Delhi high court dismisses plea seeking Deve Gowda's prosecution
The court refuses to try the prime minister on the charge of alleged foreign exchange violations.
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Supreme Court rejects Phoolan Devi's plea to move cases to MP
"If she can stop the Rajdhani Express whenever she wants, then why does she speak of an unfair trial in Uttar Pradesh?'' asks Justice J S Verma.
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Mulayam Singh trying to split BSP in UP
The defence minister has not given up hopes of becoming UP chief minister.
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CBI sets up SIT to probe Bofors case
On Monday, CBI Director Joginder Singh said no SIT would be formed. On Thursday, he changed his mind.
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Pay Commission makes sweeping recommendations for government staff
The Fifth Pay Commission has suggested enhancement in the basic pay scales of central government employees and house rent allowance and increase in their retirement age from 58 to 60
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US report blames J&K militants, government for excesses in the valley
The US state department insists human rights violation continue in India.
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'Imran slapped me'
Sita White continues with her charges against the cricketing legend.
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Ragging gets uglier at Karnataka medical college
A girl and a boy are locked up naked without food and water for three days.
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49 years later, the Mahatma's ashes are immersed in the Sangam
A peaceful ceremony ends the controversy.
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Bofors: The
Mystery Thickens
Former CBI supersleuth K Madhavan, who blew the lid off the Swiss bank accounts in the Bofors kickbacks case, in an exclusive interview.
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No, thank you
Sitaram Kesri tells Congress leaders who want him to be President of India.
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In Trouble
Sitaram Kesri's adversaries plan to strike at the Congress president after the Punjab assembly election.
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The Lost Generation
Sri Lankan Tamils face a night without dawn in the refugee camps of Rameshwaram.
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Bad legislation cripples Goa's anti-corruption commission
The legislation does not allow the commission to act against those proved corrupt.
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Showdown between Akali Dal's moderate and radical factions in Qila Rajpur
Parkash Singh Badal and Simranjit Singh Mann clash in this rural consitutency.
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Yet Another Clash
Deve Gowda, Kesri clashes cast shadow over Presidential poll.
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The more things change, the more they remain the same in the Congress
Sitaram Kesri is seen to be possessing two dangerous traits which cost his predecessor P V Narasimha Rao his job: procrastination and an affection for sycophancy.
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US will use fissile material cut-off treaty to cap India, Pak nuclear programmes
Negotiating such an accord ''is our best hope of capping the nuclear weapon potential of countries outside the NPT," says a top US official.
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'Hindu cosmology's time-scale for the universe is in consonance with modern science'
An encounter with the legendary Carl Sagan.
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Dangerous Liaisons
Stanley Wolpert's new biography makes some scandalous observations about Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Deve Gowda meets Karunakaran to sort out differences with Congress
"We are constantly engaged in mutual talks to iron out our differences," says the Kerala leader.
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Taliban trains terrorists to fight in India
International terrorists are being trained by the Afghan Taliban to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir at the end of the winter.
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Congress manifesto hints at implementation of Rajiv-Longowal pact
The ruling party in Punjab releases its agenda for next week's assembly election.
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Authenticity of St Kitts documents still in doubt
The entire case hinges on these papers.
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Bangla Biharis weary of wait to migrate to Pakistan
Lost in a limbo for 25 years, stateless Biharis are unwelcome in either country.
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Sixty per cent Pakistanis want a better relationship with India
The Herald survey throws up some surprises.
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German missionaries winning battle against leprosy in Pakistan
Another decade or two will see elimination of the disease, promises missionary.
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Bofors Backtrack
The government will not place Bofors papers before Parliament.
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Cruel Neglect
A B Vajpayee and P V Narasimha Rao top list of MPs who have not utilised the Rs 10 million meant for their constituencies.
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Laloo Yadav's rift with premier widens
The Bihar chief minister threatens stability of the United Front government.
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Income tax department attaches properties of JMM leaders
The money is alleged to have been earned through bribes.
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Akali Dal manifesto reveals divergence of views with BJP
The party reaffirms its commitment to the Anandpur Saheb resolution.
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Move to allow women into Kerala's mosques lands imam in controversy
Both the conservatives and reformists within the Muslim community hotly debate the issue.
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Catholic priest says he will fight excommunication
'I am not asking for a pardon, I am asking for justice,' says Father Tissa Balasuriya.
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On The Run
Frantic, Phoolan Devi is trying to avoid arrest.
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Around the world, almost
Balloonist Steve Fosset, who landed in UP this week, recalls his incredible voyage.
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Centre's orders on beaches may hurt Goa tourism
The state has permitted construction activity within 500 metres, despite the ban.
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'The Congress does not have any charismatic leaders'
'But no party can survive by the shine of one charismatic leader forever,' says Congress Working Committee member Nawal Kishore Sharma.
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'We must develop a broad nationalist outlook'
The President, in his Republic Day address to the nation.
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Showdown!
The Congress is heading for a clash with the United Front.
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Delhi court allows CBI to retain Bofors papers
The CBI will keep secret documents for the purpose of investigation.
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No more reservations?
Ministers oppose PM's plan to grant reservations for dalit Christians, Muslims.
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J&K police uncovers fresh evidence that Western hostages are alive
The hostages are said to be hail and hearty and have a working relationship with their captors.
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Continuing violence in the valley: J&K police chief transferred
The government has also appointed a much decorated IPS officer from Tamil Nadu in charge of the Special Security Group created to protect Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah.
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J&K govt wants to retire 5 IAS officers, accused of graft
Over one hundred officials are also liable to face action on similar charges.
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Can Jayalalitha stage a political comeback?
The more things change, the more they remains the same.
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Congress support to United Front to stay: Karunakaran
However, he says, there are demands for withdrawal of support within the party.
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BJP claims attack on party is Laloo's bid to divert attention
The Bihar chief minister is rattled by the fodder scam probe, claims BJP.
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Saudi Arabia to deport 46 Indian beggars
The India-Saudi Arabia child beggar racket continues.
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Archaeology find puts Iron Age back by 400 years
Excavation in UP reveals iron dating back to 3200 BC.
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Whodunnit?
The CBI may seek Swedish and Swiss assistance to decipher the Bofors documents.
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Congress planning to withdraw support to United Front soon
The Congress Parliamentary Party will decide its strategy.
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CBI ends probe into JMM case
The final chargesheet names Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal and Ajit Singh.
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BJP says it will take "drastic action" against Rajasthan rebels
The party claims it has proved its majority in the state assembly.
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Akalis, BJP to expose Congress role in Punjab terrorism
The Akali Dal and BJP announce their agenda for the Punjab assembly election.
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66 IAF planes crash in recent years
Tuesday's MiG-29 crash means as many as three squadrons of aircraft have been wiped out.
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India washes hand of Lanka's Tamil conflict
I K Gujral promises all humanitarian help to the Sri Lankan government.
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Intelligence officials fear Calcutta is now an international arms bazaar
The city's weapons market, they say, is now said to be the most crowded in Southeast Asia.
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Despite political differences, Mahatma and Netaji were fond of each other
Gandhi would admit to the greatness of his 'adventurist son'.
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The Smoking Gun
The Bofors papers are handed over to India, after seven long years.
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Despite the bravado, Congressmen uneasy about Bofors papers
"It is a shame the government has not seriously investigated the killing of Rajiv Gandhi, but is more concerned about a dead issue like Bofors," says one Congress MP.
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PMO denies role in Kesri's interrogation
'PM, officials were not even aware of CBI's move.'
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Kamal Nath faces tough contest in Chhindwara by-election
The BJP fields former chief minister Sunderlal Patwa against the Congress leader.
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No more bullfights in Goa, if Maneka Gandhi has her way
"Let the 21st century begin by liberating animals from human exploitation," says Norma Alvares, lawyer for the People for Animals.
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Train to Pakistan to be filmed, at last
Director Pamela Rooks will finally bring Khushwant Singh's classic to the big screen.
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The Bofors Bombshell
Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda is under pressure from the Left to place the Bofors papers before Parliament.
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CBI interrogates Sitaram Kesri for two hours
The Congress deplores the move.
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Curb inflation, United Front tells Chidambaram
Even if prices are controlled through deficit financing, inflation will occur, warns the finance minister.
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United Front to create one million new jobs a year
"We want to make them job providers from job seekers," says Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda of his plans for the educated unemployed.
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Population projections have bad news
North India's population will grow for years to come.
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Dhrupad singer Asghari Bai to return Padma Shri
''Mere honours cannot quench one's hunger. We are starving and these awards do not make up two meals a day for my family," says the legend.
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'Terrorism in Punjab can never be eliminated'
R L Bhatia, former Union minister and Congress leader, speaks out on the eve of the Punjab poll.
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United Front plans a great leap forward for India's minorities
The government has decided to create a special minority fund among other things.
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Army sets up unified command to tackle insurgency in Assam
A Kashmir-type unified command has commenced massive counter-insurgency operations in lower Assam.
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Reformed militants in Kashmir return to terrorism
Ever since Farooq Abdullah became chief minister, more and more surrendered militants are joining underground outfits.
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Police stop Shah Rukh Khan from carrying
gun into Thackeray party
There is no way the police would allow the actor to carry a pistol when both Bal Thackeray and Manohar Joshi were present.
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Datta Samant shot dead!
Killers in an autorickshaw assassinate the militant trade union leader.
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'Datta Samant was a waning star'
His rivals in the trade union business remember the fallen leader.
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'Do you know how easy it is to make money in government?'
Varsha Bhosle encounters Raj Thackeray, the controversial Shiv Sena leader.
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Malta deaths: Govt considers change in immigration law
Death by drowning of more than 200 illegal immigrants from Punjab off the coast of Malta has forced this decision.
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UP govt institutes judicial probe against senior IAS officer
Charges of serious irregularities in the allotment of plots in NOIDA have been levelled against Neera Yadav.
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Neera Yadav's largesse benefited politicians of all hues
From L K Advani to Mayawati. Plus senior civil servants.
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In God's Name
The Delhi archdiocese refuses to bless Priyanka's wedding unless she become a Christian.
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PWG attack, retaliation for police killings
Force and sophisticated weapons marked the deadly assault.
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'Pakistan will intervene militarily in Kashmir as a last option'
Islamabad, captured Kashmiri militants have told their Indian interrogators, will intervene militarily if the proxy war did not yield the desired result.
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British investment in India will hinge on environmental issues
The country's track record in environment and child labour put off British investors.
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Foreign criminals to serve sentences in their native countries
The government wants to halt the international campaign about poor condition in India's prisons.
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Buddha's last resting place discovered
The Drona Stupa is where the Buddha's last rites were performed.
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A young warden takes on the animal smuggling syndicates of Madras
The smuggling of star tortoises and such contraband wildlife has been going on, undetected and unchecked, for years now
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Delhi, North India: An Area of Darkness
Why the federal capital and the northern states continue to be plagued by a power crisis.
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