Pak. not diluting proxy war, says Vajpayee
Accusing Pakistan-backed terrorist
organisations of sabotaging peace talks in Jammu and Kashmir, the
Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, today said there was no
dilution of Islamabad's proxy war.
Second gold for Marion Jones
For Marion Jones, athlete extraordinaire, it
was not the destination. Merely, stop no. 2. And the gifted
American superstar arrived there well in time in the millennium
Olympic Games on Wednesday, winning the 200 m gold in patented
style.
Abducted asst. director reaches Gajanur
Mr. Nagappa Maradagi, assistant film director,
who was abducted along with the Kannada thespian, Mr. Rajkumar,
on the night of July 30 by the forest brigand Veerappan, today
escaped from the abductors in Thalamalai forests and arrived at
Gajanur around 6 p.m. Now he is said to be in the house of Mr.
Rajkumar.
Bofors: Hinduja claim lends new twist
The Bofors case has taken a startling twist
with the Hindujas, the NRI industrialist family, claiming that
the Swiss Investigating Judge has clarified that the money paid
to them by the Swedish arms manufacturer had no relation to the
infamous 155 mm howitzer contract.
Hinduja clarifies
LONDON, SEPT. 28. The following is a statement issued by Mr.
Srichand P. Hinduja, London-based chairman of Hinduja Group of
Companies.
A few weeks ago, our lawyers were informed by the Swiss
Investigating Judge, that in June 2000, the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) had sent a letter seeking additional
information.
'Centre playing politics over floods'
The Congress(I) president, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi,
today supported West Bengal's ruling communists when she
criticised the BJP-run Centre for not declaring the Bengal floods
as ``a national disaster.''
Central team for Bengal: PM
The Prime Minister, Mr. A.B. Vajpayee, today
said that a Central team would soon tour the flood-affected areas
of West Bengal and assess the losses.
Jammanlal award for Tutu Save
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an apostle of equality
anti-apartheid movement in South Africa gets this year's Jamnalal
Bajaj International Award for promoting Gandhian values outside
India.
Chhota Rajan in court
The mafia don, Chhota Rajan, who was
produced in a Bangkok court today, refused to identify his
attackers in a reported bid to get away from Thailand as quickly
as possible.
Suharto acquitted
A Jakarta court today threw out the
Government's anti-corruption case against the former President,
Gen. Suharto.
