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Friday,
November 25,
2005, Chandigarh, India
Updated
at 3:00 am (IST)
Volcker
report rocks Parliament
Govt ready for
debate: PM
New Delhi,
November 24
The UN Oil-for-Food
Volcker Committee report rocked Parliament today with a
determined Opposition stalling the proceedings in both
Houses, even as the government conceded that it was ready
for a discussion on the issue under rules which required
voting.
Nation page: Govt
shying from Volcker debate: BJP
Congress
Big Five decide to hit back
New Delhi,
November 24
A high-level strategy
session by the Congress party’s Big Five today decided
to hit back at the Opposition by drawing a comparison
between the NDA’s handling of the Tehelka revelations
with its own quick response to the Volcker committee
report.
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Is Pakistan responsible for
the killing of M. R.
Kutty in Afghanistan?
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Newly-elected Congress MP from the North-West constituency of Mumbai Priya Dutt, with husband Owen Roncom, waves to mediapersons as she arrives to attend the winter session of Parliament in New Delhi on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal
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Dayal
gets key documents
Washington:
India’s
special envoy Virendra Dayal has received “key
documents” that list former External Affairs Minister K.
Natwar Singh and the Congress as beneficiaries of kickback
in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal.
Nitish
sworn in Bihar CM
Patna,
November 24
All roads in Patna
today converged at the historic Gandhi Maidan where NDA
leader Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the 32nd Chief
Minister of Bihar by Governor Buta Singh.
In video (28k, 56k)
Editorial: Rebuilding
Bihar
Opinions page: Nitish Kumar
— CM at last
Nation page: Rift
in Bihar BJP over Modi as Dy CM
Nitish to build new Bihar
Biharis celebrate Lalu’s defeat
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Kutty’s
body brought back
New Delhi, November 24
The
body of M.R. Kutty, who was kidnapped and murdered by the Taliban
militia in Afghanistan, was brought to Delhi this evening by a special
Indian Airlines flight. The body was received at the airport with full
state honours.
Minister of State for External Affairs E.Ahmed pays homage to the body of Maniappan Kutty at New Delhi’s International Airport on Thursday. — AFP
photo
News
Analysis
India’s
Pakistan policy coming apart
New Delhi, November 24
India’s Pakistan policy is coming
apart and the killing of M.R. Kutty in Afghanistan has the potential of
proving to be the proverbial last straw on the camel’s back.
Rane
to bring 6 Shiv Sena MPs into Cong fold
New Delhi, November 24
Having registered a spectacular
victory in Malvan, Maharashtra Minister Narayan Rane has now promised to
deliver at least six Shiv Sena MPs and 10 legislators to the Congress.
New Karachi
Consul-General
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Taliban kill hostage
November 24, 2005
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NDA
sweeps Bihar poll
November 23, 2005
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Left-UPA
tradeoff
November 22, 2005
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Indian
kidnapped in Afghanistan
November 21, 2005
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Bihar
poll largely peaceful
November 20, 2005
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6 convicted for killing rights activist Khalra
November 19, 2005
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Punjab’s nod to 85th Amendment
November 18, 2005
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4
killed, J&K ex-minister hurt in Srinagar blast
November 17, 2005
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None will be spared: Sonia
November 16, 2005
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Naxals kill 9 abducted Sena men
November 15, 2005
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Pak
hasn’t done enough to end
terror, says PM
November 14, 2005
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