Mother India wants you!
The Indian army will launch an advertising campaign to attract bright young men to its ranks.
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Venkataswamy may replace Bhandari
The former Union minister may be the next governor of Uttar Pradesh.
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Either Bhandari or Gupta will have to go, says Vajpayee
...Whatever the outcome of the vote following the debate on the UP governor's conduct.
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BJP determined to defeat Vaghela in by-election
If the Gujarat chief minister loses the election, his government will certainly collapse.
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US Congressmen want plebiscite in Punjab
After the Gore goof, another instance of US insensitivity to Indian interests.
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The battle for the AIADMK
Jayalalitha does not want him, but can't do without the ambitious S Thirunavakkarsasu.
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MARCH 8

India to fence Jammu border
India has decided to fence the 200 km-long international border in Jammu, despite opposition from Pakistan.
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Top Hizbul leader killed in Kashmir
The Jammu and Kashmir Special Task Force claimed it had killed a leader of the pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen in an encounter at Cheu village in southern Anantnag district of Kashmir.
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Kerala to backtrack on prohibition
The south Indian state has decided to open 1,000 shops to sell toddy, a country liquor, and 25 to sell foreign liquor.
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Nepal government loses confidence vote
Communists were poised to take power again in Nepal on Friday after the prime minister lost a vote of confidence.
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US to not mediate in Indo-Pakistan talks
The United States will not mediate in the Indo-Pakistan, foreign secretary-level talks, scheduled to be held later this month. Ambassador Frank Wisner has said.
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Rs 2.5 b allocated to improve tourist facilities in the Andamans
The government plans to spend Rs 2.5 billion in the next two years to increase tourism in the Andaman and Nicobar islands while not jeopardising the ecology there, said Lieutenant Governor Iswari Prasad Gupta.
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MARCH 7

The Bhandari Crisis
The United Front faces its first major test in Parliament over the UP governor's conduct.
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Bhandari's transfer, only way out of crisis
Else, the Communists may vote for the motion seeking the UP governor's recall.
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Congress will move against Budget proposals
The party says Finance Minister P Chidambaram has let off the rich.
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Courts can compel journalists to disclose source
So rules the Delhi high court in a contempt of court case involving The Pioneer.
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BJP MP backs down, withdraws resignation from Lok Sabha
B L Sharma 'Prem' says leaders, people forced him to return to the House of the People.
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Sharief's hotline experiment clogged
Callers ask Pak PM to root out corruption, pay debts.
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The telephone man who bucked the system
Jyothi Shankar turned a dysfunctional exchange in Madras into what may be the best in the country.
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MARCH 6

CPI may withdraw support to United Front
The party is upset by the manner in which Home Minister and CPI veteran Indrajit Gupta is being treated by the prime minister.
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Pandurang Shastri Athavale wins Templeton prize
This is a double triumph for the social reformer who won the Magsaysay Award last year.
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Akali Dal-BJP govt wants a central initiative in Punjab immediately
''All my government demands is full justice to be done to Punjab and Punjabis,'' the governor tells the state assembly.
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Bihar train dacoity creates controversy in Parliament
MPs battle government over lackadaisical attitude over train robberies.
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Dissolution of Congress unit in Tripura sparks off factional feuds
Six of the ten Congress members of the state assembly, including the former chief minister, threaten to quit.
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Nawaz Sharief's cabinet nominations shake Punjab, NWFP coalitions
The PM's hesitation in including MQM, ANP nominees in cabinet strains alliances.
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MARCH 5

Reprieve for Kesri
The Delhi high court rejects the public interest plea against Congress president Sitaram Kesri.
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US apologises for Gore's gaffe
America does not support Khalistan, India reassured.
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BJP trying to persuade B L Sharma to withdraw resignation
The party leadership is annoyed that the Delhi MP sent his resignation letter directly to the Speaker.
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Bhandari claims crime rate has dropped in UP during President's rule
The administration has circulated an exhaustive note to MPs from the state and other public representatives.
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MARCH 4

Communists determined to change Chidambaram's Budget
The finance minister has a tough battle ahead.
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No move to renounce claims to PoK says Farooq
The J&K assembly will not pass any such resolution says the chief minister.
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Home minister to visit Lucknow to study law and order situation
Meanwhile, the BJP says the UP governor's rebuttal of the home minister's speech in Parliament is a grave violation of conduct.
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CBI sure of hawala charges against Advani, Shukla
There is enough evidence to frame charges, insists CBI in court.
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Militants stop Srinagar newspapers from publication
The scribes are caught in the battle between the Hurriyat and the terrorists.
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Protests in Rajya Sabha over Gore's 'recognition' of Khalistani group
Members allege this is an attempt to destabilise country.
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Train disaster in Pakistan claims at least 110 lives
Horrific early morning derailment strains rescue operations.
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Another custody death puts Bangla police in the dock
Ordinary citizens march through Dhaka's streets, demanding exemplary punishment for the cops.
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Mexican engineers kidnapped in Punjab
The abductors are still unidentified.
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Pakistani hand behind Taliban exposed in a new book
Taliban and the Afghan Turmoil -- The role of USA, Pakistan, Iran and China reveals the Pakistani role in the genesis and growth of the Taliban.
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'I have tried to tell Nehru's story as honestly as possible'
Rajeev Srinivasan speaks to Stanley Wolpert about his controversial biography of India's first prime minister.
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MARCH 2

The Ransom Industry
Kidnappings in north India is big business.
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Supreme Court dismisses petition against laws discriminatory to women
The remedy lies elsewhere and not by knocking at the doors of the courts say judges.
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Pakistan offices stay open on Friday for the first time
Rupees rules over religion as bankers conform to the international system.
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Swiss paedophile gets two years hard labour in Sri Lanka
The island's government finally cracks down on crimes against children.
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