PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. articles from April 2004

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Pak continues to develop nuke, missile programme: US official.
April 1, 2004... Washington, Mar 31 (PTI) Pakistan has assured the US that it will provide Washington and IAEA with information from A.Q. Khan and his associates even as Islamabad continues to develop nuclear weapon and missile programme, Undersecretary of...

Tohra dead.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Senior Akali Dal and SGPC chief Gurucharan Singh Tohra died in a private hospital here late on Wednesnight. He was 79. The death came at 0041 hours after he suffered a heart attack at 0030 hours at the Escorts...

Surprise witness says he financed Indira assassination plot.
April 1, 2004... Vancouver, Apr 1 (PTI) A surprise witness has told a Canadian court hearing the Air India bombing case that he donated funds to help finance a plot to assassinate late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Ending three days of testimony, the...

Cricket transforms the tone of Indo-Pak interactions.
April 1, 2004... Washington, Apr 1 (PTI) The wizards with the willows of the two nations engaged in a cricketing fight to a finish, Indians and Pakistanis wherever they meet now experience a bonhomie they had never known before. Cricket-inspired mood of...

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government Wednesday.
April 1, 2004... issued orders invoking the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) in Milma. The promulgation of the order was in view of the strike call given by various unions in the distribution sector of Milma. The Chief Judicial Magistrates...

Pak calls for strengthening UNMOGIP.
April 1, 2004... United Nations, Apr 1 (PTI) Pakistan has called for strengthening the United Nations Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) "substantially" to enable it to "assist in the on-going peace process as well as protect human rights in...

It's magic: Wright.
April 1, 2004... Multan, Apr 1 (PTI) Indian cricket Coach John Wright said India's first Test victory on Pakistan soil in Multan Thursday would rank among the top achievements of his cricketing career. "Yes, there have been some fine achievements in the...

Tohra to be cremated Friday.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The body of Gurcharan Singh Tohra, chief of the highest temporal body of the Sikhs, who died Wednesday night at a hospital here was taken to his native Tohra village in Patiala district of Punjab in North India. His...

India register first ever Test win in Pakistan.
April 1, 2004... M R Mishra Multan, Apr 1 (PTI) India made Thursday history of sorts by humbling Pakistan for the first time on its own soil winning the first Test here by an innings and 52 runs within 10 minutes the play resumed on the fifth and final...

Multan, April 1 (PTI) Scoreboard on the fifth and final.
April 1, 2004... day of the first cricket Test between India and Pakistan here Thursday. India first inngs: 675 for five declared Pakistan first inngs: 407 Pakistan 2nd inngs: (overnight 207 for nine) I Farhat c Patel b Kumble24 T Umar lbw b...

Musharraf's statement due to "domestic compulsions": Advani.
April 1, 2004... Himmatnagar (Gujarat), Apr 1 (PTI) Indian Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani Thursday said Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's message that he would not be a party to the peace process with India if there was no forward movement on Kashmir...

Battle lines drawn in Kerala.
April 1, 2004... Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 1 (PTI) After the Indian National Congress announced its candidates for India's general elections starting this month, Kerala readies itself for the battle royale between arch-rivals the Congress led United Democratic...

CBI team visits scene of crime.
April 1, 2004... Santiniketan, Apr 1 (PTI) Central Bureau of Investigation (India's premier probe agency) on Thursday began its on-the-spot investigation into the daring burglary of Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel medal and other personal memorablia by visiting the...

A historic win: Dalmiya.
April 1, 2004... Kolkata, Apr 1 (PTI) Describing the Indian team's first victory in a cricket Test against Pakistan on their soil as a "historic win", Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya said Thursday the team is now playing...

BSNL slashes ISD, STD rates; to route ILD calls via VSNL.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Having negotiated lower rates with Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Thursday announced a whopping upto 25 per cent cut in ISD rates for calls to the US, Australia, South East Asia and Gulf...

Ganguly praises bowlers.
April 1, 2004... Multan, Apr 1 (PTI) Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, forced to watch India record a historic win against Pakistan from the sidelines, praised his bowlers for bowling out the formidable opposition twice on what was a perfect batting track....

No differences in the team, says Dravid.
April 1, 2004... M R Mishra Multan, Apr 1 (PTI) India's stand-in captain Rahul Dravid on Thursday sought to bring to an end the controversy over the timing of the declaration which deprived Sachin Tendulkar of a double century, saying the chapter is closed...

Kumble to fly home for a short break.
April 1, 2004... Multan, Apr 1 (PTI) India's leg-spinner Anil Kumble on Thursday flew back to India for a "short break" and would re-join his team-mates ahead of the second cricket Test starting in Lahore on April 5. "Kumble has been allowed to take a...

Mother kills 3 children, commits suicide in J and K.
April 1, 2004... Jammu, Apr 1 (PTI) In a shocking incident, a woman killed her three children and committed suicide later at her residence in Poonch district on Wednesday night, official sources said. Driven by poverty, thirty-five-year old Sharifa Begum...

Exultant Dravid, Wright hail India win.
April 1, 2004... Multan, Apr 1 (PTI) "Fantastic", "a great team effort" and "magic" -- these were the terms used by stand-in Indian skipper Rahul Dravid and coach John Wright to describe the team's historic win in the first cricket Test against Pakistan here...

Congress has no understanding of country: Advani.
April 1, 2004... Beechhiwara (Rajasthan), Apr 1 (PTI) Charging opposition Congress with having no understanding of the country, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on Thursday ridiculed the party's claims of development. "How can a party that has no...

Indian team visits orphanage in Pakistan.
April 1, 2004... Multan, Apr 1 (PTI) The first cricket Test might have brought them a historic victory but the Indians are determined to retain a sense of perspective. Immediately after their innings and 52-run victory, their first in Pakistan, the Indian...

Western Digital to set up centres in India.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 01 (PTI) IT firm Western Digital Corp. said on Thursday it would set up a network of service centres in India. The focus would be on the Indian PC market as research showed that as the domestic IT market grew, PC sales were...

Poll menu catches up with poll fever.
April 1, 2004... Bangalore, Apr 1 (PTI) The election fever is catching up in the cosmopolitan city with even the ubiquitous "darshinis" (small eating joints) russling up "Congress idlis and BJP dosas". The small self-service eateries in the congested...

Nation erupts in joy as India record historic win.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The nation erupted into joy on Thursday after India registered its first ever cricket Test win on Pakistan soil with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee leading the country in hailing the splendid win. Vajpayee sent...

SC to hear Friday Govt petition against political ads.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Supreme Court (Apex Indian court) Thursday decided to hear Friday an appeal filed by the Centre challenging an Andhra Pradesh High Court order allowing telecast of political as well as surrogate advertisements by the...

President congratulates Indian cricket team.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Indian President A P J Abdul Kalam Thursday congratulated the Indian cricket team for its first ever test victory on Pakistani soil saying that the "splendid performance" by all of them has made this "joyous occasion...

Advani rules out ceasefire with militants in Jammu and Kashmir.
April 1, 2004... Himmatnagar (Gujarat), Apr 1 (PTI) Indian Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani Thursday ruled out any ceasfire with militants in Jammu and Kashmir. "There is nothing as such at the moment," he said when asked by reporters if there was...

Tohra's body taken to his village, cremation tomorrow.
April 1, 2004... Tohra village (Punjab), Apr 1 (PTI) The body of veteran Akali Dal leader and Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) President Gurcharan Singh Tohra, who died in New Delhi Wednesday night, was Thursday brought at his residence here for...

Arrest warrant against Bangladeshi undertrial prisoner.
April 1, 2004... Sonipat, Apr 1 (PTI) The Sessions Court here has issued an arrest warrant against a Bangladeshi resident and an undertrial prisoner who failed to appear in the court Wednesday after expiration of one-month bail. Additional Sessions Judge J...

Senior CBI officials arrive, to work jointly with state CID.
April 1, 2004... Kolkata, Apr 1 (PTI) Central Bureau of Investigation (India's premier probe agency) Joint Director Vivek Dubey Thursday said the Federal agency would work jointly with the state CID in the investigation of the heist of Rabindranath Tagore's...

'Statements based on presumptions will not help the peace.
April 1, 2004... process', Yashwant Ranchi, Apr 1 (PTI) A day after Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he would not be a party to the peace process with India if there was no forward movement on the Kashmir issue, Indian External Affairs minister...

Militants 'ban' activities of BJP, Congress in Manipur.
April 1, 2004... Imphal, Apr 1 (PTI) Barely three weeks before the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) elections, two militant outfits of Manipur Thursday asked for a ban on all poll-related activities of the Congress and BJP in the state. The...

Medal heist: Visva-Bharati to rope in bureaucrats for security.
April 1, 2004... Santiniketan, Apr 1 (PTI) The Visva-Bharati Thursday decided to rope in retired bureaucrats and army officials in forming a committee to review campus security and suggest fortification measures even as investigating agencies, including CBI...

Sania Mirza storms into QF.
April 1, 2004... Hyderabad, Apr 1 (PTI) Teen sensation Sania Mirza stormed into singles quarter finals of the USD 10,000 Rabat ITF Women's World ranking tournament being held at Morocco. Sania defeated her doubles partner Katarina Kachlikova of Slovakia...

India re-write history with a huge win over Pakistan.
April 1, 2004... M R Mishra Multan, Apr 1 (PTI) After a 50-year-wait, India finally humbled Pakistan on its home turf for the first time to record its biggest-ever win abroad, marking yet another high for the resurgent team that recently triumphed in the...

India favourites to claim Kabaddi gold again.
April 1, 2004... Rawalpindi, Apr 1 (PTI) India are favourites going into the Kabbadi tournament in the 9th SAF Games to be played here on Friday. The team will have to face the pressure of retaining their title in the face of stiff Pakistani opposition...

Dravid rubs it in, says the win came all too easily.
April 1, 2004... M R Mishra Multan, Apr 1 (PTI) Stand-in captain Rahul Dravid Thursday said he was surprised by the ease with which India won its first-ever Test on Pakistan soil but cautioned his players against dropping their guard in the remaining two...

Indian rowers bag one gold, one silver.
April 1, 2004... Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) Participating in only two events, Indian rowers bagged one gold and one silver medal in the 9th SAF Games here Thursday. With most of their rowers busy preparing for the Olympics qualifying event to be held in China...

Crack down on rogue preachers aiding terrorism: Muslim leader.
April 1, 2004... London, Apr 1 (PTI) A prominent Muslim leader in Britain has demanded a crack down on "rogue" Islamic preachers accusing them of brainwashing young men with sermons promoting Jihad against the West. Sacranie, Secretary general of the...

Aigner forays into Indian market.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Aigner, the German lifestyle brand, Thursday announced its foray into the domestic market with a range of leather accessories and readymade garments. "Demand for premium global brands has increased steadily among the...

Anand jumps to third spot.
April 1, 2004... Monaco, Apr 1 (PTI) World rapid champion Viswanthan Anand took full advantage of his opponents mistakes to give a double blow to Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk in the 10th and penultimate round of Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament to jump...

India condemns terrorist attacks in Uzbekistan.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Condemning recent acts of terror in Uzbekistan, India Thursday called for collective efforts of the community to fight this menace. In a letter to Uzbek Foreign Minister Sadik Salikhovich Safayev, Indian External...

First conviction in fodder scam cases.
April 1, 2004... Ranchi, Apr 1 (PTI) In the first conviction in the multi-crore fodder scam cases, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (India's premier probe agency) court Thursday sentenced nine persons, including four government officials upto five...

Refrain from making statements on "presumptions": India to Pak.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Disapproving Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's remarks on the peace process, India Thursday asked him to refrain from making statements on the basis of "presumptions" saying this would not help ongoing efforts. ...

Maintaining campaign standards everyone's responsibility: BJP.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Under attack from Congress over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on party chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday said the standard of using decent language in electioneering...

CBI examining Malaysian court judgement on Quattrocchi.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Central Bureau of Investigation (India's premier probe agency) Thursday said it would examine the judgement of Malaysian Federal Court before initiating the next course of action to seek extradition of Italian businessman...

Kumble returns home for a short stay.
April 1, 2004... Bangalore, Apr 1 (PTI) India's leg-spinner Anil Kumble returned home Thursday night from Pakistan to be with his wife who is expecting the couple's first child. Kumble, who played a winning hand in India's historic Test win in Multan...

BSNL announces reduction in ISD, STD tariffs.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) In a bonanza to its subscribers, India's Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd Thursday announced upto 25 per cent reduction in ISD calls tariffs to destinations including US, South East Asia and Gulf countries, and also decided to...

9,37,000 PILGRIMS VISIT VAISHNO DEVI.
April 1, 2004... JAMMU, APR 1 (PTI) THE NUMBER OF PILGRIMS VISITING VAISHNO DEVI SHRINE IS LIKELY TO TOUCH A NEW HIGH THIS YEAR WITH 9,37,000 PEOPLE PAYING OBEISANCE IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS. OF THEM, 1,70,000 DEVOTEES HAD OFFERED PRAYERS IN THE JUST...

India beat Bangladesh in Kabaddi opener.
April 1, 2004... Rawalpindi, Apr 1 (PTI) India made light of Bangladesh's challenge to score a 43-25 victory in their first match of the Kabaddi event at the ninth SAF Games here Thursday evening. The Indian players did not give anything away in the...

Pak calls for strengthening UNMOGIP.
April 1, 2004... United Nations, Apr 1 (PTI) Pakistan has called for strengthening the United Nations Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) "substantially" to enable it to "assist in the on-going peace process as well as protect human rights in...

Indian shooters make clean sweep on Day 3.
April 1, 2004... R Eswar Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) Indian marksmen continued their dominance of the range grabbing all the six gold medals on the third day of the shooting event at the 9th SAF Games here Thursday. With Thursday's success, India has bagged...

After avoiding Art 370, BJP now says Kashhmir has changed.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Close on the heels of the party avoiding any direct reference to its pet issue of Article 370 in its 'Vision Document', Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday said there was a perceptible difference in the situation in Kashmir...

Akram lands in a mess in jeep case.
April 1, 2004... K J M Varma Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has landed in a legal mess after a Karachi court Thursday withdrew the anticipatory bail granted to him in connection with a criminal case involving the...

Chinnappa, Subedar to face off in an all Indian final.
April 1, 2004... Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) Joshna Chinnappa and Mekhala Subedar ensured that the women's squash final would be an all Indian affair winning their respective semi final matches with ease in the ninth SAF Games here Thursday. Pakistan's Zaman...

BSNL decision to cut ISD/STD rates has to be examined: CEC.
April 1, 2004... Srinagar, Apr 2 ((PTI) Shortly after the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd announced cuts in ISD and STD telephone call rates, the Election Commission of India Thursday said it has to be examined if the measure was motivated by the government. "It...

Blast accused Khwaja Yunus is alive, witness tells POTA court.
April 1, 2004... Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) In a new twist to the case of mysterious disappearance of Ghatkopar bomb blast accused Sayed Khwaja Yunus from police custody, a resident of Phaltan in Kasara district Thursday moved a Special court saying he had met the...

85-year-old man who sought permission to die commits suicide.
April 1, 2004... Thrissur, Apr 1 (PTI) An 85-year-old man, whose plea before for the Kerala High Court seeking permission die had been rejected four years ago, has allegedly committed suicide. Thomas, who had retired as teacher from an aided lower primary...

Ten found guilty in liquor tragedy case.
April 1, 2004... Kollam, Apr 1 (PTI) Ten people, including an Abkari contractor and his wife, accused in the Kuppana liquor tragedy that claimed seven lives, near here, were held guilty under various sections of IPC and Abkari Act by the District Sessions court...

Devegowda likely to contest from Hassan also.
April 1, 2004... Bangalore, Apr 1 (PTI) JD-S supremo and former Indian Prime Minister H D Devegowda is likely to contest from a second Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) constitutency -- Hassan -- in addition to seeking re-election from Kanakapura,...

GRAND TEMPLE AT AYODHYA IF NDA VOTED BACK TO POWER: VHP.
April 1, 2004... AMETHI, APR 1 (PTI) HOLDING CONGRESS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY IN CONSTRUCTION OF RAM TEMPLE, PRO-HINDU OUTFIT VISHWA HINDU PARISHAD THURSDAY SAID A GRAND TEMPLE WOULD BE BUILT IN THE NORTHERN INDIAN TOWN AYODHYA IF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC...

Sonia shares dais with Pawar, urge people to dislodge.
April 1, 2004... "opportunist" Vajpayee govt Solapur (Maharashtra), Apr 1 (PTI) Burying five years of hostility, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar Thursday shared the dais for the first time since the Maratha...

Gawli, Rudy enter fray for round III.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Underworld don-turned-politician Arun Gawli, Federal Ministers Rajiv Pratap Singh Rudy and Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav and Samajwadi Party leader Beni Prasad Verma were among the notable candidates who entered the fray for the...

Bhupathi-Mirnyi exit Miami Tennis Masters.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi bowed out of the men's doubles $2.3 million ATP Tennis Masters in Miami with a 6-7 (3/7) 5-7 loss to Arnault Clement and Sebastian Grosjean of France in the second round Wednesday. The...

Modispeak trigger fresh war of words between BJP and Cong.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi triggered yet another war of words between Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress even as Chief Election Commissioner T...

EC calls all-party meet on Apr 6 to discuss personal attacks.
April 1, 2004... issue Srinagar, Apr 1 (PTI) The Election Commission of India has called an all-party meeting on April six to discuss the issue of personal attacks by political parties and surrogate advertisements and opinion polls. The meeting has...

Sunrise Beverages restrained from using "7TH UP" trademark.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 01 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has restrained Sunrise Beverages from manufacturing and marketing its products under the names "7th UP", "SEVENTHUP", "UP" or any other name which may be identical or deceptively similar to...

SRINAGAR, APR 1 (PTI) MILITANTS SHOT DEAD TWO FORMER.
April 1, 2004... ULTRAS AND ABDUCTED ONE PERSON IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, A POLICE SPOKESMAN SAID THURSDAY. SURRENDERED MILITANT MOHAMMAD JAMAL MIR WAS KILLED INSIDE HIS HOUSE AT SODHNARA-PANZALLA IN BARAMULLA...

India, Pakistan stay on course for a final showdown.
April 1, 2004... Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) Defending champion India and challengers Pakistan were on course for a final showdown as they won their respective league encounters with ease in the volleyball championship of the 9th SAF Games here Thursday. The...

Rehan wins third gold as India extends lead in SAF Games.
April 1, 2004... R Eswar Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) Star swimmer Rehan Poncha picked up his third gold as India stretched its lead over hosts Pakistan at the top of the medals table on the fourth day of the ninth SAF Games here Thursday. In women's table...

Antony's remarks, Marad will not affect poll prospects.
April 1, 2004... Coimbatore, Apr 1 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony's remarks on minorities some time ago and the Marad issue will not have any bearing on the prospects of United Democratic Front (UDF) in the coming Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian...

Alert CISF man detains two Sri Lankans from boarding a flight.
April 1, 2004... Chennai, Apr 1 (PTI) An alert Central Indian Security Force man prevented two Sri Lankan Tamils, carrying fake passports, and a travel agent, from boarding a Mumbai bound Air India flight out of the southern Indian city Chennai in the wee hours...

Ganguly returns home for treatment.
April 1, 2004... Kolkata, Apr 1 (PTI) An injured Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly flew in here Thursday evening from Pakistan via Delhi for treatment of his lower back injury by a city-based specialist orthopaedic. Ganguly, who was with the Indian team at...

Need to win the series now: Kumble.
April 1, 2004... Bangalore, Apr 1 (PTI) Describing India's first ever Test victory on Pakistani soil as an occasion to celebrate, leg-spinner Anil Kumble Thursday expressed the hope that the team will be able to take the confidence forward and win the series....

Musharraf's remarks possibly due to domestic political.
April 1, 2004... compulsion: Fernandes Ferozepur, Apr 1 (PTI) Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes Thursday sought to play down Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's remark that he would withdraw from the peace process with India unless there was...

Ganguly exhorts team to put behind the controversy.
April 1, 2004... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Indian cricket captain Saurav Ganguly Thursday termed as a "mistake" stand-in skipper Rahul Dravid's decision to declare the innings in the Multan Test when Sachin Tendulkar was six short of his double century but...

Batta creates three new meet records.
April 1, 2004... Rawalpindi, Apr 1 (PTI) Experienced Vikky Batta created three new meet records to lift the weightlifting gold medal in the 56 kg category at the 9th SAF Games here Thursday. Batta lifted a total of 252.5 kg - 115 in jerk and 137.5 in snatch...

India wins men's badminton team title.
April 1, 2004... Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) Indian men thrashed Pakistan 3-0 to lift the batminton team title of the 9th SAF Games here Thursday. India now has won both the team title - men and women - and are likely to complete a clean sweep in the individual...

Indians sweep swimming golds again.
April 1, 2004... Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) Indian swimmers continued to sweep all the medals up for grabs for the third day running Thursday forcing other participants to concentrate on silver and bronze medals. After winning four gold medals on each of the...

Anand beat Gelfand to remain in title hunt.
April 1, 2004... Monaco, Apr 1 (PTI) India's Viswanathan Anand crashed through the defences of Boris Gelfand of Israel and moved within striking distance of the leading group after the conclusion of the blindfold section of Amber blindfold and Rapid chess...

US wants to strengthen Pak's institutions: Powell.
April 2, 2004... Washington, Apr 2 (PTI) Terming Pakistan as its "strongest" ally in the war against terror, the United States has said it wanted to build up and strengthen that country's institutions. "We have helped Pakistan pull up entirely the nuclear...

Defence lawyer may ask for prosecution team to testify.
April 2, 2004... Vancouver, Apr 2 (PTI) A defence lawyer in the Air India trial has said that he wants to call members of the prosecution team to testify in the case. However, prosecutor Joe Bellows urged lawyer Michael Tammen to slow down, saying that...

Gulf Air plane makes emergency landing.
April 2, 2004... New Delhi, April 2 (PTI) A Gulf Air passenger plane made an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Friday morning after one of its engines failed. Just before the GA-133 Dubai-Delhi flight was about to land, a...