Seshan Speaks!
The Presidential candidate, in an exclusive interview to Rediff On The NeT.
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The Saffron Surge
Delhi's BJP government plans a course in Hindutva for the capital's children.
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Kesri has second thoughts on co-ordination panel
The Congress president is beginning to dimly suspect that the committee to ensure smooth functioning of the Gujral government is just a honey-lined trap.
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Sulk over, TMC may rejoin UF
On the eve of the crucial party meeting, Tamil Maanila Congress president G K Moopanar softens his stand towards the United Front government, declaring that the controversy over his failure to become prime minister was over as far as he was concerned.
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No money for India's N-power programme
The country's nuclear power generation programme has been slowed down by lack of funds. Despite the availability of indigenous technology, only 10 per cent of the expected target of 10,000 megawatts is expected to be achieved by 2000.
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Controversy over Jana Gana Mana takes a new turn
The Gorkhas have filed a case against Subinoy Roy, the celebrated Rabindra Sangeet singer, for allegedly defaming Captain Ram Singh, who claims he composed the score for the national anthem, and the Gorkha community.
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World Bank orders review of Indian projects
Bank economists feel it will be difficult for India to maintain its six per cent growth.
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APRIL 26

Seshan's Gamble
The former chief election commissioner declares his candidature for the Presidency.
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Kesri in trouble, again
The Delhi high court on Friday has issued notice to Sitaram Kesri and the central government on a public interest petition seeking the Congress president's prosecution for allegedly receiving Rs 30 million in US dollars on the party's behalf.
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No evidence against Kesri in JMM bribery case, says CBI
The agency claims JMM leader Shailendra Mahato's confession against the Congress leader does not constitute evidence.
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Don't delay chargesheet against Laloo, Vajpayee tells PM
The former prime minister warns against putting the animal fodder scam case on the backburner.
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Laloo, Deve Gowda battle for supremacy
Senior United Front officials said the Bihar chief minister has asked that Gujral drop two of Deve Gowda's men -- C M Ibrahim and Srikant Jena -- from the federal Cabinet.
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Joginder promises to finish invesstigation into hawala case in two weeks
The CBI director says the agency will also accelerate the probe into Bihar's animal fodder scam case.
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Pilot seeks panel to check growth of corruption
The former Union minister has urged Prime Minister Inder Gujral to constitute a high-powered commission to recommend measures to arrest the growth of corruption.
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Probe confirms mysterious flight over Tripura
The army and the Tripura government on Friday confirmed that an unauthorised foreign aircraft flew at low altitude for two consecutive days recently over West Tripura along the Indo-Bangla border.
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LS, assembly by-polls on May 29
The Election Commission has also decided not to give any more extensions to political parties for completing their organisational elections.
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Talk to Dalai Lama, US tells China
The Clinton administration has urged China to start a dialogue with the Dalai Lama on his demand for self-rule in Tibet.
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US predicts better ties with India
We have made our relations with India a priority, says the state department.
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APRIL 25

Budget in a Bind
Congress, Left Front want changes in Chidambaram's proposals.
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Moopanar meets Surjeet to find way out of impasse
The UF is reportedly trying to cobble together a solution that the TMC leadership may find difficult to refuse.
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BJP gears for mid-term poll
BJP president Lal Kishinchand Advani has convened a meeting of party general secretaries on April 26 to finalise the action plan for the election
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Rethink in TMC over decision to stay out of government
The TMC is beginning to wonder if it isn't better to swallow the 'insult' rather than go unrepresented in the government.
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Malayalam writer Paul Zacharia accused of the second crucfixion of Christ
In the Mathrubhoomi weekly, Zacharia published a short story depicting Jesus Christ as all too human, and all too fallible
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'That camp was a death trap'
Many Indian victims of the haj fire could have been saved had their Saudi guides not locked them up in their encampments.
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Coastal folks agitate against merchandised mining in Kerala
Already, a Rs 120 million project for setting up a mineral complex by two Australian companies has been shelved, following stiff opposition from the people.
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Clinton's promise cheers Dalai Lama
In a major development US President Bill Clinton has promised the Dalai Lama that he would ask China to open a direct dialogue with the Tibetan leader or his representative on his demand for self-rule for Tibet.
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'He sails too close to the wind'
Inder Kumar Gujral through the eyes of Kuldip Nayar, Pupul Jaykar and Raj Thapar.
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Lata won't call it day
The great singer says she is sorry that she neglected classical music, will write her memories soon.
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Why is the Nobel Peace Prize committee ignoring the Mahatma?
His great grandson presents a strong case for awarding Gandhi the Nobel peace prize.
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APRIL 24

The squabbles begin...
Congress and United Front leaders battle over the conditions and terms of the coordination committee.
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Gujral sends fact-finding team to probe haj fire
... As 46 Indians killed in the disaster are identified.
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Proud Jhelum pins hopes on native boy Inder
Residents of the Pakistan town hope India's new prime minister, who was born there, will ease visa regulations between the two countries.
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Coming attraction: A film made on the Naxal balladeer Gaddar
How Gaddar rose from an exploited dalit boy to become a bard, using folklore to settle scores with his exploiters.
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The Dalai Lama will visit White House, but not discuss politics
President Clinton plans to drop by when the spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhists meets Vice-President Al Gore.
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Moscow ready for talks with Taliban
Pakistan is playing midwife for the negotiations.
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APRIL 23

My Brother Inder
Satish Gujral, the celebrated painter-sculptor, reveals what his brother is really like.
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Gujral wins vote of confidence, easily
The prime minister makes an impressive debut in Parliament.
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Deve Gowda-Laloo war puts Gujral in a spot
The prime minister has sought the assistance of United Front leaders to end the battle.
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New govt will not last long: Namboodiripad
"There is no guarantee the Congress will not adopt the same tricks it employed to bring down Deve Gowda," the CPI-M patriarch said.
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Mayawati returns to her old games
Mayawati looked like she'd turned a new leaf when she came into power again, promising to clean up the administration and the law and order situation. Now allegations are rife that all she is interested in cleaning up are the state funds.
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With Gujral's selection the Congress has been denied a convenient target
Saisuresh Sivaswamy on the prime minister and the Congress party.
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Chandrababu Naidu remains an enigma
He can be an ominous foe, but is he a good friend? There is something in his slightly wide-eyed but blank look that stops people from probing too deep.
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Goan authorities clean up its police act
Authorities promise swift and harsh punishment will be meted out for police harassment of tourists.
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History will portray Gujral as a rose thrown on a dungheap of opportunistic political splinters
K N Rao predicts the future for the new government.
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Sardar Patel wanted to launch the Quit India movement earlier
If Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had his way, the Quit India movement would have been launched weeks before August 9, 1942.
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APRIL 22

Good news for Reforms!
Inder Gujral refuses to give the finance portfolio to the CPI, hopes P Chidambaram will return. A special session of Parliament has been called from April 30 to pass Chidambaram's Budget, the government announced on Monday.
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Gujral retains all but one of Deve Gowda's ministers
The prime minister plans to expand his council of ministers by May 10.
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Kesri warns Gujral against anti-Congress statements
The prime minister assured Kesri that the United Front would make no statements against the Congress, but sought an assurance that the Congress would extend unconditional support to his government.
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Efforts still on to persuade TMC to join Gujral govt
Prime Minister Inder Gujral, West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu are among the many leaders involved in getting G K Moopanar to change his mind.
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Devendra Yadav dropped at Laloo's instance
The Bihar chief minister turned against his protege when he discovered that Devendra Yadav aspired to replace him in Patna if he was chargesheeted in the fodder scam.
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Kesri's calls to Moopanar spread distrust in United Front about TMC leader
A senior UF leader admitted that some of his colleagues had confronted Moopanar over Kesri's telephone calls.
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Ayya, the man who lost out
Shobha Warrier profiles Tamil Maanila Congress leader G K Moopanar.
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A government by consensus, promises Gujral
"I don't think anything can be built on anti-isms," says the prime minister.
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DMK, TMC allies for now, but for how long?
G K Moopanar is seeking a popular reason to part company with the DMK, one that will work with votera.
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If Gujral was always soft-spoken, he could be firm as steel
Janardan Thakur on the prime minister's character.
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Gujral will be a unique experiment in the chief executive's post
Saisuresh Sivaswamy thinks Gujral is the man for all the wrong reasons.
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Gujral's fight with disgruntled parties in the 13-party coalition will become fierce
K N Rao predicts the future for the new government.
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OTHER STORIES

'We were lucky to escape alive'
Survivors of the haj fire return home.
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280 Indians missing in haj fire
The only way Indian officials could identify their countrymen was by identifying the living.
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Mina was a tragedy in waiting
"With over 200,000 tents erected in a valley that has only so much space, Mina was a tragedy in waiting," the Jeddah-based newspaper Saudi Gazette said.
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Pro-Pak militants abduct 15 pro-India militants; 3 dead
Kuka Parrey, the former commander of the Ikhwan-ul Muslimeen and chairman of the Awami League, claims that so far 500 pro-India militants have been killed so far by the militants.
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Pakistan may not be able to buy Mirage 2000-5s
Dassault Aviation, the French company which manufactures these planes, is reportedly not very keen to conclude a deal with Pakistan because of the financial crunch there.
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Fiji govt attempts to heal racial wounds
Nearly 10 years after the Fijian army stormed parliament and arrested the entire Indian-dominated cabinet, the South Pacific nation is attempting to heal the racial wounds that have set off an exodus of emigration among its educated-Indians.
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