Swiss banks say no to a/c details
New Delhi, August 23
Swiss banks may have turned over client details to the US, but they have said India is not welcome there on a name-fishing expedition. “Swiss law and even OECD’s Model Tax Convention do not permit fishing expeditions, in other words, the indiscriminate trawling through bank accounts in the hope of finding something interesting.

Jaswant: BJP is narrow-minded

Says he never thought Jinnah, Patel would unnerve the party so much; calls on Vajpayee New Delhi, August 23 Sticking to his contention in his new book that Mohammad Ali Jinnah was a “great man” who has been “demonised” in India, the expelled BJP leader today said he never knew the party was so “narrow minded” and would unceremoniously sack him for writing a book. Jaswant Singh addresses the media after a meeting with AB Vajpayee. — PTI

BJP leader shot dead inside police station
Dehradun, August 23
A BJP leader was shot dead allegedly by a BSP activist inside a police station last night, sparking violence. A policeman was stoned to death by a mob today which torched the Kaladhungi police station (in Nainital) as well as dozens of vehicles parked there.

Judges free to declare assets: CJI
New Delhi, August 23
Seeking to dispel the impression that he was against disclosure of assets by judges, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today said the members of higher judiciary are free to do so and attacked Karnataka High Court Judge D V Shylendra Kumar as being "publicity-crazy".

Reliance Services man top choice for Jamia V-C’s post
Murshirul Hassan likely to lose the plot due to lobbyism
New Delhi, August 23
Mired long by politicking, the much-awaited appointment of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Vice-Chancellor may well be on the cards, with the Human Resource Development Ministry learnt to have recommended the name of Najeeb Jung, a 1973 batch IAS officer and former joint secretary in the petroleum and natural gas ministry, for the top job.

‘Ragged’ student commits suicide
Amritsar, August 23
Tension gripped students and their parents as Dhiraj Sharma, a 21-year-old first year electronics engineering student of Hoshiarnagar-based Baba Kumha Singh Engineering College, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from his hostel room’s ceiling fan, probably in the wee hours today.

Road that cuts through Punjab’s political saga Jalandhar, August 23 At first sight the narrow Nakodar-Goraya road that winds by at a short distance from here appears nondescript, though surprisingly one is hard pressed to find any potholes. Milestones indicating villages like Shankar, Sharih, Jandiala and Bundala dot the road at regular intervals, the names recalling the rich political legacy of the area.