Farewell, Mother
Missionary and military pomp accompany the final ceremony.
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' Mother Teresa understood the Gospel of love with every fibre of her indomitable spirit and every ounce of energy of her frail body'
Angelo Cardinal Sodano, the Vatican's secretary of state and the Pope's representative at Mother Teresa's funeral, delivered a moving homily at the ceremony.
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'She was a blessing to us all and now we have lost it'
Archbishop Henry D'Souza of Calcutta, who conducted the funeral, recalls the event in an exclusive first person feature.
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Fear of vandals made mother's burial a private affair
"We are relieved that Mother's grave will be safe and open to the public."
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Donations likely to shrink as Mother House order changes
Mother Teresa had an international image which no one else in the order has.
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'She was there in between heaven and earth'
Even though she was one of the planet's best known people, Mother Teresa remained an enigma all her life. Vaihayasi P Daniel spoke to some of those who knew her best to discover the human being behind the legend.
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And that one powerful image that made them fold their hands near the hearts...
As the cortege made its way through the streets of Calcutta, in distant Bombay some of Mother's flock sat transfixed before a hired television set.
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And Time Stood Still...
Images from the funeral...
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Indo-Pak foreign secretary-level talks from Monday
A Pakistan foreign ministry spokesman made it clear that Kashmir would be discussed.
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Clinton stresses importance of Indo-Pak dialogue
American first lady favours stronger Indo-US ties.
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'I feel there is every reason for us to continue our exchanges with Mr Sharief's govt'
Former foreign secretary Salman Haider on the state of Indo-Pak relations.
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Muslims can sing Vande Mataram, but not if Thackeray makes it mandatory for staying in India: Shahabuddin
''While it is acceptable for a Muslim man to marry a non-Muslim, under no circumstances can a Muslim woman be permitted to marry any non-Muslim,'' the former MP said.
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Brahmin-OBC war may spell disaster for BJP
The upper castes seem to have ganged up with Mayawati to ruin Kalyan Singh's career.
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'None can challenge Kesri now'
Congress general secretary Tariq Anwar speaks out.
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Kerala takes steps to curb "baseless and malicious" journalism
The Kerala government has decided to stop advertisements to newspapers that carry "baseless and malicious allegations". The step, for some reason, has worried journalists in the state.
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Leptospirosis claims 50 in Gujarat
Medical survey teams move out, advising people to take precautionary measures.
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Tata Tea refutes allegations of funding terrorists
The company claims the ULFA cultural secretary used its special medical scheme to get treatment in Bombay.
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Madras temple launches religious revolution
Rebelling against tradition, the temple invents new gods and 'shocking' customs.
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Army and police shouldn't act like terrorists: Justice Venkatachaliah
The NHRC chief also released the Asia-Pacific human rights workshop's recommendations.
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Pakistan's Anti-Terrorist Act draws flak
The law gives an already violent police a freer hand. It also institutes parallel courts that have to decide cases in a week. Naturally, the law has been challenged in the more conventional section of the judiciary.
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The States

Karnataka minister, accused of copying, resigns
No-confidence motion against Orissa govt defeated
SC sets aside parole of Assam editor
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Maharaj embarrasses JD leadership royally
A king's ovation they gave him at the Sankalp rally -- so what if it was a bit discomfiting for the rest around?
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SEPTEMBER 13

Reverse for Rao
Delivering his judgment in the JMM case, Justice Jaspal Singh said, ''It is no job of a prime minister to hatch or be a party to such a criminal conspiracy. Power intoxicates the best hearts as wine the strongest heads, but then nobody can thrive on corruption.... A prime minister must not sustain his power and position on the crutches of corruption.''
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Mother's metro ready for her funeral
Sources said that over 20,000 policemen have been deployed to ensure the smooth conduct of the function. Local police personnel will be aided by the National Security Guard and the Special Protection Group to provide security for visiting dignitaries from 23 countries.
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'Only the lucky get to see Mother'
"I feel orphaned again," Sibani Ghosh weeps, as she stands in the never-ending, serpentine queue leading to the St Thomas church. "I want to see her once more!"
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Mother's journey to sainthood will be swift
"Her life was so resplendent before the eyes of all that I don't think it will be too long a process,'' said Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the Vatican's authority on doctrine.
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The Joy Of Loving
Mother Teresa, first person.
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Tata Tea officials grilled on alleged nexus with ULFA
The company has been accused of paying ULFA leader Pranati Deka's medical bills
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BJP-BSP meet on Sunday to end UP crisis
BJP is confident that Kalyan Singh will take over as CM.
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Pakistan will win the next war with India: expert
The next Indo-Pak war will be a 'prolonged' affair which would create a 'disintegrating force in India'.
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Thackeray says he will name Gulshan killers if the cops go to him
Sena chief says he can do nothing if Nadeem is also guilty.
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Unavailability of hostels compels girls to live in cramped, unhygienic conditions
Girls from all over the country are lured to Delhi colleges every year. But with the unavailability of hostel accommodation, they are left scampering for a roof over their head in conditions which are often unhygienic and exploitative.
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The States

Lightning kills 24 in AP
SC's nod for Mishra's arrest in Bihar fodder scam
Five drowned as boat capsizes in Bihar
2 killed, 11 injured inMadras as lorry rams train
Karnataka panel clears STF of charges of killing Veerappan's brother
Stop killings, Justice Krishna Iyer tells AP govt and Naxals
Bodos seek talks for separate state in Assam
Three new districts in UP
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Osho, the answer to a cricket prayer...
The saint of sex could become the saviour of Indian cricket. If only the BCCI would listen!
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SEPTEMBER 12

Bounty For Babudom
Government staff win huge pay hike!
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Supreme Court pulls up Patna high court in Laloo case
The court has taken a serious view of the role played by the Patna high court following the CBI's request for army help in arresting the former Bihar chief minister.
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Army takes charge of Mother's body
Three high ranking army officials stand guard near Mother Teresa's body.
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"Many people regard Mother Teresa as a good businesswoman"
Cardinal Simon Pimenta, the Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, remembers Mother Teresa in an exclusive first person tribute.
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Mother Teresa had no pretensions about the religious basis of her social work
Supratik Das's unusual response to the Saint of the Gutter's death...
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Mayawati-Kalyan Singh conflict plunges UP into deeper crisis
The BJP vice-president guns for the chief minister's blood, refuting each of her allegations.
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We will drive English out of the country, vows Mulayam
He wants all regional languages -- including Tamil -- declared as official languages not just of the respective regions, but of the entire country.
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Three 'big fish' involved in Gulshan Kumar murder: Thackeray
The Shiv Sena chief hints at enemies in the music industry having conspired to kill the music magnate.
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The French Connection
"By the late 1930s Gandhi was pursuing an eccentric agenda which caused as many problems as it solved... It was his actions that were instrumental in provoking Muslim demands for a breakaway homeland..." historian Patrick French assesses the Mahatma's legacy on The Rediff Chat.
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The States

18 Hurriyat leaders arrested in Kashmir
Warrant issued against former Bihar CM Mishra
AP film-maker Dasari surrenders before court in IT case
Bombay's municipal corporation faces debt trap
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Rumour spreads, Shah Rukh is dead!
Actor Shah Rukh Khan is not dead. He has not been shot at -- he is alive and, um, well, shooting!
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Brave Karnataka CM agrees to hunt Veerappan personally!
"Done,'' J H Patel cries. "I will head the special task force!"
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SEPTEMBER 11

Roses, Not Guns
The government will soon send a high-level team of ministers and politicians to negotiate with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland. The venue for the talks will be either Bangkok, Manila or Paris.
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UP, Babri force BJP to think of polls
Atal Bihari Vajpayee feels that the Ayodhya issue has been deliberately rekindled by the Centre.
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Mayawati offers to take up speaker's issue with BSP chief
'Kalyan Singh's conduct forced Kanshi Ram to raise the demand'
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BJP sharply divided over BSP's demand
The party seems to be inching towards another crisis with two powerful groups divided on the issue of surrendering the Uttar Pradesh assembly speaker's post to the BSP.
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Calcutta gears up for world dignitaries -- and Mother's funeral
Over 12,000 dignitaries including 25 heads of state are expected in Calcutta on Saturday.
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Madras, a new capital for the underworld?
Three different incidents, three different groups, three different strategies -- the gun-culture has arrived in Tamil Nadu.
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Kesri does not rule out early snap poll
The Congress president said the future of the UF government would depend on its performance.
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Mariam Rasheeda now detained under NSA
All charges against her save those of defamation filed by the police have been dropped. But the Kerala government continues to hound her.
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'US expects closer ties with India'
Says Karl Inderfurth, US assistant secretary of state for South Asian affairs.
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Militant groups pose grave threat to human rights: NHRC chief
Justice M N Venkatachaliah says terrorism generates an apprehension of national insecurity.
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First stone age weapon unit discovered in Karnataka
The excavation assumes special significance as it is the first time that several limestone weapons have been discovered.
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The States

Film stars, sportspersons and MLAs in Rs 15 billion land scam in Maharashtra
Tamulpur, Assam, tense but quiet after killings
Former TN minister's bail plea rejected

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SEPTEMBER 10

Action On Ayodhya
The Central Bureau of Investigation has framed charges against 49 people -- including BJP leader L K Advani and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray -- in the specials sessions court dealing with the demolition of the 16th century Babri mosque in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992.
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'This case concerns 700 million Hindus, they are all involved in it'
The Sangh Parivar prepares to fight a long battle against the CBI court's decision.
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Indo-Pak talks unlikely
There are definite signs of the third round of Indo-Pak foreign secretary-level talks falling through, with Pakistan failing to respond to the dates that India put forward.
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Moopanar resigns from Rajya Sabha
The Tamil Maanila Congress supremo and two of his party colleagues -- Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayanti Natarajan and TMC General Secretary S Peter Alphonse -- have resigned their Rajya Sabha seats, which were won on a Congress ticket.
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The apostle waits for final peace
Ill-embalmed, the face much-swollen, the feet turning green at the soles, and black patches visualising all over, Mother Teresa's body lies on a raised platform in south Calcutta's St Thomas church.
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UP speaker rejects CM's request to cancel foreign trip
Refusing to quit, Kesri Nath Tripathi puts a spoke in the wheel of Mayawati's plan to get a speaker from her party when transferring power to the BJP.
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What plans does Chacha for his rivals?
As evident from Kesri's fresh line-up of general secretaries...
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Laloo remand extended
But former Bihar chief minister and his other aides remain in hospital
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J&K govt conned by MLA's contacts
They promised to get four foreign hostages swapped for terrorists in jail -- if they were paid for the mediation first. The government coughed up. And then the "mediators" disappeared, leaving the officials to try and hush up the deal.
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The States

Noisy scenes in Rajasthan assembly over rape of student
7 killed as train collides with tractor in Haryana
Congressmen want party to withdraw support to Vaghela in Gujarat
Indefinite curfew in Assam's Nalbari district following killings

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SEPTEMBER 9

Panel to probe Jain Commission report
The government, in an apparent bid to buy time, delays tabling of the report that highlights the poor security provided to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi
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India to retain nuclear option: Gujral
The option was necessary to meet unforseen circumstances, says PM
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India urged to accept IAEA safeguards
All countries stand to gain if safeguards inspectors are allowed greater access of nuclear installations, says agency chief Hans Blix
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Bhujbal sues Thackeray
The Maharashtra Opposition leader claims Saamna, the Shiv Sena newspaper, and the party chief have been maligning him with impunity.
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Ex-servicemen to return war medals
Ignored by the prime minister, former military personnel try to shame government into accepting their demand for one rank, one pension.
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The States

Pak shells kill two more civilians in Kashmir
Bandh in Jaipur over rape of student
Goa's anti-corruption Commission waits eagerly for complaints
MP ayurvedic colleges asked to stop admissions

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