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SEPTEMBER 20
Governor recommends Rabri's dismissal
Sunder Singh Bhandari said the prime minister had agreed with his assessment that there is a case for imposing President's rule in Bihar. The home minister too endorsed the view, but remained non-committal on the question of President's rule.
India, US close to deal on CTBT
"We feel the Singh-Talbott dialogue (on Monday) will break through many contentious issues, including the CTBT," an external affairs ministry official told Rediff On The NeT.
Maran dares BJP to dismiss the DMK govt
The senior DMK leader said the party was least afraid as it was not easy to invoke Article 356. He said even if the President and judiciary approved the move, the dismissal had to be supported by the two houses of Parliament which was "impossible" now.
BJP is now the centre of gravity in Tamil politics
While the DMK is moving perceptibly to the right in a bid to align with the erstwhile "northern" party, the AIADMK is not yet ready to let go of its ally despite the soured relationship.
India develops multi-barrel rocket launcher
Till recently, only the US, Russia and Brazil used the multi-barrel rocket launcher system technology, intended to provide high-volume firepower. India has now joined the club with Pinaka.
BJP, RSS and VHP face Shankaracharya's ire
Shankaracharya Adhokshajanandji Tirth said their policies posed a great danger before the country.
Mahanta sanctions Rs 5 million to Kaziranga
The chief minister has also asked the park officials to prepare an action plan to save animals from the fury of floods. Its implementation should be completed before the onset of monsoon next year, he ordered.
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The eagle has fallen
Ram Jethmalani appears to have gone and got himself incriminated in a FERA violation. And the ED has initiated an inquiry against him... Capital Buzz. Political gossip from the Delhi Durbar.
The N Men
'President K R Narayanan and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu have shown how politicians should function,' says Rajiv Shukla.
THE REDIFF SPECIAL
The irrelevance of self-reliance
'Indian defence production has many achievements
to its credit during the past fifty years. Unfortunately,
the achievement of self-reliance is not one of them.
The mantra of total self-reliance is a baggage left over
from our socialist economy days. It is time we threw it
out of the window. On our road to self-reliance we
have become more Russia-reliant than ever. No country
today, however affluent, can afford to produce all its needs within its borders,' says Admiral (retired) J G Nadkarni.
Sikh woman gets into trouble for wearing kara
British supermarket food chain RF Brookes says workers on the production line are not allowed to wear jewellery, but Inderjit Kaur says her white co-workers are allowed to wear their wedding rings.
Andhra Pradesh: Hyderabad LRTS project revived
Assam: Top cops escape ambush
Orissa: Orissa government denies former DGP's allegation in the Anjana Mishra molestation case
SEPTEMBER 19
Special session of Bihar assembly adjourned amidst chaos
Even as the pro- and anti-Vananchal sections in the legislature indulged in a slanging match that spilled on to the streets of Patna and Governor Sunder Singh Bhandari flew to New Delhi, BJP vice-president Krishan Lal Sharma said the Rabri Devi government would fall "any moment".
No ditching old allies for new ones: BJP
Without naming the DMK, BJP general secretary M Venkaiah Naidu said if some political parties wanted to support the Vajpayee government in the interest of
the country, they were free to do so.
IAF conducts flood relief operation on war-footing
The IAF aircraft and helicopters, entrusted with the task of carrying out relief and rescue operation in the flood affected areas of south Gujarat, particularly Surat district, had to fly up to Daman for refuelling as the civil aviation authorities at Surat airport had "failed to arrange for fuel".
Anti-Nayanar strike makes Congressmen smile at each other
The prospect of fighting the Communists has brought together the warring factions of the Congress in Kerala. With a high-voltage agitation in Kannur against the CPI-M.
US experts call for easing technology controls on India
Their report agrees with the Indian position that a complete rollback to a non-nuclear South Asia is no longer a realistic policy goal without massive strides towards global disarmament.
Nawaz Sharief faces revolt within his party
Many members of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League are opposed to the proposal to make the holy Quran the country's supreme law.
Iran poised to strike Taliban
While Teheran has demolished the myth of the invincibility of the "student army", Pakistan is in no position to rush to its ally's assistance.
Floods drown Kaziranga in sea of financial woes
The catastrophic floods, which turned the Kaziranga National Park into a virtual lake, destroying all roads, bridges, watchtowers and camps within, have left behind a lot of financial troubles. And little chance for the park's reopening scheduled on November 1.
Women can now make men behave at workplace... the hard way!
Unsavoury and sexist remarks, innuendoes, forcible physical touching and jokes likely to cause embarrassment are all forms of sexual harassment at workplace, the National Commission for Women has ruled.
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The politics of expediency
'India should not think of herself as the leader of some rag-tag, diverse group of Third World nations. Instead she should consider herself an incipient superpower. Superpowers don't sponsor others' causes unless they are client or vassal states. Therefore, India should cease to worry about what NAM thinks -- frankly, they don't matter. India should actively consider which states can become her vassals,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.
THE REDIFF SPECIAL
The muse behind the news
As the anchor of ITN World News, Daljit Dahaliwal finds presenting the news a big
challenge. "You are dealing with different things while presenting. You have to be on top of the story and somehow, you seem to be closer to it in the studio," she says. But she still reports. Less than a fortnight back, she presented a powerful
report on the mysterious death of Lakhvinder Reel, known as Ricky, who died in October last year in Surrey, southern England, in what is suspected to be a racist attack.
THE REDIFF INTERVIEW
'I want hundred per cent polling, only then will we be able to form a good government'
'Take my own profession. Many people stand in the queue for hours to buy tickets to see a film, but some call me for tickets because they do not want to stand in the queue. Like this, there is urgency in the minds of the common man to get things done at the earliest. So, it starts with asking for small favours but finally grows into big proportions. But if we take a decision that I will stand in the sun for my chance to come, there will not be any corruption.' Tamil superstar Sarath Kumar in an interview.
Jammu and Kashmir: 23 Hurriyat leaders arrested
Maharashtra: Nashik floods recede
TODAY'S WEATHER
More rain in the Andamans
Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Konkan and Goa, north central Maharashtra, coastal Karnataka and Kerala during the next 48 hours.
SEPTEMBER 18
Centre will push through states' reorganisation bill in winter session
"Parliament can always reject any opposition to the new statehood bills
from the state assemblies because under Article 3, the Central government is not
duty-bound to listen to the state governments," declared an official associated
with the statehood bills.
Bihar assembly to discuss Vananchal tomorrow
But JMM-Soren, which has withdrawn support to the RJD government in the state, is demanding that Rabri Devi first prove her majority before putting the issue to vote.
Advani rebuts Jaya's claim on dismissing DMK government
The home minister said he never stated at any
time that if the BJP came to power, it would take action against the
DMK government. ''All that I emphasised, so far as this government
is concerned, was that we will do whatever is constitutionally correct
and politically legitimate. Even personal provocation will not
deflect this government from the path of constitutional propriety," he told a press conference in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Vajpayee will use cabinet expansion to reassure Tamil allies
Indications are that
the prime minister will keep his promise to accommodate
three AIADMK nominees and one Pattali Makkal Katchi
member, apart from inviting the MDMK to join the government.
Jaya will comment on DMK's support to BJP when it happens
The AIADMK chief said she would wait and see whether the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam actually offered support to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition at the Centre before
commenting on the prime minister's remarks in this regard
on Wednesday.
Pak shells army barracks in Kargil
A defence ministry spokesman said three of the barracks were
damaged in the shelling, but that there were no casualties since the army men
had vacated the premises immediately after the shelling started.
Ex-DGP's affidavit levels serious allegations against Orissa CM in molestation case
On August 21, 1997, when the CBI was investigating the case
following the orders of the Orissa high court, the former DGP stated in his affidavit,
he was summoned by the chief minister to his Cuttack residence and
directed to ensure that the case be finally reported. He was further
suggested that some CBI officers, particularly the SP,
should be arrested by instituting criminal cases against them.
Church, parish clash over administering Vailankani chapel in Goa
In the port town of Vasco, over one thousand
devotees of Our Lady of Vailankani are protesting against the move by Goa
Archbishop Raul Gonsalves to take over the chapel, run by the working class
from all religions and communities.
Mazhar Khan, 43, dies of kidney failure
The actor, best known for his portrayal of a legless beggar in the film Shaan and as the estranged husband of actress Zeenat Aman in real life, finally succumbed on Wednesday to his many health problems.
Yeltsin to visit India in December, pushing CTBT tops agenda
In a curtain-raiser to the visit, broadcast on the Voice of
Russia, it was announced that the Russian president would sign
many important agreements with New Delhi, chief among them being
an increase in the volume of Indo-Russian trade.
No signing CTBT unless sanctions go, says Pakistan
And even if it signs the treaty, Pakistan says it will retain the right to conduct more tests if India does so.
Negligence claim against Indian doctor settled for $150,000
Lawsuit in a Florida court said 88-year-old Carmela Scheel died because Dr Tummala Prasad left 20 inches of gauze packing in her body. But the judge trying the case said his order represented only a settlement of the dispute, not an admission of guilt by the medical institute.
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Rekindling the embers of the Bombay riots
'The casualties in the Bombay riots told the true story. The commission finds that a total of 900 persons died in December and January, of which 575 were Muslims and 275 were Hindus. By no stretch of the imagination can the Srikrishna Report be construed as inflammatory or "anti-Hindu." If anything, Justice B N Srikrishna, still serving in the Bombay High Court, is a model of rectitude and errs very much on the side of caution,' says Darryl D' Monte.
Dissidence in the ranks
'A section of the bureaucracy is at war with the Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry,' writes T V R Shenoy.
Gujarat: Floods hit south and central Gujarat
Maharashtra: Two trains submerged outside Bombay, navy help summoned
TODAY'S WEATHER
Heavy rains forecast
There isn't going to be much respite for flood-hit Gujarat.
SEPTEMBER 17
Rout in two states could sound Vajpayee government's death-knell
"BJP coalition partners are getting irritated, but they are keeping quiet because the Congress has not tried to lure them into any new formation," P J Kurien, chief whip of the Congress in the Lok Sabha told Rediff On The Net.
"The Vajpayee government may not exactly be shaky now. But we feel the assembly elections would change the shape of the BJP coalition."
Declassified documents shed new light on American support to Dalai Lama
A detailed story in The Los Angeles Times says for much of the 1960s, the CIA provided the Tibetan exile movement with $1.7 million a year for operations against China, including an annual subsidy of $180,000 for the
Dalai Lama. The newspaper quoted newly released US intelligence documents.
PM rules out signing CTBT as it stands
Vajpayee said he knew the provisions of the CTBT were not going to be amended, but other arrangements could be made. Among other factors, the country wanted certain issues such as ban on transfer of high technology to be resolved, he said.
France recognises India as a nuclear weapon state, says ex-PM
To a specific question, Laurent Fabius said France favoured reforms of the United Nations, including the Security Council. He
added that India would have to play a much greater role in the
reformed Security Council as it was one of the most populous
countries and a great democracy.
India, Pak exaggerated claims about N-tests, says seismologist
''This is quite clearly a case where governments tested for a
political reason rather than scientific reasons, so we have to be
suspicious of what they say,'' said Terry Wallace of the University of Arizona, an expert on the use of seismology to analyse nuclear explosions.
Vajpayee says he is ready for support from 'any quarter'
Asked how he was able to attract both the AIADMK and its opponent the DMK, the prime minister, after some laughter, seemed to acknowledge the fact. "It requires investigative journalism," he shot back.
PM does not rule out use of Article 356
Says the BJP's campaign promise only related to misuse of the provision, not to its use as such.
Advani promises not to misuse Article 356
It would only be used 'rarely and sparingly', the Union home minister said at the mammoth MDMK rally in Madras.
Bihar Congress divided on Vananchal
One leader has threatened to launch an agitation if the new state is not formed, another is agitating against the proposed division.
Jaya hits out at Advani, 'recalcitrant' allies
Addressing a massive public meeting at Tiruchirappalli, the AIADMK leader regaled the audience by likening her party to a "mixed vegetable curry" ( koottu) that forms an important part of a meal and not merely the curry
leaves, that go into its preparation but are normally discarded at the end. "Our party is the curry, curry leaves and the vessel used to prepare it", she remarked. However, no junior partner of the front could think that it was indispensable. The curry would not lose its delicacy even if a particular vegetable was to be left out.
Narayanan's 10-day European tour brings significant success
Though the nuclear issue overshadowed his German visit, it was at Luxembourg that Narayanan's quiet diplomacy paid rich dividends when Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claube Juncker reiterated his country's unqualified support to the Indian claim for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council and also opposed any economic embargo against India.
Vaghela denies meeting Mehta
The former Gujarat chief minister said he did not want to meet any BJP leader as he ''does not want to disturb the state government''.
Bardhan calls for BJP's ouster
The CPI is willing to support an alternative government headed by the Congress, even though it refuses to align with that party. In effect, it is promising 'outside support'.
Show flexibility to improve ties, China tells India
The newly-appointed Chinese ambassador said his country had already taken some flexible measures with regard to Sikkim.
''We wish India would also take similar measures so that
the problems between the two countries could be solved.''
Taliban's mentor issues fatwa against CTBT
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief has been threatened with a jehad if he signs the ''anti-Islamic" treaty.
A Q Khan favours signing the CTBT
The father of the Pakistani bomb has argued that such a move will not mean rolling back the country's nuclear capability, or even oblige it to open all its facilities to international inspection.
Sharief uses state-run television to counter opposition to Islamic law
Images of Sharief on pilgrimage in Mecca, hands folded in
prayer are frequently telecast on national television to convince
Pakistanis that the country would be stronger when the Quran and sunnah (Islamic traditions) are made the supreme law of the land.
In Jaffna, violence lingers just below the surface
Jaffna, once a thriving port colonised by the Portuguese and the
Dutch across the narrow straits from southern India, bears the
signs of military occupation -- barbed wire and sandbagged checkpoints. Nearly 45,000 Sinhalese soldiers are maintaining order in a city of nearly 500,000 Tamils.
Radicals call for Taslima's head
Reports of the exiled author's secret return to Bangladesh bring fundamentalists out on the streets.
THE REDIFF SPECIAL
6, New Tangra Road
In a corner of Tangra is published the Overseas Chinese Commerce of India. A small Chinese newspaper for the dwindling community in Calcutta.
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This Judgement Defames Me
'On the condition they have reduced this country to, and that's evidence enough for all of us, every politician, every mayor, every minister, stands accused. Guilty. That's why the court insults the country by punishing Anna Hazare instead. It seems to me we should sue for defamation,' says Dilip D'Souza.
Fine Print
'Actually,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy, 'Rajiv Gandhi provided the American president with a ready reckoner of what not to do. Both the men tightened the noose around them by first stalling, and then denying the whole thing till the truth was dragged out, kicking and screaming. The people would have been a lot more forgiving had the two made a clean breast of it right at the beginning, rather than run the gauntlet in the manner they did.'
Justice!
'In Arif Mohammed Khan's case, the CBI found a connection between the clearance of a long-pending power project and the flow of large sums of money from a foreign source into a new account opened by the Jain brothers. The project of the National Thermal Power Corporation had been pending since 1986. Khan took charge as energy minister on December 6, 1989. On January 23, 1990, the project was cleared to be executed by a French firm. The clearance was done in just one meeting,' says V C Bhaskaran.
Goa: Vishwanath Lawande passes away
Mizoram: Mizo parties tie up for November poll
TODAY'S WEATHER
Wet spell in Andamans
Heavy rainfall may occur at isolated places in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, east Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Konkan and Goa, north central Maharashtra, coastal Karnataka and Kerala during the next 48 hours.
SEPTEMBER 16
BJP fears Gujarat crisis may explode in its face
An internal pre-poll assessment within the party predicts that while the BJP could be routed in Rajasthan, it would completely upset the party's stronghold in Delhi. Top BJP leaders and ministers met at the residence of the prime minister on Monday to discuss how the assembly elections could jeopardise the
coalition government at the Centre. "If the BJP is defeated in Rajasthan and Delhi, we feel that the Congress's movement to unseat the Vajpayee government will pick up
considerable momentum," a BJP leader admitted.
Mehta refuses to withdraw resignation
"Though the minister has decided to continue in his post for the present, he will take a final decision after meeting the party's central leadership," said a source close to the industry minister.
Panel to study inclusion of languages in Schedule 8 soon, says PM
Addressing a rally to mark the 90th birth anniversary of
Dravidian leader C N Annadurai organised by the BJP's ally, the Marumalarchi DMK, Vajpayee said the committee would set up as promised in the coalition government's national agenda for governance.
PM deplores sanctions in area of hitech research
Stating that energy was a critical input of national
development, he said a weak economy and strong
national defence could not go together. "It is
unfortunate that the politics of energy has become
the sub-text of international relations today," he added.
JMM withdraws support to Rabri
Laloo Prasad Yadav's vehement opposition to the creation of a separate state of Vananchal tells on his wife's government as the 19-member JMM decides to pull out.
Congress's Jharkhand leaders call for severing ties with Rabri Devi
Senior Congress leader and AICC member from
Jharkhand region, J P Choudhary, said keeping in line
with the Congress leadership's stand, the party's state
unit should withdraw support to the Rabri Devi
government and ensure the passage of the Bihar
Reorganisation Bill in the state legislature.
Keep off Vananchal, BJP warns Laloo
The RJD chief will be ''digging his own grave'' if he tries to stir up on the issue of a separate state, says BJP general secretary M Venkaiah Naidu.
SP to oppose BJP plan to create small states
Mulayam Singh Yadav said the creation of small
states clearly suited ''the evil designs'' of the RSS,
which wanted to create its pockets of influence, and
the BJP was party to the game. The move would
be opposed tooth and nail, he declared.
Vajpayee's indecision on Bihar govt irks allies
Sections of the ruling BJP and the coalition led by it at the Centre are getting exasperated with the prime minister's continuing indecision on the fate of the Rabri Devi government.
Final hearing on Presidential reference from October 7
The reference had raised nine questions of law in regard to the
'consultative process' to be followed by the chief justice of
India while recommending judicial appointments. The court made it clear that in no case the hearing would be
allowed to go beyond October 15.
US expert urges P-5 to accept no-first-use
The threat of proliferation has increased because of the perception that nuclear weapons are necessary if a country is to be taken seriously in the international arena, and this is dangerous for all, especially the United States, which will be target no 1, says Thomas Graham Jr.
Project Seabird may be delayed by a few months
The commissioning of the Rs 250 billion naval project,
Seabird, scheduled to take off by the year-end, will
be delayed by a few months following hurdles in the rehabilitation of those dislocated by the project.
Madonna has carping Sanskrit pandits eating out of her hands
As they watched a live telecast of her rendering the Shanti Ashtangi at Los Angeles on Friday, at the MTV video awards ceremony, they could hardly detect any
flaws. ''Doing well'' said one, ''Fast learner,'' chimed in another,
''genuine seeker,'' said a third scholar.
Judge irked by defendant's behaviour in Zubin Mehta's suit
Judge Leslie Light got upset on Thursday when McDougal's lawyer Mark Geragos portrayed his client, a close friend of President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary, as the unwitting dope of Zubin Mehta's wife who resented her husband's dalliances and out-of-wedlock kids from an Israeli violinist and
others, and stopped the arguments from continuing, saying that it was based on gossip. The judge also got upset at McDougal's expressions and body language, and said she had shaken her head and rolled her eyes in response to testimony.
Kerala witnesses royal marriage after 35 years
The marriage of Lekha Thampuratty, who was adopted as princess by the erstwhile Travancore royal family four years ago, to Anoop Verma, of the Kochi royal family, was held with all traditional and religious rituals, though it lacked the royal pomp of old.
AJKCA plans peace in Kashmir, PoK by reviving cultural ties
The All Jammu and Kashmir Cultural Assembly has pledged to bring together the people of Kashmir valley and Pakistan occupied Kashmir by strengthening the age-old cultural affinities between them.
THE REDIFF COLUMNISTS
There is no incompatibility between socialism and Manmohanomics
'The Pachamarhi Declaration, the conclusions of the Congress conclave at the Madhya Pradesh hill resort released earlier this week, does not contain the words "liberalisation" and "globalisation" but "reasserts" the Congress commitment to "socialism and the socialistic pattern of society spelled out at Avadi in 1955". Does this constitute a U-turn?' asks Mani Shankar Aiyar.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall...
'Mahajan's stock has plummeted so low that there is no certainty of his inclusion in the government when Vajpayee expands his ministry next. In sharp contrast, Jaswant Singh, the gentleman-politician who had failed in his re-election bid to the Lok Sabha, continues to enjoy the PM's confidence. And unlike Mahajan, he is certain to be made a senior Cabinet minister sooner than later.' Capital Buzz. Political gossip from the Delhi Durbar.
Andhra Pradesh: Flood alert in AP as Godavari rises steeply
Andhra Pradesh: Dasari gets six months RI for failure to file income tax returns
Andhra Pradesh: YSR demands CBI probe into Hi-Tech City, Kakinada
port deals
Maharashtra: Multimillionaire held for
car-lifting in Bombay
Gujarat sees a 'Ladies only' rath yatra
If gents can do it, so can ladies!
TODAY'S WEATHER
Rain in parts of Rajasthan, MP
Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places in east Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, coastal
Karnataka and Kerala.
SEPTEMBER 15
Crisis haunts Gujarat as Mehta quits
Despite Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel's efforts, the industry minister refused to withdraw his resignation. A close Mehta associate told Redifff On The NeT that come what may Mehta was not going back on his decision as he has been sidelined in the party.
'September blues' hit Gujarat again
In September 1995, Shankarsinh Vaghela had revolted following
which Mehta was made the chief minister, as a compromise
candidate, replacing Patel. A year later, Vaghela and his supporters quit the BJP to form the RJP government with the Congress support.
Government livid over Congress' diplomatic offensive with China, South Africa
''This is the first time an Opposition party in India is indulging in
parallel diplomacy. The government has the right to ask the Congress president to desist from taking up bilateral matters with foreign countries,'' an official with the external affairs ministry told Rediff On The Net.
Moopanar slams door in Sonia's face
The Tamil Maanila Congress has finally decided - nope, no merger with the Congress.
Laloo pledges life to prevent Vananchal
The ruling Rashtriya Janata Dal on Monday announced that it would oppose the Bihar Reorganisation Bill, 1998. Its supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav's reaction to the demand for a separate state of Jharkhand was dramatic: "Over my dead body!"
BJP trying to drag President's office into controversy: Laloo
''Under which constitutional provision can President's rule
be imposed in the state? If Article 356 was applicable to Bihar, why can't it be applied in other states where the BJP was in power,'' the former Bihar chief minister said.
Brajesh Mishra clears misgivings over CTBT
The prime minister's principal secretary has set at rest speculation that India is very close to signing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, and said President Bill Clinton's proposed visit to New Delhi in November is likely to be postponed.
Gujral blasts Vajpayee over CTBT
The former prime minister assailed the BJP-led government for not taking the Opposition into confidence on the course it planned to take on the controversial Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty issue. ''This is sad because ultimately the strength of Indian democracy emanates from national consensus... It is unfortunate that of late the well-structured consensus mechanism has been fractured,'' he said.
One groom, three brides
With pots of electoral promises, three South Indian women will begin their official chase of a north Indian gentleman on Tuesday. In Madras, Tiruchi and Tirunelveli. As things stand, the one who has put up her show in Madras, the MDMK, appears to have an edge over her competitors, the AIADMK and DMK.
Sangma, Digvijay's views spark confusion on Congress stand
While the former Lok Sabha speaker said the Congress is likely to fight the November assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Mizoram without any poll alliance, the MP chief minister said he was open to the question of an alliance with the BSP.
Patkar lashes out at Gujarat govt, RSS
The Narmada Bachao Andolan leader alleged that the Gujarat government and the RSS presurised the Centre to prevent the
World Commission on Dams, a world body for global review of
dams, from holding its meeting in India.
Pune police crack suspected ISI operation
The Pune police believe that the fake major, Irshadur Rehman, 25, who hails from a well-to-do family in Bhagalpur, Bihar, and Bombay-based Mohammed Yusuf Yakub Sipra, 36, who posed as his personal assistant, are part of an international espionage ring.
Justice A S Anand is next chief justice of India
According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique, the appointment of Justice Anand would be effective from October 10 when Justice Punchhi will retire after a nearly nine-month stint. Justice Punchhi was appointed chief justice on January 18. Justice Anand would hold office for the next three years as his retirement is due only on November 1, 2001.
HC orders public auction to right Satish Sharma's wrongs
The Delhi high court has ordered a public auction by the year-end for selecting distributors to reallocate the 130-odd licences for petrol pumps, standard kerosene outlets and liquid petroleum gas dealers, given out by then Union petroleum minister Captain Satish Sharma from his discretionary quota, that were cancelled by a legal order last year.
Immigration and Naturalisation Service draws flak for torture of detained immigrants
Human Rights Watch researchers, who visited 14 jails and communicated with hundreds of detainees over 18 months, say the INS is to blame for the primitive jail conditions because, in its desperate search for places to hold immigrants, the agency ships them to jails over which it has no control.
THE REDIFF INTERVIEW
'Education is at the core of cancer control measures. I will fund such education with
the money from this award'
'If I can give back even a twentieth of what I have received from the community where I have lived and worked, it will enrich me. It will earn me a definite sense of fulfilment. For it is my conviction that life is all about giving. Only if you give do you also receive. I want to give back to the community and the nation whatever I can, whatever I have learnt and experienced.' Dr Praful Desai , the first Indian to win the Mucio Athayde prize for his stellar work in cancer control, talks about his obsession.
Maharashtra: Floods in eastern Vidarbha
TODAY'S WEATHER
Snow in Spiti
The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh have experienced the first snowfall of the season while the lower and mid hills had intermittent rain. Reports said the peaks of Keylong, headquarters of Lahaul Spiti district, had snowfall since Sunday, leading to cold wave conditions.
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