Phoolan in a spot!
With the withdrawal of the UP government petition before the Supreme Court, Phoolan Devi will now be forced to appear before the Kanpur trial court later this month and seek bail, or else face arrest.
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'The reality is that India needs Pakistan and Pakistan needs India'
The Dalai Lama speaks about religion, spirituality and society.
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'Political savvy is one thing but murders for the sake of clinging to power is quite another'
Bihar's Samajwadi Party leader and Laloo Yadav adversary Pappu Yadav tells Rediff On The NeT.
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'We have no evidence that the famous sword of Shivaji is in the possession of the British people'
L M Singhvi, India's high commissioner to Great Britain, tells the Rediff Chat.
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Maran will be the DMK's national strategist, Stalin, Karunanidhi's successor
The post-Deve Gowda developments helped the ruling DMK firmly draw the dividing line between Madras Mayor M K Stalin and Union Industry Minister Murasoli Maran, son and nephew of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi respectively.
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Why the Karnataka CM decided not to attack Laloo
With dissidents on one side and Deve Gowda on the other, J H Patel needs some powerful people to stand by him.
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Herbal, 'natural' foods can harm, even kill, warn experts
Experts at a Singapore conference warned against too much dependence on herb-based organic foods, often believed to cure a wide array of ailments. Prolonged consumption may have disastrous effects, they said.
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MAY 17

Target: Rajiv
The CBI fingers late PM in Bofors chargesheet, as the Congress puts pressure on Gujral to cancel the investigation.
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PM stopped from moving women's quota bill
Members of various parties on Friday prevented Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral from moving for consideration in the Lok Sabha the Constitution amendment bill seeking to reserve one-third seats in the Lower House of Parliament and state assemblies for women.
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Delhi high court flays police attack on Massey
A Delhi high court division bench on Friday criticised the security drill during the prime minister's movements and the conduct of Delhi police in beating up a man who strayed into the PM's route.
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Kazakh govt says ATC shortcomings contributed to air mishap
The Kazakhstan government has claimed before the Justice Lahoti court of inquiry that 'institutional shortcomings' in the New Delhi air traffic control system were responsible for the IL-76 aircraft descending to the flight level of 14,000 feet.
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US can't stop aid to India, say 30 Congressmen
The proposed aid-cut will send a wrong signal to India at a time when it is in the midst of market-oriented economic reforms, the Congressmen said.
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MAY 16

The face of police brutality
As 350 complaints are filed against VIP security, Home Minister Indrajit Gupta asks India's intelligence agencies to study the security arrangements of the heads of governments in countries like the United States, England and Israel.
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'They started beating me with rifle butts and lathis in a barbaric manner'
Martin Massey, who was brutally beaten up by VIP security for straying into the PM's motorcade last week, recounts his ordeal.
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Khurana discharged in hawala case
The judge observed that the prosecution had failed to produce any evidence which could be converted into a prima facie case against the former Delhi chief minister.
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Fight it out legally, experts tell Laloo
Bihar Chief Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav's flagging spirits were on an upswing on Thursday with legal experts telling him that he could approach the Supreme Court for a stay if the state governor allowed the CBI to prosecute him in the multi-million fodder scam.
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Bloody caste warfare breaks out in southern Tamil Nadu
As the dalits and thevars battle each other, the DMK government sees a conspiracy in the violent confrontation.
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Gujral rules out dramatic results from Indo-Pak talks
The dialogue is an ''evolving process'' which will be taken up at the foreign secretary level shortly, he said.
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Clinton wishes Gujral, Sharief all success
The US President is happy that India and Pak are willing to resolve their differences.
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Govt rules out dialogue with secessionist outfits in North East
Militant groups themselves are tired of violence, and are sending feelers to the government for talks, said Home Minister Inderjit Gupta.
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Communication gap caused mid-air collision: air traffic controllers
The Air Traffic Controllers Guild told the Justice R C Lahoti court of inquiry that the mid-air collision between the Kazakh IL-76 and the Saudia aircraft on November 12, 1996 was caused because the IL-76 crew did not understand English well.
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Human rights activists to visit Kashmir
As the Hurriyat strike against alleged police atrocities enters the fourth day, Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah pulls up state government staff for not attending office.
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MAY 15

The Bofors Syndrome
Were kickbacks paid in the Rs 63 billion Sukhoi deal?
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CBI incurs Parliament's wrath for leaking Bofors papers
Members cutting across party lines were furious that the CBI chief did not inform Parliament about the agency's reported decision to chargesheet Rajiv Gandhi in the case
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BJP hopes to gain support from AIADMK
While BJP leaders admit the party is getting close to the AIADMK on Hindutva and related issues, they are worried that once the BJP is in power at the Centre, Jayalalitha will demand the immediate ouster of the Karunanidhi government.
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JD presidential poll heightens Laloo-Deve Gowda tussle
Internal warfare may benefit Sharad Yadav or Ram Vilas Paswan.
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'Laloo is preparing his own coffin'
Samata Party leader Nitish Kumar tells Rediff On The NeT.
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Pak Foreign Minister's three-day US visit from May 18
Gohar Ayub Khan will brief the Clinton administration about the Gujral-Sharief talks.
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MAY 14

The Sonia factor
As the clamour for Sonia Gandhi to head the Congress grows, Sitaram Kesri summons his crisis-management team.
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India may close border with Myanmar to keep drugs out
Four Indian states, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland have a common border with Myanmar and each shows an alarming influx of drug peddlers and an increase in HIV-related diseases, according to an National AIDS Control Organisation report.
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TMC not keen on joining Congress
G K Moopanar may not change his mind till he smells trouble from the Indian Bank scam probe.
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Newspapers in valley suspend publication
No newspapers will be published in the Kashmir valley for three days from Wednesday, when the local press begins its protest against the alleged security force atrocities in Kashmir.
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ATCs blameless in Charkhi Dadri tragedy, claims counsel
The Airport Authority of India has denied that any of its air traffic controllers on duty at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on November 12, the day a Kazakh aircraft hit a Saudi Boeing over the Charkhi Dadri sub-division of Haryana, was overworked or fatigued.
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River waters issue puts Kerala govt in a spot
Communist Party of India-Marxist leader V S Achutanandan caused considerable embarrassment to the E K Nayanar government in Kerala, when he claimed Irrigation Minister Baby John had let the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu take away Kerala's rightful share of river waters.
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MAY 13

Parties may ditch Seshan
The UF, the BJP and the Congress may back K R Narayanan
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Delhi high court stays proceedings against Rao
Show-cause notice issued to the CBI in the MPs bribery case.
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Bihar ultras gun down 11
Fate of three of the 15 kidnapped persons not known.
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Report blasts defence ministry over Purulia incident
Several ministeries taken to task for passing the buck.
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Suicide of fodder scam accused rocks Parliament
Members demand probe on CBI; allege it has links with BJP.
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Disaster strikes Everest climbers again
Seven missing climbers found dead.
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Hurriyat strike paralyses Kashmir
Seven militants including three foreigners killed in Sunday's encounters.
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