'Everyone has a viewpoint on sharing of river waters. Punjab has its needs; so do Haryana and Rajasthan,' the former prime minister wrote in his letter.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who arrived in New Delhi on Friday, on a three-day visit, cut short his trip and returned home tonight by an Indian Air Force plane because of death of his mother-in-law.
Apparently under pressure from Sangh Parivar and its NDA allies, BJP on Wednesday said it would oppose the hike in sectoral caps for foreign direct investment in insurance, civil aviation and telecom announced by the UPA government.
'Relieve me of active politics. It's enough, let me go,' the editorial in the latest issue of the Panchjanya has quoted him as saying before joining the BJP's campaign in UP
Former prime minister asks home minister to apologise over sacking of governors
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, under attack from within his own party, has found an ally in Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.
The national executive proposed a resolution to rededicate the party to its idealism and redouble its commitment to developmental issues.
The dinner meeting was supposed to take place on Tuesday night at a five-star hotel in suburban Andheri in Mumbai.
This comes on the eve of the crucial Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary Board meeting on Sunday.
'But if you look with a biased mind, you may find our achievement a small one.' Gujarat Minister of State for Home Amit Shah defends his police force.
He said even Vishwa Hindu Parishad had openly said if anyone was to be blamed for the BJP's defeat it was Vajpayee.
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been critical of the Gujarat chief minister in recent days.
The outfit's chief also took the English press to task for apparently keeping the Gujarat riots 'alive'.
Alleging deterioration in the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, Vajpayee had asked BJP workers to carry out a "decisive" agitation to throw out the Samajwadi Party government.
While the year book did not comment on the boundary negotiations, it pointed out that the year 2003 witnessed a \n\n'momentum of positive development in the friendly, good-neighbourly and mutually-beneficial cooperation between \n\nChina and India'
Ten years after India's nuclear tests, C Uday Bhaskar reckons the country was well served by revealing its capabilities.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance lost power to the Congress-led alliance in the election despite its high-profile 'India Shining' media campaign.
Chouhan was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Balram Jakhar.
A website recently carried his interview claiming that when Fernandes wanted to see the file, Vajpayee asked him to keep his hands off.
The commission had time and again requested Rashtrapati Bhavan to send copies of the letters to the commission, but the President's office had citied 'privilege' and refused to part with the concerned documents.
He said the effort should match the one that was launched to counter the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Arun Jaitley, general secretary in charge of Punjab, left by the backdoor to avoid enraged supporters of those who have denied party nominations.
Hasan Rohani, who is also the leader of the Supreme National Council, will meet Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee tomorrow.
Khurana says the media misconstrued his remarks.
Vajpayee had spoken out publicly against Advani's decision to expel Khurana.
Both Advani and Vajpayee are refusing to compromise on their respective stands.
Khurana said his problem was only with the younger leaders.
'Jai Shri Ram' were the first words uttered by an emotional Vishwakarma when he met Vajpayee.
Sinha was removed as party spokesman after he criticised party president Lal Kishenchand Advani's controversial remarks on Jinnah and demanded that he follow the 'One Man, One Post' principle
A special IAF plane carrying Vajpayee landed at the Amausi airport in Lucknow at 1850 IST.
Main accused Ramji Verma was apprehended from Champa town of Janjgir-Champa district in Chhatisgarh.
Singh joined the party at the BJP headquarters in the presence of general secretaries Pramod Mahajan and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and UP leaders Kalraj Mishra and Vinay Katiyar.
Reports said Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was likely to meet President A P J Abdul Kalam and recommend that the LS be dissolved a day after a short session of the lower House of Parliament end on Feb 5.
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