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NATIONAL
Vajpayee, Advani discuss minorities' right issue
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on July 8 discussed with Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani the issue of right of minorities to establish educational institutions and govern them, a matter being heard by the Supreme Court.
'Travel advisories to leave India was uncalled for'
New Delhi: Deprecating the US and some other countries for travel advisories asking their nationals to defer visits to India, Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal on July 8 said there was a ''total disconnect'' in the prevailing situation and the perception created in world capitals of a possible Indo-Pak nuclear conflict.
Stop rewarding Pak with aid, India tells US
New Delhi: India on July 8 asked the US and its allies to sustain pressure on Pakistan to end terrorism and infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir instead of rewarding it through massive financial aid.
CPM trying for joint Opposition candidate for VP
New Delhi: Undeterred by the Left's isolation in the Presidential elections, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) on July 8 said that it was holding consultations with other anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parties so that a joint Opposition candidate could be put up for the Vice President's post.
Court hearing begins in Parliament attack case
New Delhi: A Delhi court on July 8 commenced day-to-day hearing in the Parliament House attack case with three of the four arrested accused moving an application seeking exclusion of alleged evidence collected through interception of communications.
EC sticks to guns despite all-party rejection
New Delhi: The Election Commission on July 8 said its order requiring candidates to disclose their criminal antecedents while filing nomination papers will remain in force despite an all-party meeting rejecting the move.
Pak woman with invalid documents held in Delhi
New Delhi: A Pakistani woman was arrested from a North Delhi area on July 8, police sources said.
Digvijay unfazed by talks of Uma heading MP BJP
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh on July 8 brushed aside reports that Union Minister Uma Bharti might be asked to head the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit.
2 NHRC petitions transferred to Supreme Court
New Delhi: To decide matters pertaining to jurisdiction of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Supreme Court on July 8 transferred to itself two petitions in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu pertaining to recent communal riots and the manner of arrest of DMK chief M Karunanidhi respectively.
Law does not allow relatives to meet detainees: CBI
New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on July 8 defended not allowing Neena Kumar, wife of tehelka.com reporter Kumar Badal, to meet him saying Law does not permit meeting of relatives in its custody nor there was any court direction for the same.
All-party meet rejects EC move on poll reforms
New Delhi: An all-party meeting on July 8 rejected the Election Commission move to implement the Supreme Court directive on checking the antecedents of candidates and asked the government to bring out a comprehensive legislation to curb criminalisation of politics and bring in probity in public life.
All-party meet debates SC fiat on poll reforms
New Delhi: Government is seeking a consensus on bringing about a comprehensive legislation in the monsoon session of Parliament to check criminalisation of politics and bring about probity in public life.
Chota Rajan gang hitman arrested in Delhi
New Delhi: In a breakthrough, Delhi police has arrested a hitman of Chota Rajan gang from East Delhi bus terminus while he was heading out of the national capital, police said.
KASHMIR
Hizbul throws fresh challenge to Hurriyat
Srinagar: The rift between the militants based in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Hurriyat Conference deepened on July 8 with the dominant constituent of the United Jihad Council, Hizbul Mujahideen, throwing a fresh challenge to the separatist amalgam asking it to either launch an anti-election campaign or quit.
Shah ready for polls, insists on talks for peace
Srinagar: Advocating a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue through dialogue, Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) president Shabir Ahmad Shah on July 8 said he is ready to participate in the forthcoming Assembly elections, but not in any government formation.
NORTH
UP govt to abide by court verdict on Ayodhya
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on July 7 said her government will abide by the court verdict on the Ayodhya issue if the concerned parties failed to resolve it through negotiations.
SOUTH
Sehgal dubs Cong decision to back Kalam as opportunistic
Thiruvananthapuram: The Presidential candidate of the Left parties, Captain Lakshmi Sehgal, on July 8 described as "opportunistic", the Congress' decision to support A P J Abdul Kalam for the top post.
BJP becomes main Opposition Party in K'taka Council
Bangalore: By a stroke of luck, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on July 8 secured the status of 'recognised Opposition party' in the Karnataka Legislative Council by draw of lots in an episode unparalleled in the 95-year old history of the Upper House.
20,000 delegates expected at World Bunts Convention
Mangalore: A two-day 'World Bunts Convention' would be held here from December 21. The theme of the convention, being organised by the World Bunts Convention under the aegis of World Bunts Association, is to bring together all Bunts under one roof and to discuss their problems, Association President Sadananda Shetty told reporters on July 8.
Sehgal gets rousing welcome from Left in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: As a part of her campaigning, the Left-sponsored Presidential candidate Lakshmi Sehgal arrived here on July 8, to a tumultuous welcome by Left party leaders and workers.
TMC top brass ratifies decision to merge with Cong
Chennai: Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) general council, the top policy- making body of the party, on July 8 unanimously ratified the party leadership's decision to merge the party with the Congress.
Kalam to unveil Sarabhai's statue at Thumba
Thiruvananthapuram: Eminent technocrat and Presidential candidate A P J Abdul Kalam arrived here on July 8 for the first time after being nominated to the top post, to attend a function to unveil the statue of renowned space Scientist Vikram Sarabhai, at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), at Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram.
Ex-Nizam reaps bounty in out-of-court settlement of case
Hyderabad: The former Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Barkat Ali Khan, better known as Mukarram Jah, has struck it rich getting Rs 74 crore after seven years of court battle to reach a settlement on sharing the sale proceeds of Nizam jewels.
Central
One killed in police firing in Baroda district
Baroda: One person was killed and several others injured when police opened fire to quell the communal violence, which erupted in Chhotaudepur town of Baroda district around midnight even as the situation is under control now following the imposition of indefinite curfew in the town bordering with Madhya Pradesh.
EAST
Only Cabinet can rescind notification: Nitish
Patna: Railway Minister Nitish Kumar on July 8 ruled out rescinding the notification on creation of new East-Central railway zone headquartered at Hajipur but said either Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee or the Union Cabinet can take a fresh view on the issue.
Ram Temple will be built at any cost: Singhal
Ranchi: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) president Ashok Singhal on July 8 said that Ram Temple will be constructed at any cost.
Nabbed Kolkata professor was PWG think tank
Midnapore (WB): Mobile phones seized from a professor of applied chemistry, Science College, Kolkata, Dr Kaushik Ganguly, now in police remand with two others for alleged links to the Peoples War Group (PWG), have revealed that he was a think tank of the Naxalite outfit, a senior police officer said on July 8.
Kalam understands 'Hindutva', says VHP
Ranchi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on July 8 said that the Presidential nominee Dr A P J Abdul Kalam perceived the true meaning of 'Hindutva' and dead against jihadi terrorism.
Trinamool Cong to boycott all-party delegation
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on July 8 said its members would boycott the all-party delegation from the West Bengal Assembly to visit Delhi on July 9 to protest to the Centre against the proposed bifurcation of the Eastern Railway.
Staines witness claims to have talks on conflict
Bhubaneswar: A prosecution witness in the sensational Graham Staines murder case on July 8 said he had heard a group of people discussing in his village about conflict between Hindus and Christians in the area, a day before the incident.
Nitish rules out review of new Railway zones
Patna: Railway Minister Nitish Kumar on July 8 categorically ruled out any review or withdrawal of notification concerning creation of new East Central Railway Zone headquartered at Hajipur but said he was ready for a debate in Parliament on the subject.
Jois likely to take oath as Governor on July 15
Ranchi: The new Governor of Jharkhand, Justice (retired) M Rama Jois was likely to take oath of office on July 15.
WEST
A day after rituals, Mukesh, Anil get back to work
Mumbai: A day after performing the last rites of their father Dhirubhai Ambani, who single-handedly built a Rs 65,000 crore conglomerate, his two sons, Mukesh and Anil, were on July 8 back at work at their respective offices.
Police recover ten crude bombs in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad: At least 10 "sutli" (crude) bombs have been recovered by police from a deserted place opposite the government colony in Shahalam area of the city.
'Abandoned ship may have ferried terrorists, arms'
New Delhi: Coast Guard authorities on July 8 said the abandoned Lebanese ship from which arms were seized for the first time in high seas, may have been used for ferrying terrorists and arms dumping.
Guj Cabinet condoles death of Dhirubhai Ambani
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Cabinet on July 8 adopted a resolution condoling the death of noted industrialist and Reliance group patriarch Dhirubhai Ambani.
Gujarat temple mahant arrested, arms seized
Ahmedabad: Police arrested the mahant of Saryudasji temple in the city along with his driver after seizure of nine country made pistols from his premises in Kunjal village on July 8.
SENSEX moderately up on demand for Reliance shares
Mumbai: Powered by a smart rally in Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and other heavyweights, the SENSEX that opened moderately up, later rallied smartly at early stages on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on July 8 on fairly heavy purchases by institutional investors as also speculators.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
3rd monk lays claim to Rumtek monastery throne
Siliguri: The controversy over the choice of Karmapa of the Rumtek monastery in Sikkim got a new twist when Sikkim-born 25-year-old Dawa Zangpo Sherpa claimed himself to be the ''real heir'' of the 17th reincarnated Karmapa.
'Centre-NSCN (IM) talks confined only to Nagaland issue'
Imphal: The peace talks between the Centre and underground National Socialist Council of Nagalim - Isaac Muivah (NSCN-IM) were confined to Nagaland only, Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh told the state Assembly on July 8.
Assam flood situation worsens as rivers overflow
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam worsened on July 8 with the rivers flowing above the danger mark in most places following incessant rains while the rail links in Cachar district in Barak Valley remained cut off due to a massive landslide.
RBI begins inventory of Rumtek monastery
Gangtok: A Reserve Bank of India team on July 8 began the process of inventorisation of the fabulous wealth of Rumtek monastery in Sikkim, the global headquarters of Karma Kagyu sect of Buddhism headed by a Karmapa, amid tight security.
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