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Kalam inaugurates indigenous Cath Lab in Hyderabad
It was a virtual home-coming for President A P J Abdul Kalam who won over the hearts of cardiologists and medical researchers during his visit to 'Care Hospital' here on November 26 to inaugurate the country's first indigenous digital cardiac catheterisation laboratory.

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PARLIAMENT
Mayawati govt reduced to minority: Samata Party
New Delhi: Samata Party (SP), a key ally of ruling NDA (National Democratic Alliance), on November 26 joined hands with the Opposition in Lok Sabha to claim Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh had lost majority and sought a special session of the state Assembly for a trial of strength.

Advani propagates death sentence for rapists
New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani told Lok Sabha that government favoured death sentence for rapists and would like to enact a Law for this in consultations with states and political parties.

NATIONAL
'I could not have barged into UTI office to check'
New Delhi: Stating he knew about the crisis in the UTI (Unit Trust of India) flagship scheme US-64 very late, External Affairs Minister and former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on November 26 told the JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) that there was a dichotomy in the role of the Finance Minister which needed to be debated.

'Joint operations concept will play pivotal role'
New Delhi: Asserting that the concept of joint operations would play a pivotal role in future armed forces operations, the Chief of the Air Staff S Krishnaswamy on November 26 said the government would have to decide on which arm should spearhead such attacks and which elements to use to optimise gains.

Cabinet decides to set up Company Law Tribunal
New Delhi: Union Cabinet on November 26 decided to set up a Company Law Tribunal (CLT) for settling disputes and working out rehabilitation and winding up packages for companies as part of efforts to tackle industrial sickness.

BJP for 'harsh steps' to quell terrorism in J&K
Ahmedabad: BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) general secretary Arun Jaitley on November 26 exhorted the Mufti Mohammed Sayeed-led government in Jammu and Kashmir to "come out with a clear policy and take harsh steps" to quell terrorism in the state.

Probe Pak-N Korea clandestine nuclear deal: India
New Delhi: Terming as "grave" the reported clandestine missile and nuclear weapon-related barter deal between North Korea and Pakistan, India on November 26 demanded proper investigation by concerned international regime because of its implication for global security.

Vajpayee greets Jamali, Pak's new Prime Minister
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on November 26 congratulated Pakistan's new Premier Zafarullah Khan Jamali four days after he was sworn in to head a civilian set up since an Army coup led by Gen Pervez Musharraf in October 1999.

India cautious on Pak's offer for normal ties
New Delhi: India on November 26 reacted cautiously to Pakistan's new offer to normalise relations, saying New Delhi would be looking for action on the ground and not merely words.

Jaya Jaitley 'stings' Tehelka with e-mail operation
New Delhi: In a sensational twist to the Tehelka probe, senior Samata Party (SP) leader Jaya Jaitley on November 26 claimed to have played sleuth and "found out" that lawyers from the same law firm had appeared for both the web portal and the Justice Venkataswami Commission set up to probe Defence deals and that the fact was concealed from the panel.

Peace boost: Ban on Naga outfit allowed to lapse
New Delhi: Giving a significant boost to the ongoing Naga peace process, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and his deputy L K Advani will for the first time hold talks with major insurgent group National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Issac-Muivah (NSCN-IM) leaders T Muivah and Isaac Swu in Delhi in the middle of December even as the government on November 26 lifted the ban on the outfit.

Advani refutes Sonia's claim on JK ultras' release
New Delhi: Contradicting Congress president Sonia Gandhi's claim that the Jammu and Kashmir government had got clearance from the Central intelligence agencies for the release of militants, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said there was no truth in this and asserted that the Centre was not consulted.

Sinha urges for determined effort to fight terror
New Delhi: Underscoring the need for ensuring that India's immediate neighbourhood is peaceful, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha has said the international coalition will have to make ''sustained'' and ''determined'' efforts to fight terrorism.

KASHMIR
'Hurriyat not for talks under Indian Constitution'
New Delhi: Demonstrating a hardline posture, senior Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has asserted the separatist conglomerate is not ready to talk to the Centre under the Indian Constitution and described the militant violence in Jammu and Kashmir as "freedom struggle".

Three civilians injured in Pak shelling near LoC
Srinagar: Three civilians, including a woman, were injured in Pakistani shelling in Uri sector of North Kashmir on November 26, a police spokesman said in Srinagar.

Measures to be taken up to thwart attacks: Sayeed
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said measures would be taken to prevent recurrence of terrorist attacks similar to the one on the Raghunath and Shiva temples in Jammu.

Raghunath temple to be re-opened tomorrow
Jammu: Raghunath temple, which was attacked by militants on November 24, will be re-opened to devotees tomorrow (Nov 27) after a purification ceremony is performed, temple chief priest Vishal Shastry said.

'We'll talk only till panel accepts our point of view'
New Delhi: Senior separatist Kashmiri leader Shabir Ahmed Shah on November 26 said he would hold talks with Kashmir Committee only till it accepts "our point of view", three days after the panel chief Ram Jethmalani ruled out Independence as an option for resolution of the Kashmir problem.

NORTH
Doors open for dissident MLAs to return: BJP
Lucknow: The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) on November 26 said its doors were open for the return of 10 MLAs whose disqualification the party has sought for proposing the Rajya Sabha candidature of arms dealer Suresh Nanda from Uttar Pradesh even as it described as "frivolous" the objections raised by the rebel legislators to the bid for cancellation of their membership of the state Assembly.

SOUTH
'K'taka looking forward to CRA meeting on Nov 29'
Hubli: Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on November 26 said that the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) meeting would be held on Nov 29, at New Delhi to resolve the Cauvery water dispute.

K'taka not to ban Dinakar's book, says CM Krishna
Hubli: Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on November 26 said the government has decided not to ban the controversial book written by former director general of police C Dinakar, who has claimed that Rs 20 crore was paid as ransom to secure the release of Kannada thespian Rajkumar from forest brigand Veerappan.

'K'taka going all out to secure Nagappa's release'
Hubli: Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna said here on November 26 that the government was making sincere efforts to secure the release of former Minister H Nagappa from forest brigand Veerappan.

EAST
No threat, UP govt is stable & strong: BJP chief
Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president M Venkaiah Naidu on November 26 claimed that the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)-BJP government headed by Mayawati in Uttar Pradesh was stable and strong and it enjoyed majority in the state Assembly.

Tension in Patna after Muslim leader is killed
Patna: A prominent Muslim religious leader Maulana Abdul Gani Zafri has been killed by unidentified miscreants in old Patna city area, police said on November 26.

WEST
23 companies of security forces deployed in Vadodara
Vadodara: 23 companies of paramilitary forces and State Reserve Police have been deployed in the sensitive areas in Vadodara for maintaining peace during the December 12 Assembly poll in Gujarat, the city police commissioner Din Dayal Tuteja said.

NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Fernandes praises troops guarding China border
Guwahati: Defence Minister George Fernandes has appreciated the high morale of the troops in the forward areas in Arunachal Pradesh along the Indo-China border.

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