Another blow for Laloo
The Supreme Court has stripped the Bihar chief minister's nominee of the party presidential poll supervision duty.
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Sri Lanka inches towards victory, not peace
Though the LTTE has been suffering reverses, it cannot be ignored if any peace proposal has to be worked out. This is what Colombo is expected to accomplish with British negotiating skills.
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90 Bombay 'criminals' have been killed in police encounters in the BJP-Sena regime
In the 28 months since the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena government took office in Maharashtra, as many as 90 men have been killed in encounters with the city police. The police insist the men were criminals with a murderous past and were shot dead when they fired at the police. Human rights activists disagree and say the men were murdered in fake encounters.
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Lucknow police step up vigil as protestors pelt stones
The old city continues to be under curfew even as unofficial sources talked of two firing incidents.
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Salman Haider tipped for top post after retirement
The prime minister's open admiration augurs well for the retiring foreign secretary.
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Corrupt income tax official arrested, Rs 10 million recovered
The officer also owns two houses worth at least Rs 4.5 million in Delhi.
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Srinagar journalists boycott Govt functions
They demand the suspension of three police officers who roughed up mediapersons.
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JUNE 28

High Spirits in Hong Kong
With just two days to go before Hong Kong reverts to Chinese rule on July 1, Indians and other ethnic minorities are among the most upbeat groups in the territory. For, early this month, it became clear that an estimated 7,000-odd ethnic Indians and other minorities in Hong Kong would receive full British passports.
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''We do not have any fear at all,'' say Hong Kong Indians
Transfer back to China cause for optimism in primarily trading community
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Gujarat flood toll rises to 144
Giving details of the alarming situation, the chief minister said 100,000 people were marooned in Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Surendranagar districts and in Ahmedabad.
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JD general secretaries take tough stand, split imminent
''One leader cannot hold us to ransom.... 20 million party members are fed up with his whims and fancies,'' they say.
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Pak politicos withdraw right of access to public information
Ground-breaking ordinance lapses after government finds it "not fully suitable for Pakistan"
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'He couldn't remember how many children he had molested in the last two years!'
Sri Lanka has nearly 30,000 boy prostitutes wandering its sandy beaches.
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JUNE 27

Hundreds held in Lucknow
As Shias take out Azadaari procession, an uneasy calm prevailed in the UP capital.
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India complies with Chemical Weapons Convention
International experts will allowed to inspect the country's chemical weapons stockpile, provided it does not compromise national security.
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Don't allow Laloo to nominate successor: rebels
Opposing the proposal that Laloo Yadav should be persuaded to quit as chief minister and allowed to name his successor, many JD leaders said there was no such provision in the party's constitution.
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'The hawala case was a conspiracy hatched against me by Rao'
The Buta Singh interview
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APHC leaders held, released in Kashmir
The police move in as leaders plan protest outside UN office.
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DMK may not back old friend Barnala for vice-presidency
The party would not like to rekindle memories of its dismissal in 1991.
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Karunanidhi turns indecisive as Stalin-Maran tussle rages
The chief minister is caught in the battle for one upmanship between nephew and son.
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Marxist theories do not make history: Kerala historian
The Communists did a 'somersault' on Quit India movement, the Punnapra Vayalar struggle was an 'unwanted adventure', and the Kayyur uprising is nothing to crave about.
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The most powerful civil servant in the country
N N Vohra takes over as the prime minister's principal secretary on Tuesday.
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The secret Congress radiowoman
One fine day, 55 years ago, a frail Bombay college girl arrived at a decision which had been troubling her for months. She informed her father about it, said her studies would have to wait, and walked out of the house.
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JUNE 26

Shias on warpath in Lucknow
Lucknow is on the brink of communal violence with tension building up between the Shias and Sunnis. On Wednesday evening, a painstakingly worked out agreement between Shia leaders and the UP government fell through with the arrest of Shahi Imam Maulana Abdullah Bukhari in Ghaziabad.
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Left says Gujral is the cause for Laloo's defiance
The Communists demand that the prime minister take a more resolute stand on the controversy.
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Laloo's anticipatory bail plea rejected
The judge says the Bihar chief minister seems to be involved in the conspiracy of the fodder scam.
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Five chief ministers issue ultimatum to the Centre
The chief ministers unanimously agreed that the misuse of Article 356 by the Centre to bring down duly elected governments should be stopped, and the appointment of governors must be with the state government's consent.
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India won't let fly with Prithvi, US assured
Missile only stored, not deployed, MoS for External Affairs Salim Shervani tells folks in Washington.
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Low birth and high mortality rates ensures that Kashmiri pandits are a vanishing breed
Inquiries at various migrant camps at Jammu and Delhi revealed there had been only 16 births compared to 49 deaths in about 300 families between 1990 and 1995 when militancy was at its peak.
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All the hard work, the frustrations, were worth this one moment. This one child was back on his feet again
A doctor's heartwarming account of health care in Orissa.
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Free cancer treatment for villagers
As of now, the few cancer centres which the country has are all concentrated in urban areas, beyond the villager's reach -- both physically as well as financially.
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How the President is elected
A candidate may poll the highest number of votes, but still may not become the President! His rival who polled the least number of votes may be declared elected!...
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JUNE 25

Reprieve for Laloo
Ruling that fear of law and order problems should not delay arrests, the Patna high court asked the CBI why incomplete chargesheets were filed in the fodder scam, stalling the designated court proceedings.
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Chargesheet against Laloo poised to split JD
Pushed to the wall, the Bihar chief minister may start a new party.
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Laloo aide drags Thackeray to court for defamation
The suit alleges that the Sena daily Saamna tarnished the Bihar CM's reputation by stating that he owned a large number of flats in Bombay.
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A legend says goodbye
Odissi star Sanjukta Panigrahi passes into the ages.
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'All through the performance Laloo Yadav and his friends were disturbing me, laughing, talking, eating, doing hulla gulla'
Sanjukta Panigrahi recalls a performance when the Bihar CM was present.
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Top Kashmir leaders using foreign funds for personal gain: CBI
Three Hurriyat Conference leaders received Rs 300 million from the ISI and two foreign agencies between 1992 and 1996, alleges the CBI.
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Fears over Karunakaran's return to Kerala politics
The Congress leader's presence promises to increase factionalism in the state.
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K R Narayanan is competent for the post of President
M V Kamath thinks class, not caste, should decide who gets the top job in the country.
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Doordarshan to get its North-East act together
As a first step, Doordarshan plans to increase the penetration of its terrestrial distributed North-East Regional Service. The NERS -- focusing on culture, dances, lifestyle and festivals -- has already proved a hit with the rural audiences who cannot afford cable connections.
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JUNE 24

Goodbye hatred
Fifty years of hostilites may end as India agrees to discuss Kashmir with Pakistan.
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Dalit Hindu or Christian?
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad sees 'dangerous designs' behind K R Narayanan's presidential nomination.
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Laloo Yadav's fate sealed
CBI files chargesheets against the Bihar chief minister, 55 others in the fodder scam.
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Prime accused in Niyogi case gets death sentence
The court also sentenced five other accused to life imprisonment for the sensational murder.
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Naidu feels threatened as Renuka conquers New Delhi
The Telugu Desam leader is annoyed with the prime minister for not inducting his candidate into the ministry.
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Allegations fly as CPI-M tries to doctor Kerala's history
The historian in charge of the project has resigned, alleging that he was forced to accept E M S Namboodiripad's suggestions.
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