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Flak for
Farooq

Dr Abdullah has no business to discuss the line of actual control issue, says the BJP.
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Show cause notice issued to Deve Gowda's daughter-in-law
She is one among many VIP kin, to face the music in petrol pumps scam.
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Punjab asks CBI to halt probe against official
New govt withdraws request to agency made on eve of assembly election.
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Baripada victims still in shock
The cause of Sunday's fire remains a mystery.
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TMC leaders displeased by Veerendrakumar's appointment as Chidambaram deputy
Is it an expression of the prime minister's concern over a Congress-TMC alliance?
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The makings of of a political goliath
The first in a series of profiles on the separatist groups in Kashmir: this week, the All Party Hurriyat Conference.
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US hopes India, Pak will push Kashmir into background
Concentrate on Siachin glacier, trade says Robin Raphel.
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Russia to block Ukranian sale of tanks to Pakistan
Moscow is annoyed by Kiev's attempts to break its monopoly.
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Jinnah's Bombay home to be used to promote international culture
And with that the government plans to ring the curtain down on a long standing controversy.
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Benign Neglect
Former foreign secretary J N Dixit assesses Indo-US relations during Bill Clinton's second term in office.
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India concerned about Chinese intrusions into Himachal Pradesh
Professor V K Malhotra alleges that Chinese troops entered Indian territory six times between February 4 and 18.
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UP govt claims situation is not alarming
But there are still 20 murders a day.
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Spy scandal may keep Karunakaran out of Lok Sabha
His supporters ask him to avoid a by-election after an ally is chargesheeted by the CBI.
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Speaker rejects demand for fresh Bofors probe
140 hours of discussion by the JPC and 60 hours by the Lok Sabha is more than enough says Purno A Sangma.
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Why did the President spurn M A M Ramaswamy's nomination to the Rajya Sabha?
Was it the Pesi Shroff controversy that cost the renowned businessmen a seat in Parliament?
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Lanka govt blamed for political violence; MP killed
Opposition party, human rights activists urge government to disarm MPs.
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Nine-year-old wonderkid to take Class 10 exams
His counsel claims the boy will be entitled for an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Rs 800 million!
That is how much the government spends on VIP security every year.
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Pak too must quit Kashmir says Hurriyat
The problem should be resolved between India, the people of Kashmir and Pakistan, says the All Party Hurriyat Conference, in a significant change of position.
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Govt will not table Bofors papers in Parliament
Law Minister Ramakant Khalap claims the move will jeopardise other proceedings in Swiss courts.
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Are you in the minority?
A eleven member Constitutional Bench will decide this vexed question next month.
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Shiv Sena-BJP alliance storms to power in Bombay civic poll
Bombay Congress boss Murli Deora resigns, acknowledging responsibility for his party's debacle.
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'I am not here to champion the cause of the brahmins.
This is the era of the backward classes'

An encounter with Bihar Chief Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav.
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Delhi authorities asked to clean up their act
The right to a clean environment is enshrined in the Constitution says Delhi high court.
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Singapore format for Goa cops
But could Chief Minister Pratapsinh Rane not study police practices abroad without going there ask his critics.
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Pak rape victims risk imprisonment
...if there is no male witness.
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Army effort to tackle officer shortage
No commissioned officers to be promoted to fill 13,000 vacant posts.
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And education
for all

The H D Deve Gowda government plans to amend the Constitution to ensure that compulsory and free education for all Indians up to the age of 14 is a fundamental right
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178 people killed, 50 injured in Orissa inferno
The fire which engulfed a religious gathering in Baripada town is one of the worst disasters in recent years.
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Successful Prithvi flight marks new phase of India's missile programme
It is only one of the milestones which the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme is slated to cross during the current year
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I am a convenient scapegoat says Win Chadha
He challenges the CBI to prove its case against his late wife and son.
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BJP to raise Rs 500 million to run party apparatus
Under the scheme, BJP activists and sympathisers would contribute to the party for a lifetime.
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National Commission for Women demands death penalty for paedophiles
"A minimum of 2,500 children in every district of the country are being sexually abused today," says NCW chairman Mohini Giri.
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Foodgrains at concessional prices for poor
The government's anti-poverty schemes will cost Rs 82 billion.
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Emotional Benazir claims Ghinva is part of Leghari's conspiracy
Benazir Bhutto breaks down before tribunal investigating her brother's murder.
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Urmilla Bhatt killed
The Gujarati actress is murdered in her Bombay apartment.
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'Rajiv favoured
Bofors'

Tamil Nadu Law Minister Aladi Aruna, the only dissenting voice, on the Joint Parliamentary Committee which probed the Bofors case in the late eighties, casts fresh light on the scandal.
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None of Khalistan's leaders could define their concept of a sovereign Sikh state'
A new book exposes the underbelly of the Khalistan movement.
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Bid to eliminate scavenging
The National Human Rights Commission and the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis have joined hands to end this tradition in India.
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Delhi will back Iran's bid to join Indian Ocean Rim
Teheran can play an imporant role in the organisation says Foreign Minister I K Gujral.
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Maldives get tourists to clean up before leaving
Caring for the environment will ensure the islands's wellbeing.
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Who composed the score for Jana Gana Mana?
Was it Gurudev or the Gorkha?
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Strange Allies
The Congress joins the United Front in demanding that the Bofors papers be tabled in Parliament.
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Congressmen in Tamil Nadu unwilling to align with TMC
Sitaram Kesri would like his party to align with the TMC, but Congress leaders have a problem accepting this proposition.
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Freedom imminent for Sobhraj
A Delhi court allowed the public prosecutor to withdraw the 1986 jail break case against the French national.
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Prithvi missile launch on Sunday
This will be the first test for the weapon since January 1996.
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India keen to improve ties with Iran: Gujral
The foreign minister is on a two-day visit to Teheran.
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Election Commission convenes meet on electoral reforms
AGP, BSP dispute over symbol to be looked into.
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Gulf nations tightening borders to keep out illegal migrants
With a growing local labour workforce, the West Asian boom for South Asians is ending.
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Deportation fear leads to marriage boom in US
New law will lead to deportation of illegal aliens after April 1.
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Pak steps up security at Iranian mission
This is a fallout of the attack on the Iranian cultural centre at Multan.
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Parliament unfair to the fairer sex
India has only 38 lady MPs out of 544, and thereby hangs a tale.
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'A readership is being created by offering them exotic tid-bits to titillate them'
An encounter with the award-winning novelist, Sunetra Gupta.
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No War,
Only Peace

India wants to end the confrontation with Pakistan says the President in his speech to the Budget session of Parliament.
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Kesri wants Congress to revive Garibi Hatao
The Congress leadership will launch a countrywide Garibi Hatao action plan in April
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Saifuddin Soz, Veerendra Kumar sworn in as Union ministers
The Kashmiri leader becomes the first National Conference leader to join the Cabinet.
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CBI documents were too flimsy to extradite Quattrocchi: Malaysia
"The information that is available now is not enough to take any action," says a Malaysian police officer.
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No world power can mediate in Kashmir: Wisner
The US ambassador at the end of his three day visit to the state.
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Punjab election results rejects Khalistani view: US Congressman
"If the Pentagon starts seeing India as a defence partner, it will change how India is viewed in the US," says Frank Pallone.
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Centre denies reverting to old names for Bombay, Madras
Mumbai, Chennai remains official says home ministry official.
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Gangster Arun Gawli detained by Bombay police
His newly formed party was posing a threat to the Shiv Sena in the forthcoming civic poll.
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Pak television told to air shows with Islamic values
Telecast of 'vulgar' music and dance programmes to be stopped.
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Congress to
launch war
on UF

The Congress has armed its MPs with a critique of the United Front's economic policies.
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Stormy Budget session on the anvil
Heated discussions on Bofors and inflation will make Parliament's latest convention an eventful one.
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Supreme Court stays Thackeray's sentence
The appeal will be heard on March 27.
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Kerala's Left Front govt plans to put prohibition on hold
This will undo the previous Congress government's policy.
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US seeks to get over diplomatic row with India
Delhi, Washington keen to get on with other issues.
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Two top Delhi police officers held for Christmas Eve tragedy
Both assistant commissioners of police were posted at Delhi airport.
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Walkout as Bangla parliament honours Sheikh Mujib
Pandemonium as Mujib is declared father of the nation.
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A most relaxed evening at 10, Janpath
Promila Kalhan on Priyanka Gandhi's wedding.
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Was he
'N'?

Mani Shankar Aiyar points the finger of suspicion at Arun Nehru in the Bofors case.
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Interpol issues red alert for Quattrocchi
This makes it mandatory for Malaysia to arrest the Italian businessman.
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Congress members aware of people's view on corruption
Agitated at bid to sweep Bofors details under the carpet.
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Govt to deport Charles Sobhraj
His presence could create law and order problems says the government.
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Greens, govt clash likely over Pooyamkutty project in Kerala
The hydroelectric project threatens to submerge 2,000 hectares of forest land.
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Hegde's Lok Shakti promises to fight corruption, but...
the former Karnataka chief minister's record in this respect is not particularly attractive.
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Thou shalt love thy neighbour...
Muslims forego Id to cremate their Hindu neighbour in Srinagar.
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Bangla campaign to promote breastfeeding
The campaign has managed to create 'babyfriendly' clinics and hospitals.
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He wants to
be Prez!

Determined to deny K R Narayananan the Presidency, K Karunakaran throws his hat in the fray.
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32 killed in Tripura's ethnic violence
25,000 people left homeless in the carnage.
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Congress to give issue-based support to UF government
The Congress Working Committee has decided not to provide unconditional support to the United Front.
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It is unlawful for the Indian government to do this to me: Quattrocchi
He says his lawyer in India has told him he has nothing to fear.
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Charles Sobhraj re-arrested soon after being freed from Tihar
No freedom as yet for the international criminal.
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Phoolan spurns court summons, yet again
The UP police now plan to arrest her outside Parliament's gates.
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The Pudukottai verdict is a sobering message for Karunanidhi
The DMK candidate wins the by-election, but with one fourth the mandate the party nominee won last year.
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The anguish of a milkman held under TADA
The 70-year-old man has lost his wife, his children, even his herd.
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Kanpur cleric writes rejoinder to Satanic Verses
Maulana Qadri says his book will renew the threats against Rushdie.
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Extremists bring fear and loathing to Bihar's Palamau district
Marxist-Leninist groups terrorise businessmen, government officials and the poor alike.
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Lanka cracks down on paedophiles
One foreigner has been deported, another may follow suit.
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Will the ban on smoking fizzle out?
The Delhi government recently banned smoking in public areas, but implementing the law will be difficult.
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'I believe such events must be held on an intimate and moderate scale'
Sonia Gandhi explains why Priyanka is having a quiet wedding.
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Curbing
the Courts

To rein in judicial activism, the United Front plans to introduce two pieces of legislation in next week's Budget session of Parliament.
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'There is nothing unIslamic in women praying in mosques'
An exclusive interview with P K Ahmed Kutty, the imam of the Palayam mosque in Kerala, who has stirred a national controversy by allowing women to pray in mosques.
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Marxists ready to denounce Basu for remarks
The CPI-M's younger leaders are reportedly displeased with the West Bengal chief minister.
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Basu's 'authorised' biography raises ruckus
The CPI-M appears embarrassed by the book's contents.
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Kerala panel seeks probe into women's torture
The mob shaved their heads, suspecting them of spreading AIDs.
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US House panel chief for better Indo-US ties
India's improved relationships with its neighbours and econmic reform provide the basis for this.
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Bhutto admits defeat on Kashmir policy
Pakistanis, she says, have rejected her hawkish policies in favour of Nawaz Sharief's offer of talks.
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A Wedding in the Family
On the occasion of Priyanka's marriage, Nehru family-watcher Promila Kalhan reflects on the good times, bad times for India's premier political dynasty.
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Quattrocchi threatens defamation suits against Indian media
The Italian businessman claims he had nothing ever to do with Bofors.
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Punjab announces major concessions for farmers
The Badal government hopes to earn its revenue through a simpler tax structure.
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India ready for bilateral talks, says PM
He says his government has initiated steps to improve ties with neighbours.
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'Kashmiri youth in Pakistan keen to return'
Captured militant claims Kashmiris in Pakistani camps are fed up.
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CBI seeks custody of Chandra Swami, aide
The Delhi high court posts the hearing for March 11.
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Supreme Court asks Thackeray to pay up fines
Special leave petition will be heard on February 19.
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Indian magician does a Houdini!
Handcuffed, chained, upside down inside a haystack set on fire...
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Proceed, but
with caution

With Nawaz Sharief about to assume office, former foreign secretary J N Dixit examines the portents for peace in South Asia.
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Seven gamblers blinded by Rajkot police
The National Human Rights Commission demands an inquiry into the incident.
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Congress alleges political conspiracy in Bofors disclosures
Meanwhile, a Bofors official in Stockholm says the money paid to Win Chadha and Ottavio Quattrocchi related to severence of their contracts with the arms manufacturer.
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No Indo-Russian plan to counter NATO: Gujral
India is opposed to any type of defence bloc says the external affairs minister.
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Learning to survive in Cynaide City
Bhopal's victims are now earning an honest living.
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'Sitaram Kesri is a misfit and must go'
So says one of the Congress president's adversaries, S S Ahluwalia.
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Kerala govt takes over Marxist renegade's institutions
The Left Front continues its campaign -- some say vendetta -- against former minister M V Raghavan.
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Assamese minister throws gauntlet to ULFA
He is the first AGP minister to take on the outlawed organisation.
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MP's killing highlights Lanka's culture of violence
The previous UNP regime targetted Opposition leaders besides Tamil militants.
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Women constitute only 11.7 % of parliaments worldwide
In India, the population is 7.2 %; in Sweden 40.4%.
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Portugal hopeful that Vasco da Gama fete will be held
Celebrations to strengthen ties, not repeat history, says minister.
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The Plundered Past
The Archaeological Society of India drafts an action plan to prevent smuggling of Indian antiques to West.
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The Q
Connection

The CBI to issue letter rogatories for Chadha, Quatttrocchi's extradition.
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The 'Q' Bogey
Ottavio Quattrocchi is undoubtedly the most controversial foreigner ever to do business in India.
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Tribal terrorists kill 17 people in Tripura's long night of terror
In another incident in the North-East, ULFA terrorists ambush army convoy in Assam, kill two jawans.
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Kamal Nath defeated in Chhindwara
The party loses all four parliamentary by-elections.
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Akali Dal-BJP government sworn in
Thousands of supporters throng the Mohali cricket stadium.
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A humane, modern and progressive leader
Parkash Singh Badal is an unusual politician.
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Drastic decline in Congress support in Doaba and Malwa regions of Punjab
The Congress faced a negative swing of more than 15 per cent votes in both regions.
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President's rule in UP: Supreme Court wants to examine all documents
A date for hearing the matter will be fixed only after the records of the case had been completed.
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Delhi high court reserves order on plea against Kesri
As he headed the Congress, on which the present government depends for support, the petitioner apprehended that the CBI would not investigate the allegations.
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Surviving Men
Shobha De discusses her latest bestseller.
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Fade Out!
While the generals trade charges, the army prepares to phase the howitzers from service.
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Ottavio Quattrochi appears in Bofors papers
The CBI says it is clear the Italian businessman and Rajiv Gandhi associate received kickbacks in the howtizer deaL.
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CBI questions General Sundarji for eight hours
Another retired army officer, Lieutenant General Mayadas, was also examined for five hours by the 12-member CBI Special Investigation Team.
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Congress routed in Punjab's Mahja region
The party did not win a single seat, losing all the 20 seats it won in 1992.
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Prohibition may be on the way out in Andhra Pradesh
Has Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu forced Governor Krishna Kant to toe his party line?
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Four accused in French spying case to be prosecuted
Lawyers irked by Kerala government's decision.
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Landslide!
The Akali Dal-BJP alliance wins 93 seats in the Punjab assembly election, one seat short of a four fifths majority.
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Kesri's adversaries planning onslaught on party chief
The anti-Kesri faction in the Congress plan a series of meetings to compel the party leadership to discuss the Punjab debacle.
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Congress fails to win single seat in 9 of Punjab's 17 districts
It managed just one seat each in four other districts.
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Senior BJP leader Brahm Dutt Dwivedi assassinated in UP
He is gunned down by motorcycle-borne assassins ten minutes after midnight.
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Prime minister rules out welfare schemes in Budget
With a financial burden of Rs 117 trillion, the United Front government is in no position to sanction programmes to benefit the majority of India's people.
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Corruption chargesheet against Jaya by April
The anti-corruption directorate is sure of victory in the courts.
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Rao loyalists say Chavan is a traitor
They accuse the former home minister of "crass political opportunism."
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CBI submits report on charges against Kesri
Accusations of illegal wealth linger on.
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Supreme Court issues notice in Syed Modi murder case
Eight years after, Akhilesh Singh is still not off the hook.
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People's opposition delays casino plan for Khajuraho
"We will not allow our wives and daughters to serve liquor in casinos," says our activist.
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Alarming drop in tourist arrivals in Goa
With the number of foreign tourists declining swiftly, Goan tourism -- the state's second-largest foreign exchange earner -- is in crisis.
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Over 600 monkeys moved out of Vrindavan
Growing populations lead to man-monkey conflict.
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Traditional Hindu wedding for Priyanka Gandhi
The marriage will be held at the Gandhi home, 10, Janpath, on February 18, amidst Vedic chants and, possibly, a yagyopavit ceremony.
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Holy Ire
Muslim clergy may issue fatwa against iftar parties hosted by politicians.
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State government blamed for communal clashes in Tamil Nadu
Several people have died in communal riots in the state.
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New BSF strategy to rein in North-East rebellion
The situation will improve within three months claims a senior BSF officer.
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Chavan denies attacking Rao in television interview
But the conversation is on videotape.
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Indo-Pak talks to dwell on less tricky issues first
Kashmir and other difficult problems will follow after some confidence is built.
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Seshan ready to run for Presidency
But he wants to be the unanimous political choice.
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Power reactors being sold to India cannot make nukes: Russia
Moscow accuses Washington of bid to oust it from Asian nuclear market.
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Police protection for man who sent Thackeray to prison
Harish Pimpalkhute denies that he was inspired by the Congress to file the petition.
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Bangla bid to end insurgency, refugee migration to India
The Awami League government wants to bring peace to the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
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Pandit Nehru: A streak of Gay?
Varsha Bhosle joins the debate surrounding Stanley Wolpert's controversial biography of Jawaharlal Nehru.
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'I am being
made a scapegoat'

Bofors: General K Sundarji reveals what really happened. A Rediff On The NeT exclusive!
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Punjab goes to polls peacefully
High voter turnout of 65-70 per cent marks elections for constituting the eleventh state assembly.
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Bal Thackeray sentenced to one week in prison
The Bombay high court finds the Shiv Sena leader guilty of contempt of court.
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Delhi high court orders security for CBI team in JMM case
This, the judges say, is warranted in view of the nature of the investigation.
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Was it lack of nerves that kept Jayalalitha out of the Pudukottai campaign?
Though the general mood is one of sympathy for the ailing leader, it's the timing that has upset her cadres
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US opposes sale of Russian nuclear reactors to India
Washington says the deal is in violation of a 1992 agreement to which Moscow is a part.
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PMK's Madras rally sends a warning to DMK
Dr S Ramadoss, the medical doctor-turned-politician and founder of the Pattali Makkal Katchi, is back in the news.
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Goa backs out of casinos project
The state has also decided to levy a tax on chartered tours.
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Asia gets watchful of its ageing population
By 2020, over 70 per cent of the people over 60 will live in developing countries, mostly in Asia.
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The Indian tiger is more at risk now than it ever was
A recent report claims that indicates that the Royal Bengal Tiger is being poached at the rate of one a day.
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Arun Singh asked me to review shortlisted guns: Sundarji
The former army chief speaks his mind as one more retired army officer is quizzed in the Bofors case.
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UP government moves Supreme Court to save Phoolan Devi
A spokesman claims the UP government's decision to move the apex court was necessitated in the public interest.
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Cabinet committee for minorities: Ibrahim incensed with prime minister
As the only Muslim member of the Cabinet, he thinks he should feature on the panel.
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First post-Seshan poll campaign flouts all rules
Thousands of campaign vehicles pour into Chhindwara.
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Plea to help scientist caught in spy scandal
Eminent space scientists and T N Seshan come to the rescue.
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US gives Pakistan an 'F' in human rights
Extrajudicial killings, rape and torture are part of Pakistan's horror story.
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NGOs bail out Bangladesh's poor
The Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee works wonders with its loan schemes.
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Operation Topple
Sharad Pawar plans to oust the BJP-Sena government in Maharashtra.
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CBI will discuss Bofors papers with Arun Nehru, Arun Singh, Sundarji
CBI sources played down the questioning of Lt General H N Kaul and Lt General K B Mehta
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Nationwide alert sounded for Phoolan Devi
The lone survivor of the Behmai massacre accuses Mulayam Singh Yadav of protecting the bandit-turned-MP.
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Communists want United Front to jettison Pay Commission recommendations
The Left thinks the proposals will alienate the UF constituents's support base.
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Deve Gowda says he is eager for talks with Sharief
'We will fully co--operate with Pakistan," says the prime minister.
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Technology will shield Taj from Yanni concert
French nuclear physicist's breakthrough technology quells environmental concerns.
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Kerala state committee urges tough stance on Cauvery
It has recommended immediate commencement of work on three hydroelectric projects without waiting for clearance from the federal government or other agencies.
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Goa-Maharashtra liquor squabble hots up
Goan liquor vendors set a deadline to resolve issue.
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India's magnificent art to be displayed all over the world this year
The exhibitions will depict India's rich heritage across the world in this, the 50th anniversary of Independence.
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Quest for
Justice

India's top lawyers are planning to file a public interest petition in the Supreme Court to prevent any political interference in the Bofors case.
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CBI decodes Swiss bank papers
But the investigation is only just beginning, agency sources say.
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Nawaz Sharief set to be prime minister
The Pakistan Muslim League secures an absolute majority.
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Sharief seeks 'serious talks' with India
'We should live like good neighbours,' says the Pak premier-to-be.
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Imran's party fails to win a single seat
It is a rout for the cricket legend.
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Muslim League sweeps provincial polls too
Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party suffers reverses in its stronghold, Sindh.
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Conflicting statistics questions Pak poll's fairness
How many people cast their votes in the election?
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'If a party has to change its chal, charitra, the party is not worth it'
Murli Manohar Joshi, BJP leader, on the challenges facing his party.
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Clinton likely to visit India
The president's visit is seriously under consideration says US state department official Robin Raphel.
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'Indian subcontinent crucial to India's defence strategy'
A new book reconstructs the power balance between China and South Asia.
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The Legend and his song
Mohan Nadkarni pays tribute to Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, the foremost Hindustani classical singer, on his 75th birthday.
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'My daughter has been
running all her life'

An encounter with Phoolan Devi's mother on the eve of the bandit queen's 'surrender'.
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Pakistan election draws lowest voter turnout
Peaceful poll, except for a few violent incidents in Karachi.
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Pakistan's tribals vote after 50 years
A milestone in Pakistani history.
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Karnataka sets up committee to deal with ragging cases
This follows the medical college disgrace last week.
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75 years on, historians still confused about the impact of Chauri Chaura
Did the Mahatma err in his assessment of this important event in the struggle for Independence?
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Remittances dry up as Bangladesh's migrants return
With deportation of about 100,000 Bangladeshis, poor families lose a major part of their income.
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Higher than Everest
'We will show the world that Indian women are not helpless human beings, but are capable of doing what no liberated modern Western woman has ever dared to do,' says expedition leader Bachendri Pal.
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Total Neglect
Rs 8.5 billion meant for eliminating child labour lies untilised in government coffers.
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Rebellion brewing in UP Congress
The issue is the likely alliance with Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party in the state.
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Moopanar's TMC plans to strike an independent course
The timing, route and vehicle will be decided after the assembly by-election in Tamil Nadu this week.
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Akalis, BJP differ on key issues
The allies's election manifestos take contrary stands on most issues.
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Clinton's human rights policy is that of 'live and let die'
US law-makers lash out at the country's approach to human rights.
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And now... sadhus form trade union to protect their interests!
The organisation has been named Ahvan Jahnu Niranjani Union.
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Medical college principal denies ragging report
The college management inquiry inquiry draws a blank.
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