Thursday, October 16, 2003, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Allow VHP programme, Advani asks Mulayam
New Delhi, October 15
Even as tension mounted in Ayodhya, Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani today asked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav to allow ‘Ram bhakts’ from all over the country to visit the ‘Ram temple’.
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Giriraj Kishore arrested
Lucknow, October 15
Two days ahead of the VHP’s proposed ‘sankalp sammelan’ at Ayodhya, the police today arrested VHP international Vice-President Acharya Giriraj Kishore along with at least 1,200 activists while they were marching towards Ayodhya.


Happiess is writ large on Yuvraj Singh's face as he walks ahead of Sachin Tendulkar Yuvraj makes Test debut in Mohali today

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Dravid wants team to get basics right
Indians will miss Ganguly

Happiness is writ large on Yuvraj Singh's face as he walks ahead of Sachin Tendulkar on the eve of the second Test at PCA Stadium, Mohali, on Wednesday. Yuvraj is set to make his Test debut on Thursday coming in place of injured Saurav Ganguly. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma


China launches manned spacecraft
Beijing, October 15
China today declared that its maiden launch of a manned spacecraft, Shenzhou V, carrying an astronaut has been successful and all systems on board are working perfectly.

Swiss national raped near IFFI venue
New Delhi, October 15
A Swiss national and relative of an embassy official, was allegedly raped by two unidentified men last night when she came out of the Siri Fort auditorium after watching a film in the ongoing International Film Festival of India.

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Non-bailable warrants against wives of Daler and Shamsher
Patiala, October 15
Punjabi pop star Daler Mehndi’s brother Shamsher today said that the two used to work together and that he was greatly pained on being disowned by his brother after he was arrested on charges of duping people wanting to immigrate to foreign countries illegally.

 
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Armed man takes girl hostage in Jalandhar
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Jalandhar, October 15
Fear gripped the city as an unidentified person armed with two pistols abducted a seven-year-old daughter of an advocate and took her hostage in her house in Adarsh Nagar locality this afternoon.
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