Vajpayee’s performance as PM superb
20 Pak terrorist training camps destroyed in Kashmir : Advani

RAIPUR, Nov 17: Union Home Minister L K Advani today strongly defended Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s performance as Prime Minister saying the latter’s handling of the Government in the last eight months had demonstrated that he had the "ability, integrity and capability to lead a country like India". ...........more

Cong conspiracy will be
disastrous: PM

KOTA, Nov 17: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today said the success of Congress party’s "conspiracy" to create "instability" would be disastrous for the country and sought strengthening of the people’s mandate to him to provide a clean and strong Government..........more

Enron deal
CPIL accuses Sharma of receiving Rs 4 cr

NEW DELHI, Nov 17: The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) today accused former Petroleum Minister Capt Satish Sharma in Delhi High Court of receiving a bribe of Rs four crore for clearing the Panna-Mukta oil fields deal in favour of Reliance-Enron consortium............more

3 Kg RDX recovered

CHANDIGARH, Nov 17: Haryana Police have recovered three kilograms of explosives including RDX from near a temple in Shahbad town of Kurukshetra district..............more

Warring groups hold meetings
BJD crisis deepens

BHUBANESWAR, Nov 17 : The crisis in the Biju Janata Dal, triggered by the split in its legislative wing, deepened today with supporters and opponents of party president and Union Minister Naveen Patnaik staging separate show of strength and dissidents boycotting the party’s executive committee meeting........more

One killed, 11 hurt in accidents

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 17: One person was killed and 11 others were injured in separate cases of accidents across Jammu region overnight, police reports received here said.........more

Bomb hoax delays trains

MADURAI, Nov 17: A bomb hoax today held up the Kanyakumari-Chennai Express train for seven hours at Palayam station in Tamil Nadu, with a State Minister on board, while a few other trains were delayed by 45 minutes to several hours.......more

Thackeray blames Pawar for problems

PUNE, Nov 17: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today squarely blamed the former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sharad Pawar for the law and order problems.........more

ISI active in 20 UP districts

MUZAFFARNAGAR, Nov 17: Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is active in at least 20 districts of Uttar Pradesh, a senior state police official today said............more

Hakkim remanded to police custody

COIMBATORE, Nov 17: Twenty-year-old Hakkim, a key accused in the Coimbatore serial bomb blasts case, who was arrested from a place of worship here last evening.......more

ISI hand suspected in blast
RDX seized in Shahbad

KAITHAL, Nov 17: Haryana police recovered three kilograms of explosives including RDX in Shahbad town of Kurukshetra district....more