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PARLIAMENT
RS wants India to take active role in Gulf affairs
New Delhi: Members in the Rajya Sabha on November 28 demanded India play a more pro-active diplomatic role to avert another looming conflict in the Gulf saying a war could have reverberations right up to the sub-continent in the shape of economic hardships.
PM's visit to Pak for SAARC under consideration
New Delhi: The visit of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to Pakistan to attend the forthcoming South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation (SAARC) summit was still under the consideration of the government, Minister of State for External Affairs Digvijay Singh told Rajya Sabha on November 28.
'Limited troops to stay till de-mining is complete'
New Delhi: Requisite number of troops will remain deployed till the clearing of
mines, laid on the international border during 'Operation Parakram', is over,
Defence Minister George Fernandes said on November 28.
NATIONAL
Cong dismisses BJP charge over Sonia's lecture
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on November 28 questioned the propriety of Congress president Sonia Gandhi deciding to deliver a lecture at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies on November 29, saying the Centre was alleged to be linked with Osama bin Laden, but Congress dismissed the charge as a "political gimmick".
Forum formed to uphold India's 'secular content'
New Delhi: Expressing concern over the "onslaught on the country's secular content", eminent social and political personalities on November 28 came together to form a People's Integration Council (PIC).
Sonia's participation in Oxford Centre questioned
New Delhi: BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) on November 28 questioned the propriety of Congress president Sonia Gandhi deciding to deliver a lecture at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies on November 30, saying the centre was alleged to be linked with Osama bin Laden.
India will not let down Saddam Hussein: Sinha
New Delhi: Asserting that it will "not let down" Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, India on November 28 declared in the Rajya Sabha that any US-sponsored unilateral military action could spell disaster extending beyond the Gulf region, while asking Baghdad to fully comply with UN inspection of weapons of mass destruction.
Jana moots constitutional authority as NJC head
New Delhi: Union Law Minister Jana Krishnamurthi has mooted creation of a separate constitutional authority to head the proposed National Judicial Commission (NJC) instead of the Chief Justice of India as recommended by
the Constitution Review Commission.
KASHMIR
Centre, not Jaitley, should talk to us: Mufti
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on November 28 rejected talks with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley, who had held preliminary talks with the ousted Farooq Abdullah government on autonomy and suggested an early resumption of dialogue between the Centre and the elected representatives of the state.
Ultras launch rocket attack on AIR station in JK
Srinagar: Militants on November 28 launched a rocket attack on the local station of All India Radio in the heart of Srinagar, damaging its music room.
Puri seer asks parties to keep religion off politics
Jammu: Calling for a correction in the political system "that breeds violence", the Puri seer Jagadguru Nischalananda Saraswati on November 28 warned against the use of religion by political organisations to further their ends.
Terrorists etch their names on victim's body
Jammu: In one of the most brutal killings reported so far, Pakistan-sponsored terrorists carved their names with a knife on the body of civilian before killing him in border town of Mendhar in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on November 28.
Pak troops resort to firing, shelling in Rajouri
Jammu: Pakistani troops resorted to mortar shelling and firing in some areas of
Bhawani sector in Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir since November 27 night,
official sources said on November 38.
NORTH
Sena leader surrenders in Jhajjar lynching case
Rohtak: The Jhajjar district president of Shiv Sena, Sheeshpal, against whom an arrest warrant was issued in the case of lynching of five Dalits, on November 28 surrendered in a court.
'Rao wanted mosque to be rebuilt at Ayodhya'
New Delhi: The then Faizabad Senior Superintendent of Police D B Roy on November 28 alleged before the Liberhans Commission that the then, Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, had issued an instruction for the demolition of a make-shift temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya in the night of December 6, 1992 and for construction of a mosque in its place.
SOUTH
'Mani will be arrested if he comes to TN'
Chennai: Tamil activist Kolathur Mani, who has been given conditional bail by the Karnataka High Court, will be arrested if he came to Tamil Nadu as there were five cases pending against him in the state, official sources said.
Students march turns violent in Kerala, 40 injured
Kozhikode: At least 40 persons, including 11 police personnel, were injured when a march taken out by the Students Federation of India (SFI) activists
turned 'violent', resulting in police bursting tear gas shells and resorting
to 'mild' lathicharge in Kozhikode, Kerala on November 28.
Railwaymen up in arms against privatisation
Chennai: All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF) warned of a massive agitation if the government thought of privatising or corporatising Indian Railways accepting the recommendations of Rakesh Mohan Committee.
Anbazhagan terms raids as 'political vendetta'
Chennai: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) general secretary and former Tamil Nadu
minister K Anbazhagan described the raids in his house and others in several parts of the state as 'political vendetta'.
K'taka High Court grants bail to Kolathur Mani
Bangalore: Karnataka High Court on November 28 granted conditional bail to Tamil
activist Kolathur Mani, clearing decks for him to undertake the mediatory mission to forest bandit Veerappan to negotiate the release of abducted Janata Dal - United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa.
3 former DMK ministers' houses raided in TN
Chennai: The sleuths of Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) on
November 28 raided houses of three former Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) ministers K Anbazhagan, K N Nehru and I Periyasamy in the city and other parts of the state.
Cong must explain spurt in JK terror attacks: BJP
Chennai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on November 27 demanded an explanation
from the Congress party on the increasing incidents of terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir after the People's Democratic Party (PDP)-Congress coalition government came to power in that state.
EAST
Miscreants assault, loot 'India Today' scribes in Bihar
Patna: Senior correspondent of 'India Today', Sanjay Jha along with his
photographer, Paras Kumar and camera man of 'Aaj Tak', Pramod, was assaulted and
looted by unidentified miscreants in Bihar's Begusarai district on November 27
night.
US expeditiously processing India's sensors need
Kolkata: The United States is expeditiously processing India's request for border sensors and equipment for its Special Forces, American ambassador Robert Blackwill said on November 27.
WEST
Non-bailable warrant issued against Abu Salem
Mumbai: On a plea made by Mumbai police, a sessions court on November 28 issued non-bailable warrant against Abu Salem, the underworld don and absconding accused, in a case of alleged extortion and attempt to murder.
Indian forces conduct joint drills with UK, France
Jodhpur: The Indian Army and the Air Force are conducting joint exercises with British and French Air Forces in the desert, official sources said on November 28.
Sonia to launch Gujarat poll campaign on Dec 3
Ahmedabad: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will launch the party's campaign for the Gujarat Assembly elections from North Gujarat on December 3.
Cong to expose BJP's 'stunt politics' in Guj polls
Ahmedabad: All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Kamal Nath on
November 28 said the main election plank of the Congress for the December 12 Gujarat assembly polls would be peace, communal harmony, development and prosperity of the people of the state.
Cong, BJP supporters clash near Godhra in Guj
Ahmedabad: In a pre-poll clash, supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress indulged in violence, causing injuries to at least two persons at Randhikpur Assembly constituency, close to Godhra in Panchmahals district of Gujarat on November 27 night, police said.
SENSEX opens strong on Wall Street upsurge
Mumbai: Bolstered by a strong upsurge on the Wall Street night, the benchmark opened sharply higher in line with smart rally in heavyweights on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on November 28 following renewed buying by operators as well as institutional investors.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Manipur insurgents resort to firing with security
Imphal: Heavy exchange of fire between Manipur insurgents and security forces were reported from Nambol area in Bishenpur district on November 28.
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