporter Mohammed Kareem Basha, 57, has quietly created history by becoming the first Indian to win a lottery of $ 10 million (upwards of Rs 45 crore!) three weeks ago.
Army officer goes berserk, kills 5 in Guwahati
The officer was being escorted to Tinsukia-bound inter-city express when he snatched two Ak-47 rifles from his guards and went on a shooting spree.
Rajarathinam sentenced to one year's RI
Takeover tycoon P Rajarathinam had issued four post-dated cheques for a sum of Rs 44 million in favour of Chandrakant Garware, chairman of Garware Paints, all of which bounced.
NDA IN TROUBLR
Farooq moots NDA meet on RSS issue
The Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said: "A lot of talk has been going on over the RSS, and I feel it is time the NDA gets together to discuss the issue. Who knows, maybe the time has come to take some fresh decisions."
'Advani's presence at RSS meet no problem'
J&K Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief K S Sudershan's call to indigenise Islam and Christianity may cause secular parties within the NDA to sit up and rethink.
INTERVIEW
'Obviously, Advaniji is the person after Atalji'
'Atalji's popularity is out of anybody's reach. In contemporary politics there is nobody who is seen as an alternative to him, either within the BJP, within the NDA or even outside.' Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan speaks at length with Executive Editor Sheela Bhatt.
DIARY
Meet George Bush's sardarji granduncle
'If it's a choice between Al Gore and George Bush, I would personally
go for young George. You see, his grandaunt was an old friend of mine,' says Anvar Alikhan
PM's SURGERY
Bombay unfurls giant banner for Vajpayee
The one-kilometre long banner will have pinned on it about 22,000 get-well messages received from all parts of the country.
Vajpayee walking twice a day: PTI
The prime minister is progressing well and has his regular exercises and physiotherapy, doctors at Bombay's Breach Candy Hospital said.
RAJAKUMAR KIDNAPPING
TN, Karnataka governments under pressure
With the Rajakumar kidnap drama dragging on for 81 days and with no end in sight, chief ministers of the two states are under political pressure that they have been able to keep at bay thus far.
Nedumaran ready for another trip to jungles
Nedumaran and R R Gopal agreed to another visit to the forests after the three sons of Dr Rajakumar met them in Madras.
Rajakumar's sons meet Karunanidhi: PTI
The three sons said they were worried over the delay in the release of film star Dr Rajakumar from the captivity of forest brigand Veerappan.
PTI REPORTS
JK panchayat polls in four phases
The first notification for the elections, to be held on non-party basis, will be issued in November. Elections are required to be held within 45 days from the date of notification.
Manipur militants attack police station
Looting of arms is causing serious concern among police officials because militants of different groups have taken away 300 weapons from security personnel in the past one year.
HC strictures against Maharashtra minister
Ramkrishna More has been accused of allowing an educational institution in Solapur district to transfer its school from Javelgaon to Kalegaon at the instance of a local legislator.
Sushma seeks details of Mahajan kin's dues
Media reports have suggested that Integral Productions, in which Mahajan's wife and son have a major financial interest, owes Rs 65 million to Prasar Bharti.
Jawan kills colleague in Poona
He was irked when his colleagues teased him while watching a television programme.
24 killed in heavy Lankan fighting
The LTTE, in a press release from London, claimed major military success at Nagerkovil but the Sri Lankan army said the attack had been repulsed.
Basu calls for alternative at Centre
The special conference of the Communist Party of India-Marxists to update the party programme began in Trivandrum on Friday.
India cautions against use of atomic arms
Nuclear weapon states asked to take "immediate and urgent" steps to reduce
the risk of the "unintentional and accidental" use of atomic arms.
Rao deposits Rs 200,000 fine in bribery case
The amount was deposited in the court of Special Judge Ajit Bharihoke. Rao is yet to file an appeal against his conviction in High Court.
Nine killed, infiltration bid foiled in J&K
Four Lashker-e-Tayiba militants were killed in encounters with security forces at Dudpathri Behak in Badgam district of central Kashmir and Kamad in Anantnag district of south Kashmir Thursday night.
AFP REPORTS
KBC-inspired kidnappers busted in Delhi
New Delhi police rescued a business tycoon from a group of kidnappers who claim to have been inspired by the TV show.
Four Indians survive Laos plane crash
The Indians were among nine survivors, but all were in critical condition. Eight people were killed in the crash on Thursday.
REUTERS REPORT
UN report says religious extremism in India
Extremism is also manifested with varying intensities in Egypt, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka, "always through non-state entities, but in diverse forms and modalities with different goals," the report added.
OTHER REPORTS
UP assembly in turmoil over Padrauna firing
The entire opposition was up in arms against the state administration's decision to order firing on sugar mill workers and cane growers at Padrauna on August 29.
'Advani's presence at RSS meet no problem'
J&K Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief K S Sudershan's call to indigenise Islam and Christianity may cause secular parties within the NDA to sit up and rethink.
Saifuddin Chowdhury may alter WB politics
Former CPI-M stalwart Saifuddin Chowdhury is expected to share the dais with Congress bigwigs at a function to be held on October 21 in Calcutta.
Bengal BJP unit drops a bombshell
It will not oppose Congress candidates in next year's assembly polls.
CPI-M decides to move with the times
After four years of a silent ideological revolution that swept through the party, the party has decided to ensure that it will never commit any more historical blunders.
Five run over by speeding train near Bombay
Six others were injured, two of them seriously, when they were run over between Khardi and Atgaon stations on the Central Railway, nearly 110 km from Bombay.
Sangh Parivar opposes fashion show in Orissa
"If the controversial model Madhu Sapre wears a Sambhalpuri sari, it will be an insult to Sambhalpuri and Orissa," said ABVP leader Biswa Ranjan Pujari on Friday.
COLUMNS
'We never had to give up our homes so a dam could be built'
'The Supreme Court judgement is tragic. It tells millions of Indians, in hundreds of thousands of little villages to give up hope. What's more, it also tells them they must also give up their homes and lives so other Indians may be given good things.' Dilip D'Souza on the Narmada Dal
Nemesis for Azharuddin and Prabhakar
'The CBI has found Mohammad Azharuddin and Prabhakar as match-fixers and has blamed Azharuddin for influencing Nayan Mongia and Ajay Jadeja.' Rajiv Shukla scoops the match-fixing report...
October 20
THE NARMADA CONTROVERSY
Dams are not polluting industries, says SC: PTI
"The construction of a dam undoubtedly would result in a change of environment but it will not be correct to presume that the construction of a large dam will result in ecological disaster," the court said on the Narmada dam project.
Gujarat BJP ecstatic over Narmada verdict
For Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel the verdict could not have come at a better time. He was still licking his wounds inflicted in the local elections, and the vultures were already circling overhead. Critics were not giving him very long, but the apex court's judgment changed all that.
INTERVIEW
'I am with the people whatever they decide'
Writer Arundhati Roy speaks of her disappointment with the Supreme Court judgement that allowed resumption of work on the Narmada dam.
THE PM'S SURGERY
Vajpayee to be discharged on Sunday
Breach Candy hospital's general manager (planning and administration) Cyrus Engineer said that the prime minister is "fighting fit" after a knee operation.
Mamata makes a courtesy call on PM
Mamata said she was happy to see him (the prime minister) recovering fast
and appreciated his concern for flood-hit people of West Bengal.
Advani calls on Vajpayee
The Union home minister's meeting with the prime minister lasted nearly 30 minutes, according to Bombay's Bharatiya Janata Party vice-president Mangal Prabhat Lodha.
OTHER REPORTS
VHP fails to decide a date for temple construction
VHP chief Ashok Singhal denied that his organisation does not want to embarrass the BJP-led government and is thus delaying the announcement of a date.
SC adjourns Veerappan case to Oct 31
On Thursday, it was the turn of K S Parasaran, a former additional solicitor general of India and counsel for the Tamil Nadu government, to face the judges' fury.
India eyeing reconstruction work in Iraq
Already, French, Japanese and Turkish delegations have visited Baghdad to 'avail of the economic opportunities'.
Sonia to visit UP before Cong election
The visit underscores the party leadership's concern about Jitendra Prasada's challenge from the state.
IAF plans to buy 350 warplanes
The multi-role aircraft, to be purchased over the next 15 to 20 years, are estimated to cost $25 billion.
Govt files suit against Chandra Shekhar, Rao, Gowda also on list
The government had raised bills of Rs 59.1 million against Chandra Shekhar, Rs 55.2 million against Rao and Rs 5.46 million against Gowda for using Indian Air Force planes for non-official purposes
1 killed, 24 injured in LTTE suicide attack
Police said that a male suicide bomber, apparently waiting to target a senior politician or military official, blew himself up when police personnel attempted to check him.
Musharraf likely to hire Moeen Qureshi to run government
This might satisfy Western countries and help the government to hold elections in 2001.
Marxists plan special meet from Friday
The Communist Party of India-Marxist is trying to adjust its programmes to suit the day-to-day power politics. The party's four-day special conference at Trivandrum is being seen as a significant exercise.
Cyclonic storm weakens into depression in AP
The storm, which lay centred in the Bay of Bengal, about 150 km southeast of the port town of Machilipatnam, is likely to cross the south Andhra coast on Thursday afternoon.
Chinese navy may participate in fleet review
Of the 22 navies that have confirmed their participation are the US, the UK, Russia, Australia, Japan, Kenya, Oman, Malaysia and most countries in the Indian Ocean rim.
'Non-Oriya' Patnaik under attack from partymen
The Orissa chief minister was criticised for his inability to learn Oriya, maintaining a non-Oriya lifestyle and his keenness to promote non-Oriya bureaucrats.
Bihar's politicians serve people and prison terms
The government recently proposed a special jail for VIPs. Though the idea is to segregate politicians from other prisoners, Opposition parties attribute this to the increasing number of former ministers going to jail on various charges.
Behrampur observes Super Cyclone anniversary as Black Day
The residents protested against the tardy progress of rehabilitation and reconstruction by the Orissa government.
BMC union asks for ex-gratia advance
The civic employees' union requested the civic administration to give an advance of Rs 5000 in view of the court order restraining the BMC from making any ex-gratia payment.
PTI REPORTS
No need to snap RSS-BJP links, says Ananth Kumar
The tourism minister expressed pride over the Bharatiya Janata Party's links with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Chinese experts worried about India's 'big power diplomacy'
A series of high-level state visits to and from India this year and the warm reception United States President Bill Clinton received in India are being discussed by the Chinese media and the strategic community.
15 militants killed in Udhampur district of J&K
Security forces began combing operations in Phagala, Deval Doke and Thinmarg Doke areas on receiving specific information about the movement of militants in the Pir Panjal belt in Mahore area.
Former ED deputy director arrested
Ashok Aggarwal was arrested on the charge of allegedly possessing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Arrested ex-ED official says he is victim of conspiracy
Former deputy director in the Enforcement Directorate Ashok Aggarwal alleged he was the victim of a conspiracy hatched by Abhishek Verma, son of a former Rajya Sabha member.
23 held for attacks on Christians in Orissa
Twelve people were arrested in connection with the assault on Lameswar Kanhar, a priest at a church at Betikolar village under Udayagiri police station, and his cook last Monday.
SPECIAL
Keeping the faith
Shobha Warrier profilesS Satyanarayanan, a former police officer who has successfully rehabilitated ragpickers in Tamil Nadu. A Project Hope feature.
COLUMN
The Putty Man
'I am SICK of the BJP's posturing. We've never had a worse government! As bad, yes; but worse, never. The BJP is reaping the fruits of an economy put in motion by Narasimha Rao, who's now about to be jailed. And these originally-Swadeshi- advancing and ever-nationalism-touting jokers are opening up the IT sector and selling off Air-India and increasing the Haj subsidy,' says Varsha Bhosle.
The hoopla is over
'Of the 925 medals won in the Sydney Olympics, India's share is just one -- 0.1 per cent of the total -- and that too, a measly bronze. Would it be unkindness to remind ourselves that, in stark contrast, we constitute almost 20 per cent of the world's population?' asks Ashok Mitra.
October 19
STORM THREAT
AP gears up to face cyclonic storm
The storm may uproot trees, damage houses, disrupt communication and hit electricity installations in four coastal districts, the Cyclone Warning Centre said.
150,000 people evacuated in AP: PTI
The evacuation process began on Wednesday afternoon in about 50 mandals spread over Nellore, Prakasam, Guntur and Krishna districts, which are likely to bear the brunt of the cyclonic storm.
NARMADA VERDICT
SC orders resumption of work on Narmada dam
The Narmada Bachao Andolan announced that there was no option before it now but to take its campaign to the people.
Defeat of democracy, says Arundhati Roy
The novelist described the apex court's judgement ordering the resumption of work on the Narmada dam as "shocking."
INTERVIEW
'I will fight to the end'
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar criticises the Supreme Court allowing resumption of work on the Narmada dam. She says she will continue the struggle and that no one can kill her strength.
DR RAJAKUMAR'S KIDNAP
Veerappan country: A safe haven for pan-Tamil militants
Tamil militants have taken advantage of the withdrawal of police pickets on the Tamil Nadu side of the Satyamangalam jungle to smuggle in more arms and strengthen their positions.
SC pulls up Karnataka govt in TADA detenues' case
'Veerappan had made many other demands. What have you done about them? If the court allows the release of the prisoners what is the surety that he would release Dr Rajakumar? Can you give this thing in writing? Has the brigand given up other demands?' the court asked Salve.
Veerappan enjoys VCD films in the forests
The outlaw also has newspaper clippings of various hostage crises including that of the recent Indian Airlines hijacking.
Krishna cancels meet with emissaries
The Karnataka chief minister said he would be preoccupied with the visit of Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday.
'Govindraj feels claustrophobic in his own room'
'Even last night, he suddenly jumped out of bed in some kind of delirium. And now he finds it so difficult to lie down in a closed room. We expected this, though. He almost felt like running out of his house into some park where he could lie down.' Dr Ramana Rao, actor Rajakumar's family doctor, on how the jungle stint has affected Govindraj.
BOMBAY'S CIVIC STRIKE
BMC restrained from paying bonus
The Bombay high court has adjourned the petition challenging payment of bonus to BMC employees for final hearing on November 14.
PIL against Bombay civic union, Sharad Rao
The PIL, filed by lawyer Firoz Ansari, urged that the union and its leader be blacklisted forthwith and restrained by an order to represent the civic workers.
PTI REPORTS
Medical experts okay sale of Viagra in India
Tests have revealed that the drug cannot be prescribed to patients taking Nitrate group of medicines like Sorbitrate, and those people suffering from serious cardiac problems.
Christian council slams RSS chief
The council, which claims to represent over 6 million Christians, said the idea of a swadeshi Church represents Sangh Parivar's bigoted and false view of the Christian faith.
Sitaram Kesri's condition improves
The 84-year-old leader was shifted this afternoon to the AB-8 Intensive Care Unit of AIIMS from the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment since October 12.
Chandrika's estranged brother elected speaker
Sri Lanka's ruling People's Alliance demonstrated its majority in the new parliament by getting the resolution on extending national emergency passed in the first sitting.
AFP REPORTS
Bodo ultras threaten to blow up trains
Troops were placed on alert Wednesday in Assam following the threat by tribal separatists.
Sergeant killed in IAF copter crash
The MI-17 chopper was on a routine sortie to drop essential commodities in remote villages near the border with China, when it crashed into a hillside.
Rebels being starved out of Bhutan
The interrogation of some militants in Assam revealed that they were being forced to move from their bases because supplies of rice and other provisions were drying up.
Blair to visit India next year
The British prime minister's visit is to "intensify" ties, the head of Britain's diplomatic service John Kerr told reporters in New Delhi.
REUTERS REPORT
Clinton signs law for more high-tech work visas
The United States president's signing of the legislation is a victory for high-tech companies desperate for computer-savvy employees.
OTHER REPORTS
VHP asks government to take lead on Ram temple
The two-day meeting of the VHP's central advisory board, which began at Ponda, Goa, is to devise an action plan and declare the date to begin construction.
8 get lifer for TDP leader's murder
A special judge, while pronouncing the judgement said since the murder was an offshoot of political rivalry, awarding death penalty was not necessary.
SC moved against creation of Chhattisgarh
According to the petitioners the new state would require Rs 500 billion to ensure its financial viability.
7 years' RI for Arun Gawli
A Bombay court sentenced gangster Arun Gawli to seven years' rigorous imprisonment for possessing an AK-56. The weapon was seized on August 21, 1990, from Gawli's bastion at Dagdi Chawl in south Bombay.
Delhi HC to hear Buta's appeal in JMM case
However, CBI counsel A K Dutt argued before the high court that the convict must pay fines immediately as Section 389 of the Criminal Procedure Code says that imprisonment can be suspended but not the fines.
COLUMNS
Villain or Visionary?
'In politics, the dividing line between the two is too thin. I am sure his admirers and his enemies are as confused because it is not easy to figure out whether we are punishing a great visionary for a minor indiscretion or not letting a crook go simply because he once held the
highest office in the land,' says Pritish Nandy.
Are politicians the only ones to blame?
There are other people who must be taken to task -- bureaucrats and businessmen. It is ridiculous to say that Rao alone and unaided did everything that he is being condemned for today, says T V R Shenoy.
October 18
DR RAJAKUMAR'S ABDUCTION
Govindraj rules out commando action
A frail Govindraj, who reached Bangalore early on Tuesday from Erode, told a crowded media conference that Veerappan is adamant on the release of TADA detenues.
SC postpones case till Wednesday
The SC also instructed the Tamil Nadu government to produce the documents used by the public prosecutor while seeking the release of the TADA detenues.
Emissaries blame each other for delay
While a section blames Nedumaran's presence for the setback, the other side says that the reported augmentation of armed forces outside the forests has upset Veerappan.
Veerappan's fresh demand deepens crisis
In Bangalore, a much-harried Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna has conveyed an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday around 3 pm.
SPECIAL
'How can they release the detenues just to please Veerappan?'
Meet them, these widows of the men Veerappan has killed. In more than one sense, they are his real victims... Ramesh Menon reports.
IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR
BSF dy commandant among 16 killed in J&K
A search party led by Deputy Commandant B S Rathod raided Sumbal in north Kashmir. In the ensuing clash Rathod lost his life.
J&K panchayat elections to be held on Jan 5
Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said the elections would be contested on a non-partisan basis. Besides, 33 per cent seats would be reserved for women.
Two soldiers killed in Pak shelling: PTI
The shelling by Pakistani troops was intense in Charunda area of Uri sector where some shells hit a forward Indian post and a house, leaving two army personnel dead.
Bunkers built for Kargil civilians
Each family in the town and adjoining villages, which were shelled heavily by the Pakistanis during the Kargil crisis, had been given Rs 20,000 for the work.
INTERVIEW
'Does the government have a Kashmir policy?'
RSS joint secretary Mohan Bhagwat says that the Sangh is only against those who give evidence of hostile intentions towards India.
CYCLONE THREAT
Andhra prepares to face cyclone
Heavy to very heavy rain is likely at a few places while gales with wind speeds above 60 km/hour are likely to hit the Andhra Pradesh coast in the next 48 hours.
Army on standby in Orissa: PTI
The government Tuesday alerted the army and requested the defence ministry to provide helicopters as a precautionary measure to face any eventuality.
SPECIAL
Navy hails successful South China Sea visit
The recent visit of an Indian naval fleet to the South China Sea is a great leap in maritime diplomacy, believe naval officials. It has demolished certain diplomatic prejudices even as it sets up a strong, confidence-building path between India and China.
CHAT
'Against politicians, the CBI gets cold feet'
Ravinder Kumar, the man who created history by ensuring that for the first time ever, a former Indian prime minister might actually end up in jail, on The Rediff Chat.
PTI REPORTS
BJP distances itself from RSS' views
BJP vice president Jana Krishnamurthy said the party 'did not discriminate against anyone on the basis of caste, religion or creed'.
BMC restrained from paying bonus
Bombay high court said that it shall not allow any payment from the tax payers' money to the civic workers, which BMC was not statutorily obliged to make.
Buta files appeal in JMM bribery case
Buta Singh's counsel has said that the testimony of approver Shailendra Mahto was highly unreliable. The appeal is likely to come up for hearing on Wednesday.
OTHER REPORTS
'Breakthrough' at Middle East summit
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak have agreed to make a public statement condemning violence.
Mamata is at it again, says no hike in rail fare and freight charges
The Trinamul leader is likely to use railway fares and freight charges as her bargaining chip when pressing for a roll-back in petroleum hike.
Agreement in Sangh Parivar on temple construction: Singhal
The VHP chief is in Panaji to attend a two-day meeting of the organisation's Kendriya Margadarshak Mandal (central advisory committee) beginning Wednesday.
Priest attacked by villagers in Orissa
Police said the villagers forcibly took their cattle inside the church field to graze, and when the father and the cook of the church protested, they were beaten up.
Govt committed to Rajan extradition: Deshmukh
''We have completed all formalities and submitted them to the
Centre,'' the Maharashtra chief minister said on the eve of completion of one year in office.
Zoo curator shunted for tigress death
The Andhra Pradesh government transferred B Trinadha Rao, hours after senior Indian Administrative Service officer Dr A V S Reddy submitted his interim report on the killing of a Royal Bengal tigress.
Five of family killed in Siwan to avenge Yadavs' massacre
Though independent sources claimed that seven persons were killed in the attack, the director general of police, K A Jacob, confirmed only five deaths.
More flee coastal Orissa after cyclone threat
A top state government official admitted on Tuesday that many people were leaving their villages, in panic, following the threat of another cyclonic storm.
Another charge-sheet against Salman Khan
The charge-sheet was filed against the Bollywood actor in a court in Jodhpur for hunting protected wild animals two years ago.
Quake rattles Madhya Pradesh
The Jabalpur police control room, quoting the Delhi-based seismological office, said it measured 5.2 on the Richter scale.
October 17
DR RAJAKUMAR'S ABDUCTION
Veerappan releases one hostage, Govindraj
The son-in-law of ageing matinee idol Rajakumar was apparently released on account of his deteriorating health.
Nagappa fails to appear in court
A petition filed in the Karnataka high court contends that Nagappa was kept in police custody and prevented from speaking the truth about his escape from Veerappan's custody.
Emissaries haggle over Rajakumar release
With rival factions of government emissaries reportedly reaching a pact, the kidnapped Kannada matinee icon is expected to breathe free air on Tuesday.
Villagers prepare for Rajakumar's release
Police officials refused to confirm whether the Kannada film icon and two others, held captive by Veerappan and Tamil extremists for 76 days, have been released or not.
Nedumaran: The negotiator
George Iype profiles P Nedumaran, a firebrand separatist, pro-LTTE leader, hardcore Tamil nationalist, who looks set to succeed where two state governments could not: in securing the releasing of Dr Rajakumar.
PTI REPORTS
Hizb asks Delhi to take initiative on ceasefire
Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin denied any differences within the outfit after the withdrawal of its cease-fire offer on August 8.
Advani for national policy on kidnapping
He said he will discuss the matter with the prime minister once he returns from Bombay and request him to convene a meeting of chief ministers to discuss the issue.
Kulsoom's meeting thwarted; PML workers thrashed
Police blocked every street leading to the venue where Kulsoom Nawaz was expected to attend the meeting on Sunday.
28 militants, 4 securitymen among 34 killed in J&K
An official spokesman said 13 militants were killed in three separate encounters at Thinmarg, Dewal Duga and Shagroo in Udhampur district in Jammu region on Sunday and Monday.
Cyclonic storm intensifies, coastal AP put on alert
The cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal was likely to intensify further. Gales with a speed of 65 to 75 km/hour were likely to hit Andhra Pradesh all along the coast.
Notice served on BMC unions over 'illegal' strike
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner V Ranganathan said the organisation was collecting information about incidents of sabotage of water supply during the civic strike.
MiG-21s crash after mid-air collision
The pilot of one of the MiGs, identified as Juth Singh, was killed while another unidentified person accompanying him bailed out to safety, Bhattacharjee said. Details of the other aircraft were awaited.
Vajpayee in 'fine' condition
Vajpayee underwent physiotherapy, performed some exercises and also walked on Monday morning, with the help of a walker, for a few minutes.
Pak could nuke India if threatened: Musharraf
'I would never like to use it first of all. But if you ask me a direct question when would I use them.. if Pakistan's security gets jeopardised, then only one would like to think of it,' Musharraf told CBS's '60 Minutes' on Sunday.
SC stays Kerala HC order on protests
The apex court Monday stayed a judgement directing the Election Commission to deregister parties that call for and enforce hartals by use of force.
Tension after 'desecration' of Shivaji statue
Major commercial establishments were shut in Sinnar, near Nashik, on Monday, in response to a bandhcalled by the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
INTERVIEW
'No power can bend the RSS'
'We want cow protection. We want the Ram temple to be built. No government can tell us what to think. Or feel.'M G Vaidya, the new articulate face of the RSS speaks to Roving Editor Ramesh Menon.
AFP REPORT
Rajan appeals against passport revocation
An external affairs ministry has said that the government is doing everything in its power to get Rajan to stand trial in Indian courts.
OTHER REPORTS
Bush for lifting of sanctions against India
The Republican presidential candidate also said that if elected he will not press India to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Law catches up with coaching classes in Maharashtra
A new ordinance makes it mandatory for all coaching classes to register with the government and renew the registration every year.
Goa divided over VHP's national meet
The fact that the VHP may decide on the date of commencement of construction of a temple at Ayodhya during the course of its two-day convention in the tourist state has raised many eyebrows.
Indians evacuated from Middle East hot spot
There are around three hundred Indians in Israel, mainly involved in the diamond business, besides some nuns and students.
5 Pak soldiers, one Indian jawan killed on LoC
A group of Pakistani soldiers attacked a forward post in the Uri sector under the cover of heavy artillery and mortar fire.
Kesri off ventilator, but remains serious
The veteran Congress leader was taken off ventilator support on Sunday night and his vital systems were being maintained through the administration of drugs.
Cyclone warning leads to panic in Orissa
"We are preparing to face any situation arising out of the cyclone and afterwards," said Arabind Mohanty, a government employee who is yet to forget last October's Super Cyclone.
RSS camp marks launch of poll campaign
The Sangh Parivar does not seem to give a long term to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition and is said to be evolving a strategy to build up the BJP's prospects.
40 hit by food poisoning at Bihar sports meet
The girl athletes took ill on the eve of a felicitation of Sydney Olympics bronze medal winner Karnam Malleshwari by the Rabri Devi government.
COLUMNS
How far our politicians have come!
'The mukhauta has fallen off two leading protagonists of the Hindu undivided parivar -- one a bachelor by choice, the other a spinster by compulsion -- revealing not bitter sourpusses behind them, but real human beings with real feelings. Happy Diwali,' says Krishna Prasad.
The House of Straw
'The machinations of the Left is a universal phenomenon. The ultimate goal is not the diversity they keep ranting on about, but division between peoples. For without that, there are no vote banks,' says
Varsha Bhosle.
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