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Congress, PDP hold talks to break deadlock
New Delhi: Congress and People's Democratic Party (PDP) on October 25 night held crucial talks in New Delhi to break the deadlock on government formation in Jammu and Kashmir.
'India has deployed Agni, Prithvi missiles'
New Delhi: India has deployed both shorter and medium-range surface-to-surface 'Agni' missiles and has made operational the 250-km range 'Prithvi-II' and ship-to- shore 'Dhanush' missiles, Defence Minister George Fernandes has said.
No headway in sight on Delhi Declaration
New Delhi: Nearly 170 member countries at the UN Conference on Climate Change on got down to the nitty-gritty of formulating the Delhi Declaration on October 25 but no headway appeared to be in sight as developed countries stuck to their stated position on the commitment to reduce green house gasses emissions.
Hindujas challenge conspiracy charge in Delhi court
New Delhi: The Hinduja brothers on October 25 contended before a Delhi court that there is no evidence to indict them under the charge of conspiracy and cheating in the Bofors pay-off case.
Sit together, resolve water disputes, says PM
New Delhi: Resenting that river disputes have been taken to courts, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on October 25 suggested that these could have been resolved amicably through talks.
No place for abusive language in politics: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on October 25 made an oblique attack on Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia whose certain remarks against Congress president Sonia Gandhi had sparked off a major controversy recently.
CPC amendments are Constitutionally valid: SC
New Delhi: In a major judgement to help expedite disposal of millions of pending civil cases, the Supreme Court on October 25 upheld the Constitutional validity of the amendments to the Civil Procedure Code (CPC), clearing the decks for its implementation across the country.
Cabinet note on AJT acquisition ready: Fernandes
New Delhi: A Cabinet note for acquisition of the much-delayed Advanced Jet Trainers (AJTs) for IAF is ready for consideration by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) "very soon," Defence Minister George Fernandes has said, declaring that major changes in the weapons procurement policy to cut delays were on the anvil.
Pakistan emerging as a terrorist state: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on October 25 attacked Pakistan saying it was emerging as a "terrorist state" and asserted India had the resolve to eliminate the "demon" of terrorism.
Farooq asks govt not to succumb to US pressures
New Delhi: Accusing US of dictating terms to India, National Conference (NC) leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on October 25 asked the Vajpayee government not to succumb to Washington's pressures and take "tough decisions" in national interest.
JK Governor hopeful of early formation of govt
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Girish Chandra Saxena is hopeful that a
popular government will be quickly formed in the state, even as the two key players, Congress and People's Democratic Party (PDP), are set to hold crucial talks on October 25 to break the deadlock on government formation.
RSS, BJP agree not to wash dirty linen in public
New Delhi: Top Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders on October 24 night broke bread with the Prime Minister and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) top brass in the backdrop of strident attacks by sangh parivar outfits against the government and Atal Behari Vajpayee and agreed on a truce against public criticism on issues including disinvestment.
KASHMIR
Mufti leaves for Delhi for talks with Sonia
Srinagar: People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on October 25 left for Delhi for the crucial meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi later this evening over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir.
NORTH
AI, IA to jointly operate 23 hub-and-spoke flights
New Delhi: As part of establishing synergy in operations, Air India (AI) and Indian Airlines (IA) have agreed to jointly operate 23 hub-and-spoke flights each week from major cities, including Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai.
UP rebel leader Rai suspended for anti-party activities
Lucknow: In the first casualty of the standoff between the state Bahratiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership and party dissident legislators over Mayawati ministry expansion, key rebel leader Ramashish Rai was on October 25 suspended on charges of anti-party activities.
Delhi police files chargesheet in Shivani case
New Delhi: Delhi police filed the chargesheet in the journalist Shivani Bhatnagar murder case in which suspended Haryana Inspector General of Prisons Ravi Kant Sharma is the prime accused.
SOUTH
Kidnap saga: Kollathur Mani granted bail
Mysore: A TADA (Terrorists And Disruptive Activities-prevention-Act) court in Mysore on October 25 granted bail to Tamil activist Kollathur Mani, who is being demanded as an emissary by forest brigand Veerappan to negotiate the release of JD-U leader H Nagappa.
K'taka Cabinet expresses solidarity with Krishna
Bangalore: A day after the Supreme Court chastised his government on Cauvery issue, ministerial colleagues of Chief Minister S M Krishna on October 25 expressed solidarity with him and said they stood by him for all the decisions adopted on Cauvery river water row with Tamil Nadu.
Cauvery: K'taka farmers panel to wait till Oct 28
Mandya: The Mandya District Farmers' Rights Protection Committee on October 25 decided to wait for the outcome of the Supreme Court on October 28 on the Cauvery issue before planning the future course of its agitation against release of water to Tamil Nadu.
India is second biggest Asian investor in UK
Bangalore: With 17 new projects in 2001-02, India is the second biggest investor in the United Kingdom, in terms of projects, from Asia, according to British Deputy High Commission, Chennai.
IA flight makes emergency landing at Kochi airport
Kochi: An Indian Airlines flight to Mumbai from Thiruvananthapuram made an emergency landing at the Nedumbassery International Airport in Kochi after its windshield developed a crack, airport sources said on October 25.
British E-Com Minister to attend B'lore IT.COM
Bangalore: British Minister of State for E-Commerce and Competitiveness, Stephen
Timms, is arriving in Bangalore next week to promote bilateral trade and investment in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector.
EAST
Major forgery scam unearthed in Patna High Court
Patna: A major scam, probably the first of its kind in the annals of Indian
Judiciary, involving forging of court documents by advocates and officials has been unearthed in the Patna High Court.
4 killed in Ranvir Sena-CPI-ML clash in Bihar
Patna: Four extremists were killed and one was injured in a fierce encounter between Ranvir Sena and Communist Party of India – Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) (Liberation) ultras in Bhojpur district of Bihar on October 25.
WEST
Godhra carnage: Two held in JK for alleged involvement
Srinagar: Two persons allegedly involved in Godhra carnage were arrested in South Kashmir on October 25 and later taken to Gujarat for further interrogation, police sources said.
Manjrekar fails to 'recall' Chhota Shakeel's name
Mumbai: Well known director Mahesh Manjrekar on October 25 admitted before a special court that he, actor Sanjay Dutt, film maker Sanjay Gupta and financier Harish Sughand, had talked to someone on telephone from a hotel in Nasik but was not aware who was the person on the other side.
1 more accused arrested in Godhra carnage case
Vadodara: Police has arrested one more accused in connection with the Godhra train carnage that had claimed lives of 59 Ramsevaks on February 27.
SENSEX dips below 2900-level in early Oct 25 trading
Mumbai: The SENSEX opened marginally lower and later dipped below 2900-level in line with continued slide in share prices on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on October 25 on fresh selling by operators and institutional investors.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Exploit bio-diversity to gain prosperity: Kalam
Shillong: President A P J Abdul Kalam said on October 25 that North Eastern region could achieve economic prosperity by commercially exploiting its rich bio-diversity in a proper manner.
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