Thackeray arrested, freed by court
The Mumbai police today arrested the Shiv Sena
chief, Mr. Bal Thackeray, after he dramatically put himself in
the hands of the law today ``to end the tension of uncertainty''.
He told the police he would meet them in the court even before
the chargesheet was readied. The police then asked him to come to
the Mayor's official bungalow to avoid the throng of the Sena
cadre and formally arrested him.
I feel vindicated: Jethmalani
The former Union Law Minister, Mr. Ram
Jethmalani, today said he felt vindicated with a Mumbai court
dismissing the case against the Shiv Sena supremo, Mr. Bal
Thackeray, as time- barred, a view which he had maintained all
along.
113 killed in Concorde crash
Just days after the grounding of one of British
Airways' seven Concorde supersonic jets, one owned by Air France
crashed outside Paris today, killing all 109 people on board.
PM's clean chit to Jethmalani
Mr. Ram Jethmalani is not a man who can be
easily counted out. Two days ago he was shown the door; today he
had reason to permit himself a smile. For the time being he has
the satisfaction of being proved right about the status of the
legal case against the Shiv Sena chief, Mr. Bal Thackeray.
Sack Maharashtra Govt., demand Sena MPs
The dismissal of the case against the Shiv
Sena leader, Mr. Bal Thackeray, by a Mumbai court this morning
led to noisy scenes in both Houses of Parliament with the Rajya
Sabha being adjourned for the day shortly after the lunch break
following clashes between the Congress(I) and Shiv Sena members.
PM hails Ceasefire offer
The Prime Minister, Mr. A.B. Vajpayee, the
Defence Minister, Mr. George Fernandes, and the Congress (I)
today welcomed the declaration of unilateral ceasefire in Jammu
and Kashmir by pro-Pakistan militant outfit, Hizbul Mujahideen.
Magsaysay for 2 Indians
Two Indians, an Indonesian, a Chinese and a
Filipino have been chosen for this year's Ramon Magsaysay award
for public service, the trustees announced .
Magsaysay for Filipino, Indonesian
Besides two Indians, an Indonesian, a Chinese
and a Filipino have been awarded this year's Ramon Magsaysay
awards for public service, the trustees announced today.
Missionary shot dead
A Catholic priest was killed and three other
missionaries were injured when a group of unidentified militants
opened fire on them at Balucherra in north Tripura district
today, the SP (Operations), Mr. Dhurjati Gautam, said here.
Talks collapsed over Jerusalem
After 15 days of talks, the Camp David
process has collapsed. Both the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Ehud
Barak, and the Palestinian leader, Mr. Yasser Arafat, were
scheduled to leave the United States later on Tuesday. The U.S.
President, Mr.Bill Clinton, announcing the breakdown, said that
even though there was significant progress the two sides were not
able to reach an agreement ``this time''.
