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SEPTEMBER 6

A Legend Moves On
Mother Teresa dies at 87.
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The Angel of Hope
Mother Teresa had, long since, gone beyond the descriptive bounds of the phrase 'human being', transcended it and become, somehow, both person and movement, symbol and inspiration, force and direction...
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'I want to die an Indian'
"If at any time, my country wants my blood, I will give it,' a former Pakistan-trained militant tells Rediff On The NeT.
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Meet Master Ahsandar: Ex-school teacher, dreaded militant, alleged torturer
The man is believed to have killed 'at least seven people', ordered the 'execution of many others' and send 'over 12,000' Kashmiri youths for arms training to Pakistan.
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India moots Asia Pacific human rights commission
The initiative, said to be I K Gujral's brainchild, will also make it clear to the West that despite problems of poverty, violence and terrorism, the countries in the region are committed to human rights.
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'When people are lined up and killed in Bihar, V P Singh does not go there but he comes here to meet Sheila Kini!'
Pritish Nandy speaks to Shiv Sena leader Raj Thackeray.
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Kerala faction war may split the Church
Syrian Christian factions are on the warpath, and even the Pope's apostolic administrator is not optimistic about a rapprochement.
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Pak missile attack kills two more soldiers
The situation on the Line of Control in Kashmir deteriorated further following a Pakistani missile attack in the Nowgam sector.
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US move to cut aid to India rejected by record votes
The rejection of the amendment is a decisive defeat for the anti-India lobby in the House of Representatives.
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US wants closer ties with India
''I am proud that I once again helped crush the anti-India brigade in Congress,'' Democrat Ackerman said.
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When the stars danced to a strange tune
"We went in a group of 90 people.... We weren't paid for attending the show; we went there because of Nadeem-Shravan,'' says actress-model Deepti Bhatnagar. "They paid our airfare and travel expenses... The crowd got a bit rowdy as they kept calling out for Shah Rukh and Salman and other stars..."
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Govt pulled up for ''heavy'' spending on VIP treatment
' 'Why are only VVIPs eligible for such facilities when the poor in this country suffer from the same sort of ailments?'' the Delhi high court asked.
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Pakistan denies presence of Mujib's assassins
Islamabad calls report a figment of Bangladeshi media's imagination.
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The States

Diarrhoea claims 68 lives in Bihar
Govt order exposes AP CM's tall talk
Bombay institute develops antidote for scorpion poison
Maharashtra Congress moves against Thopte for anti-Pawar statements

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NEWS BRIEFS

Govt drops condition on duplicate passports for Indians abroad
Why people wanted Jyoti Basu as PM

SEPTEMBER 5

Peace for South Asia?
I K Gujral ponders over the proposal that the two countries should exchange territories and declare the line of control as the international border. So does Nawaz Sharief....
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Boney Kapoor, Chunky Pandey interrogated
Cops put the heat on film personalities who attended a "gangster's" bash in Dubai.
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Body of Gulshan Kumar 'killer' found on Nepal border
Meerut IGP, however, says Gulshan Kumar "never said anything categorically about the threat to his life".
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Pak says Gilgit, Baltistan are not part of its territory
The Pakistan government said the supreme court has no jurisdiction over these Pakistan Occupied Kashmir areas as they do not fall within the country's territory.
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Pak wants to settle problems with India 'peacefully': deputy high commissioner
Pakistan wants to shed its past legacy of bitter relations with India and go about resolving bilateral problems in 'a spirit of give and take'.
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VHP opposes queen's visit
''She can come any other time, but not when we are remembering our freedom heroes who had fought against British tyranny,'' VHP president Ashok Singhal said.
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EC firm on debarring criminals from polls
Returning officers have been empowered to reject criminals's nomination papers.
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It is not the law but the effectiveness of the anti-corruption machinery which makes all the difference: Gujral
PM directs vigilance agencies to go all out against corruption.
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BJP-BSP talks over UP govt's fate fail
A four-hour meeting between Advani, Vajpayee and Kanshi Ram could not resolve the contentious state assembly speaker issue.
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Lyricist Anjaan dead
Writer of over 1,500 songs, he was felled by paralysis, claimed by a heart attack.
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Into Despair, One Brick At A Time
We had helped Padman over a bad patch and built up his resistance, but for how long? What of his future and that of his siblings? Can they dream of going to school, learning a trade, getting employment? Or will they grow up to be migratory, landless labour like their parents? Does our country offer them any hope?
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The States

9 pilgrims killed in MP mishap
One soldier killed, 6 hurt in Manipur ambush
One killed as stones fall in Puri temple, Orissa
Karnataka rejects Centre's proposal on Cauvery
7 new ministers in Haryana

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Security beefed up for Dilip Kumar
Scindia among 5 new Congress general secretaries
Govt staff unions give indefinite strike notice
Hindi litterateur Dharmaveer Bharati dead
Gujral's gesture to girl child

Yeh Hai India!

Pune's Dagedu Sheth Halwai dresses up for Ganeshotsva
Preparations on in fullswing for a mega celebration!
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SEPTEMBER 4

Curiouser & Curiouser
Shah Rukh Khan, Aditya Panscholi are interrogated in the Gulshan Kumar murder case. Plus: Shravan's astonishing revelations.
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Pak president blasted Nawaz Sharief for ISI role in Bombay blasts
Making this shocking revelation, a new book says Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismissed Sharief's denial, saying, ''The ISI is behind these blasts and I have got proof of it."
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Five hurt in Pak firing along LoC
Renewed Pakistani shelling and mortar fire in Kargil in the hilly Ladakh region.
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Delhi high court takes serious view of 'arbitrary' property allotments
On what ground were 16 prime properties allotted to the Congress? Raising this question, the judges said an affidavit should also be filed on the possession given to several trusts including the ones in the names of Lal Bahadur Shastri and Jagjivan Ram.
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Govt effort to end Bodo issue peacefully
Central officials organise a meeting with representatives from Assam and the Bodo Council to achieve peace.
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US will not mediate on the Kashmir issue
Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Karl Inderfurth said tensions in South Asia should be resolved by the regional parties themselves.
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The States

12 dead as bus plunges into river in MP
9 killed in Bihar as militants clash
2 women Naxals among 4 killed in AP
4 militants killed in Kashmir
Nayanar resurrects the palmolein ghost in Kerala

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CPI leader Farooqui dead
Court to frame charges against Jakhar
New BJP chief to be elected in November
China helping Iran, Iraq acquire weapons of mass destruction
B R Chopra bags Pearl Legend award
SEPTEMBER 3

Gujral Safe!
Even if the Jain Commission raps the DMK, G K Moopanar will allow his cadres to let off steam, but will not strike.
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Gujral not scared of Sharief
Contrary to Islamabad's claim, Indian officials say the Indian prime minister is not reluctant to meet the Pakistani premier during his United States visit.
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India's Advanced Light Helicopter may be sold abroad
Having several advanced features, the copter will be inducted into the three armed forces in the next financial year.
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Why the West overlooks India's achievements
If India's modern theatre was studied as carefully as the traditional forms, the country's contribution to world theatre would have been 'more strikingly visible', says Professor Richard Schechner of New York University.
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The States

6 killed in Kashmir
3 killed in TN communal clashes
'Very very important person in Maharashtra receives threats'
Religious procession stoned in MP; 30 hurt

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'EC order on criminals cannot be implemented'

Yeh Hai India!

Russians launch Bollywood film mag!
Sridevi, Kajol and Akshay Kumar figure in inaugural issue.
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Learn Urdu, or out you go! Andhra official warns staff
The Nalgonda district registrar has decided to teach his probationary staff a lesson. And they better learn it, if they want to keep their jobs!
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SEPTEMBER 2

Shocking!
The Bombay police alleged on Monday that composer Nadeem -- of the duo Nadeem-Shravan -- ordered the deadly hit on music mogul Gulshan Kumar.
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We have reformed, come back home, Congress tells minorities
In its bid to win over the minorities, senior party leaders told Rediff On The NeT that the Congress will promise to reserve jobs for dalit Christians and Muslims if it is returned to power in the next general election.
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The war will now move to Washington: experts
Pakistan launches a tirade to rake up the Kashmir issue during Prime Minister I K Gujral's impending US visit.
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Mayawati uses arms licences to gun down upper caste domination
Officials dilly-dallying on dalit applications for arms licences will face serious consequences.
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Bal Thackeray to quit politics
Shiv Sena chief vows to smash the underworld, slams Amnesty International.
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CBI seeks nod to prosecute Laloo in another case
Second chargesheet submitted to the governor just 24 hours after the high court pulled up the agency.
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Rushdie weds again
The novelist marries unknown British publishing editor in a secret ceremony in the US.
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The States

8 militants killed in JK
7 killed in Manipur violence
6 killed, 8 injured in Bombay road accident
3 cops, 1 civilian killed in Karnataka mob violence
2 held for desecrating statue in Maharashtra
Delhi high court fines petitioner for 'wasting' its time
Arrested ULFA leader Pranati Deka taken to Assam