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The Nightmare of Flight 814
Hijack is remote-controlled: intelligence
Indications are that besides the usual suspect -- Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence -- Chhota Shakeel, a Dawood lieutenant who has a wide network in Nepal, is providing logistics support to the operation.
A very ill Khurana returns home
The family will celebrate the occasion only after all the passengers held hostage on the Airbus 300 in Kandahar are released, his wife Neeru said.
One hostage released for medical treatment, returns to plane
The man was reportedly suffering from a stomach ailment.
Desperate relatives turn to God
A group of about 50 relatives today hired a tourist bus and visited temples, churches, mosques and gurdwaras, seeking divine intervention.
Clinton may call off visit: LA Times
The daily said the hijacking was likely to have political repercussions across South Asia and could even quash the US President's plans to visit the region next year.
THE REDIFF SPECIAL
'The Taleban views the hijack as an opportunity to distance itself from Pakistan'
'Since the end of the Kargil war, the Taleban realised that Pakistan's profile has undergone a dramatic change. Pakistan is no longer a welcome guest anywhere, is a rogue army, and is using the Taleban as part of its security agenda,' says Sreedhar, senior research associate at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.
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CHAT
'The calculus is not 160 lives against one'
'What happened at Amritsar was an unforgivable blunder. The plane should, and certainly could, have been stopped there and a commando operation is not only feasible, but has, in the past been carried out at Amritsar. That was during the hijack by a Kashmiri militant in 1993,' former director general of police, Punjab, K P S Gill tells The Rediff Chat.
BUSINESS
Markets set to flare up in New Year, say analysts
India's stock markets closed higher in the year-end session. There was no panic selling in anticipation of the Y2K menace.
MILLENNIUM SPECIAL
'The State will do its bit to make sure good citizens err... copulate on cue...'
'Unlike most futurologists who invariably present a grim, dark scenario of the "next" world, I, being the eternal optimist, can only see better, bigger and brighter tomorrows. Which may be why my 10 likely trends are anything but apocalyptic,' says Shobha De.
SPORTS
Australia clinch Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Yet again, India with the bat took the line of least resistance. And Steve Waugh's Aussies handily snatched the trophy by the whopping margin of 180 runs.
MOVIES
'We are not remaking Sholay...'
Sascha Sippy talks about his dream project.
MUSIC
'Ustad Amir Khan's Raga Marwa is best'
Pt Shivkumar Sharma, Gulzar and Shankar Mahadevan on the albums that influenced them.
The pop brigade
From the Beatles to Aqua, from Elton John to Roxette -- pop music has never failed to generate hysteria.
BOOKS
A book lover's millennium wish list
Ashok Banker compiles his favourite selection of must-read books.
COLUMNS
Them and Us
'As the response to the Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping and to this hijacking proves, there's one rule for us mere mortals and one rule for them,' says Krishna Prasad.
Sauce for the goose
One can, says Prem Panicker while discussing the Ricky Ponting incident, understand a harsh match referee. But there can be no excuse for a biased one.
Mind games
The gremlins were in the Indian minds and not the pitch, says Harsha Bhogle. And there could be little change at Sydney unless the openers blunt the initial Australian attack.
Mental block
'If India are to redeem some credibility out of this series, they must make a more concerted effort to maintain mental aggression,' says Bob Simpson.
Summer to remember
Six Test victories in a row, and Steve Waugh says he's looking to better that feat.
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