MPs back in LS with Benches swapped
New Delhi, June 2
The 14th Lok Sabha began its session today with newly elected MPs taking oath of affirmation and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Gandhis becoming the centre of attraction.
CPI (M)'s Somnath Chatterjee sworn in as
         pro-term LS Speaker. (28k, 56k)
Editorial: Chairman Atal
Nation page: Sidelights of the oath ceremony

Nation page: Sonia’s seating arrangement upsets Cong leaders Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is greeted by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on his arrival at Parliament House to attend the first session of the 14th Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Wednesday. — PTI photo

Natwar did not talk to PM before proposing N-doctrine
New Delhi, June 2
External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh has caused some embarrassment to the government by proposing a Common Nuclear Doctrine for India, China and Pakistan in his press conference yesterday and the matter may well snowball into a major controversy in the coming days.

Special article: India’s West Asia policy
Nation page: Jaswant questions Natwar on N-doctrine

NDA MPs to meet Kalam today on tainted ministers
New Delhi, June 2
Members of Parliament belonging to the National Democratic Alliance will march to Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow in protest against the inclusion of “tainted” persons in the Union Council of Ministers.

No move to transfer Punjab & Haryana HC Judges: CJI
New Delhi, June 2
Chief Justice of India R.C. Lahoti today categorically said there was no move to transfer any judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the wake of 25 of them taking mass protest leave in April due to their alleged differences with the Chief Justice.

Opinions page: An assignment from the Almighty

Vohra to remain interlocutor on J&K
New Delhi, June 2
Mr N.N. Vohra will continue to be the Centre’s interlocutor on Jammu and Kashmir. A PMO spokesman said Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had requested Mr Vohra to continue as Government’s special representative. 

Laloo wins Chapra LS seat
Chapra, June 2
RJD chief and Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav today won the Chapra Lok Sabha seat defeating his nearest BJP rival and former Civil Aviation Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

Dom Moraes dead

World page Miss Australia is Miss Universe Miss Australia, Jennifer Hawkins, was named Miss Universe 2004 in a two-hour pageant in this Andean Capital watched by hundreds of millions of television viewers around the world. In Graphic Miss Australia Jennifer Hawkins reacts after being crowned Miss Universe 2004 in Quito on Tuesday. Hawkins won the title at a dazzling ceremony in Ecuador from a field of 80 contestants. — Reuters photo