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November 16 
UF parties warn Gujral against dumping DMK
The Asom Gana Parishad, the Left parties and the Telugu Desam have threatened to quit the ruling alliance if Karunanidhi gets the boot. India commissions her most modern indigenous warship Built to withstand nuclear-biological-chemical warfare, the ship can be shut in case of an alert and fight blindly, said officials. Equipped with radiation-detection systems, the 6,700-tonne destroyer boasts of a powerful arsenal of conventional weapons. Gujral may face serious trouble: Sonia aides The days of the UF government are numbered if it continues to function in the present fashion, say A K Antony and K Karunakaran. Congress calls MPs meet on Jain Commission report Take swift action against those indicated, the party tells the prime minister. No place for a theocratic state in Kashmir: President K R Narayanan was chief guest at the Kashmir University convocation which was held after eight long years. Unsung coffins of soldiers are an insult to the army and a slur on the nation's conscience Major General Ashok K Mehta highlights the raw deal given to the army by the Fifth Pay Commission. More attacks against Americans in Pak feared Visiting Pakistan may become even more nightmarish for Americans, now that it is almost certain that Pakistani Mir Aimal Kasi will get the death sentence. Kasi has been charged with killing two CIA officials. November 15 
Somu killed in helicopter crash
The crash took place around 0920 hours when the minister was being flown to a forward area in Arunachal Pradesh. Three army officers also died. US, India to discuss N-power deal The United States appears willing to widen the scope for its current strategic dialogue with India by agreeing, for the first time, to explore possibilities of co-operation between the two countries in the peaceful use of nuclear power. Gupta takes Congress to task The Union home minister blames the Congress for creating confusion on the Jain Commission report. Let Hindus build temple if one originally existed at Babri site: Kaaba mosque imam Imam Maulana Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Subhait asked Muslims to shun violence over the issue. 'No action will follow the Jain Commission report' Tamil Nadu Minister Aladi Aruna casts fresh light on the association Tamil Nadu politicians have had with the LTTE, in an exclusive interview. Americans told to avoid Karachi; it is 'not safe' The United States has advised its citizens to defer non-essential travel plans to Pakistan. A nightmare visited Nothing stirs, there is no sign of life, nor of death, on farmer Sharma's four-and-a-half acres of land in Charkhi Dadri. Chindu Sreedharan reports from the scene of the worst-ever air disaster in Indian aviation history. Villagers fear the ghosts of Charkhi Dadri Even a year after the mid-air crash above Charkhi Dadri, villagers avoid going to the crash site, spread over 30 kilometres, with the dead and dying falling on the fields of three villages -- Kheri Sanwal, Dani Phogat and Tikan. November 14 
Gupta Retreats!
The Congress-United Front crisis seems to heading for a truce with the Union home ministry denying that it wanted to delay tabling the Jain Commission report on Rajiv Gandhi's assassination in Parliament. Kesri's ultimatum shocks UF The Congress president has threatened to pull the rug from under the Gujral government if the Jain Commission's report is not tabled in Parliament. Parikh wins trust vote; Congress may join ministry Congress and Independent legislators vote for the RJP government, ending the political uncertainty hovering over Gujarat. 'No foreign policy of any country can ever be divorced from internal policies' Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral tells Pritish Nandy. Karachi killings shock US No change, however, in the secretary of state's plans to visit India, Pakistan. 
AP:Centre allays fears over Nizam's jewellery 
•This heart ain't for real November 13 
Naidu-Moopanar-Karunanidhi meet spurs speculation
The meeting, involving the major regional constituents of the United Front, assumes significance in view of the likely fallout of the Jain Commission's report which is said to have indicted the DMK in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. 4 Americans killed in Pak over Kasi's conviction The murders came two days after Pakistani Mir Aimal Kasi was convicted in a US court of killing two CIA employees. Washington had warned about possible retaliation. Avoid Kashmir, Albright told Three prominent South Asian experts said that the secretary of state should steer clear of negative issues during her visit to New Delhi on November 18 and 19. RJP MLAs 'missing' hours before trust vote Apprehensive of the BJP's designs, the ruling RJP has taken all its 45 legislators, including ministers, to an undisclosed destination as Gujarat gears up for Thursday's vote of confidence. Bahuguna refuses to end 42-day-old fast The government has rejected the noted environmentalist's demand that work on the Rs 65 billion Tehri hydel project be stopped.
Kerala : Karunakaran plans to regain hold in Kerala with rally November 12 
UF sits on 'time-bomb'
A smouldering crisis threatens the United Front as several Congress have ''smelled'' the Inder Kumar Gujral government's ''designs'' to delay the tabling of the Jain Commission report on the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Govt will ask Jain panel to provide evidence In the absence of evidence, the people have no way of finding out if the findings in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case are ''prejudiced'', Union Home Minister Indrajit Gupta said. Parties decide to overhaul anti-defection law The amendments would be finalised after a detailed discussion in Parliament, major political parties agreed. INS Delhi to be commissioned on Saturday The indigenous warship, the biggest and the most powerful one ever built in an Indian Ocean yard, will be commissioned by Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral. Row over CJ's appointment takes new turn The Supreme Court Bar Association opposed the three-member inquiry committee against Justice M M Punchhi who faces serious allegations. Chandra Swami tried to blackmail V P Singh Arguing against the discharge of former prime minister Narasimha Rao in the St Kitts case, the CBI made the disclosure before the Delhi high court. Inter-state meet to focus on Article 356 Though Article 356 and the governor's role were discussed at the Inter-State Council standing committee meeting, a well-defined code would be laid down only after Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral and chief ministers of all states endorse the suggestions at the next meeting on November 28. Bitten By Dog, Bitten By Man A V Ramani continues her moving series on life and death in rural India.
• CBI chief falls off plane in Assam November 11 
Hunky Dory, But For How Long?
Eager to mend fences, the 13-party United Front and the Congress have cleared the way for a coordination committee, nearly seven months after both parties promised then President Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma that they would do so. BJP's threats strengthen Gujral govt Despite the Jain Commission's adverse remarks against the DMK, the Congress is reluctant to destablise the United Front government. So rattled is Kesri with the BJP's gameplan that he feels that only a stronger Gujral will bail him out. Kesri outwits dissidents Highlighting the BJP's designs for grabbing power, the Congress chief scored a victory at the CWC meeting. DMK chief unfazed by 'dubious' report The Jain Commission report will not affect the Gujral government and the DMK, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi. Jain report will have serious implications: Congress But party proposes to wait for "authentic" report before pushing for action Delhi's Sikhs protest against helmet rule Helmets, cops and the local government, together with the Central Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, are greatly 'jeopardising' the practice of a minority religion in Delhi -- at least, that's what the Sikh community in the capital claims. Bitter memories Train-loads of passengers chugged into Kerala recently, emptying tales of woe and despair triggered by greedy Indian embassy officials and travel agents. Archives
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