Evaluate us by our performance: Vajpayee
FAIZABAD, FEB. 7. The Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, today urged the people to give him a second term to fulfil the unfinished tasks of his Government, including the construction of a Ram temple at Ayodhya. Launching the Bharatiya Janata ...
Why single out Congress: Sonia
NEW DELHI, FEB. 7.The Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, today dismissed the charge that her party is practising "dynastic politics" and wondered why it is being targeted while the phenomenon is seen in almost all parties. She also challenged the ...
Vaiko released from prison, begins campaign
VELLORE, FEB. 7. Vaiko, MDMK general secretary and POTA detenu, walked out of the Vellore Central Jail this morning after he was granted bail by a special court. Emerging from the prison gates at 9-40 a.m., Mr. Vaiko began his election campaign ...
Sri Lankan Parliament dissolved
COLOMBO, FEB. 7. The Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, today issued orders for the dissolution of the island-nation's 225-member Parliament, paving the way for fresh general elections, to be held on April 2. The order dissolving ...
Suraiyya's house sealed
MUMBAI, FEB. 7.On the orders of the Bombay High Court the Administrator-General of Maharashtra today sealed the Marine Drive flat of actress-singer Suraiyya who had died without making a will or any legal heir. PTI ...
MiG-23 crashes, pilot killed
NEW DELHI, FEB. 7.An IAF MiG-23 crashed this morning while participating in a ``range sortie'' over the Pokhran range in Rajasthan, killing the pilot, a spokesman said. PTI ...