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Hijackers headed for Quetta: Jaswant
The minister pointed out in the list of 35 names of jailed militants whose release the hijackers had demanded, most of the names were of Pakistani nationals.
'Where is he? Why isn't he here to see me...'
Rachna, Rupin Katyal's bride of 23 days, returned home a widow after her honeymoon in Kathmandu. There is no rationale to her destiny. The Katyals can't see rationale in anything for that matter.
Advani unhappy with release of terrorists
The Union home minister's dissent was "palpable" in the meeting of the Union Cabinet where the decision to release the extremists was taken, sources said.
A midnight call and an impending climax
Around midnight on Thursday top officials in Srinagar were alerted by a call from the highest authorities in Delhi --- two militants lodged in a Srinagar jail were to be immediately shifted to Jammu.
Released militants will return to Kashmir
A top-secret report prepared by the Research and Analysis Wing has indicated that people sympathetic to the hijackers' cause may get them refuge in Sudan, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia before they are provided asylum in Afghanistan or Pakistani.
CMG, PMO trade charges
The stand-off between the IAS lobby and the PMO continues, with each claiming that the other was responsible for the Amritsar fiasco.
'They behaved well with the hostages till the very end'
'They did not beat up people unnecessarily. They provided food on time. Whatever they could provide, they did it. This is the reason why the passengers could survive even after eight days,' says Anil Khurana, the diabetic whom they released on Sunday.
Nepali not involved: Intelligence agencies
Intelligence agencies have denied that Gajendra Man Tamarkar, the Nepalese
citizen who was alleged by a section of the media as one of the hijackers, had any role in the crisis.
EU unconcerned about Indian concerns
There is a total lack of appreciation of Indian security concerns and the ground reality in South Asia by many Western nations.
Flight 814 arrives in Delhi
...But not before it was thoroughly checked for explosives the terrorists may have hidden on board.
Hijackers got more weapons at Kandahar
"They had a wireless set with which they were in constant touch with the ISI and getting their instructions from there," one passenger said.
A midnight call and an impending climax
hundreds of miles away in Kashmir things were already heading towards a climax. Around midnight on Thursday top officials in Srinagar were alerted by a call from the highest authorities in Delhi --- two militants lodged in a Srinagar jail were to be immediately shifted to Jammu.
'No criminal shall go unpunished'
External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh has fighting words for the hijackers.
'We were able to scale down their demand'
Prime Minister Vajpayee tells the nation. Also in Real Audio.
'For four days I was forced to sit in the cockpit, blindfolded, without seeing sunlight'
While some passengers exhibited signs of the Stockholm syndrome, the co-pilot of the Airbus, Captain Rajendra, presented a very different view of his abductors.
'PM learnt about hijacking 40 minutes late'
Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Sharad Yadav were returning from Patna after addressing an election rally when Flight 814 was hijacked.
The nightmare is over, but...
The release of three leading militants is sure to boost the confidence of ultras in the valley and this will make the security forces's task much more difficult.
Best possible settlement, says Brajesh Mishra
The national security adviser fully justified the government's decision to hand over three dreaded militants to the hijackers.
Zargar used to tie grenades to his victims...
Mushtaq Zargar was involved in scores of killings, including that of two Border Security Force personnel, and kidnappings. He was lodged in Srinagar after his arrest, where he remained till he was flown to Delhi.
'The extra names were only a red herring'
It was a battle of nerves and we lost it, said an extremely angry senior government official. The battle was half lost the day the aircraft flew out of Amritsar, but now it is completely lost.
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COLUMNS
Corruption and the hijacking drama
'As a complacent nation, completely tolerant about corruption in public life, what right do we have to expect different standards from some petty security officials?' asks Sucheta Dalal.
Hostage Insanity, circa Y1.999K
'150 people suffered in that plane... More deadly attacks by militants on army establishments in Srinagar. Enormous destruction and misery in Orissa from a cyclone 2 months ago... We lurch from one crisis to another. But the millennium show must go on,' says Dilip D'Souza.
Repackaging Ayurveda for global consumption
Kottakkal Aryavaidyasala, the leader in the field of the ancient Indian Ayurvedic system of treatment and rejuvenation therapy, has taken up the task of setting high standards for Ayurvedic drugs to popularise it throughout the world.
BUSINESS
RBI puts Y2K-OK seal on banks, FIs; BSE, NSE mock trades smooth
All the computer systems, payment details and accounts of government departments, banks and financial institutions have been tested at the central bank offices and found to be Y2K-compliant.
Indi(c)a Overtaken!
1999 ends, but the 'swadeshi' car's race with foreign machines continues.
SPORTS
'My off-side play is just one of the strengths of my batting'
Master batsman Sourav Ganguly in candid conversation with Haresh Pandya.
SPORTS
E-cards from the Edge
The Indian team has received tonnes of encouraging new year messages, wishing them all the very best in Sydney. Krishna Prasad presents some of the greeting cards he intercepted.
MOVIES
It's resolution time!
Ashok Banker lends Bollywood a helping hand.
MUSIC
Salsa time
Latin, with its rhythm divine, has been the biggest rage in the latter part of the '90s. The last in our series on Millennium Music.
BOOKS
Millennium wish list
Ashok Banker compiles his favourite selection of must-read books.
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