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

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Federal law will reinforce states' plans to curb outsourcing.
February 1, 2004... Washington, Feb 1 (PTI) The US' spending bill for fiscal 2004, which has a provision barring companies receiving federal contracts from doing all or some of the work overseas, is likely to embolden opponents of ousourcing to introduce similar...

India win toss, elect to bat.
February 1, 2004... Perth, Feb 1 (PTI) Indian skipper Sourav Gangulky won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the triangular one day international series cricket match here Sunday. Teams: India: Sourav Ganguly (captain), Sachin Tendulkar,...

Arrest should be avoided until very necessary: HC.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Stressing that the liberty of a citizen is of paramount importance, the Delhi High Court has directed the India's Central Bureau of Investigation, police and other investigating agencies to avoid arrest of a person until...

Woman bearing daughter's children raises issues.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) The case of a woman in Western Indian city of Ahmedabad acting as a surrogate mother to her grandchildren has stirred a hornet's nest with doctors seeing it as a ray of hope for childless couples but women's activists...

European armament majors to take part in Defence Expo.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) European armament major, Swedish Weapons Systems will exhibit a live upgraded 155MM FH BO5 L52 artillery gun during the forthcoming Defence Expo beginning here on February 4. The upgraded gun, which has an extended...

NASA regroups and readies its fleet for manned missions.
February 1, 2004... Washington, Feb 1 (PTI) A year after the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated midair, killing all seven astronauts on board, including Kalpana Chawla, NASA regroups and readies its fleet of spacecraft for manned missions with President George W...

Infrastructure, agriculture to get boost in interim Budget.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Topping claims of a feel-good factor in economy, India's Finance Minister Jaswant Singh is likely to present on Tuesday a politically appealing interim Budget for the election year, which is expected to step up public...

23 years after fight over Rs 2, SC enhances punishment.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Twenty three years after a petty dispute over Rs two escalated into a full-scale fight resulting in the death of one person, the Supreme Court has enhanced the punishment awarded to those guilty of causing the death. ...

Kashmiri Pandits flay Mufti govt.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) An order of Jammu and Kashmir government directing a number of migrant employees to report to duty in the valley has angered the displaced community, which termed the move as "coercive" citing that the situation there was...

Bush agrees to independent probe of intelligence on WMD.
February 1, 2004... Washington, Feb 1 (PTI) In a shift in stance, US President George W Bush has agreed to an independent inquiry into the pre-war intelligence that deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had amassed Weapons of Mass Destruction, Republican party...

Kollam, Feb 1 (PTI) The Amrita-BARC Research Centre, a.
February 1, 2004... joint research centre for excellence in information security by Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetam and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, will be inaugurated at the Amrita Institute of Computer Technology, Vallikkavu on February 2. BARC, director B...

Proposal for a non-lapsable defence procurement fund.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) In order to ensure continuity in India's defence procurement process, which generally takes a long time, the Defence Ministry has sent a proposal to the Finance Ministry for creating a non-lapsable fund to allow the carry...

SC upholds INLD MLA's election to Haryana Assembly.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) The Supreme Court of India has upheld the election of an Indian National Lok Dal candidate to Haryana Assembly from Safidon constituency in February 2000 after noticing the double game played by the State Congress...

J and K to hold children's film festival from Feb 7.
February 1, 2004... Jammu, Feb 1 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir government would organise a five-day children's film festival in Jammu, the winter capital of the state, from February seven. "The state government will organise a children's film festival in Jammu...

FIIs net purchases in equities at Rs 31.76 billion in Jan.
February 1, 2004... Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) The Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) began the year 2004 with net purchases of Rs 31.76 billion (US dollar 688.3 million) in equities while netting inflows of Rs 6.92 billion (USD 152.1 mn) in debt market in the month...

Mulayam wins Gannaur by-election.
February 1, 2004... Gannaur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 1 (PTI) Northern Indian state Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP) has won the prestigious Gannaur assembly by-election by a record margin, official sources told PTI. Yadav, who contested the...

High alert sounded, hunt on to trace Mulayam's kin.
February 1, 2004... Lucknow, Feb 1 (PTI) Police Sunday launched a massive hunt and sounded a high alert to trace the abducted two-year- old kin of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. Shubham, a grandson of CM's cousin Hakam Singh Yadav, went...

CBI arrests Income Tax Deputy Director.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) The India's Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Deputy Director of Income Tax and two others for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a person to show official favour. Deputy Director...

C'garh to market natural resources, culture to promote tourism.
February 1, 2004... Jitesh Wadhawan Raipur, Feb 1 (PTI) Central Indian state Chhattisgarh has formulated an ambitious plan to promote tourism by "aggressively" harnessing and marketing the state's unexplored natural resources and rich culture to make it a...

Indians rattled by pace but manage 203.
February 1, 2004... Perth, Feb 1 (PTI) India survived a stinging pace onslaught by the Australian speedsters to make a respectable 203 before being bowled out in the 49th over in an inconsequential tri-series one-day cricket match here Sunday. Rattled by...

Kumaratunga seeks direct talks with Tigers.
February 1, 2004... Colombo, Feb 1 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has sought talks with the Tamil Tigers in a bid to revive the Norwegian-led peace process, official sources said on Sunday. Kumaratunga sounded out the Liberation Tigers of...

BJP YET TO DECIDE ON CONTINUING ALLIANCE WITH INLD.
February 1, 2004... CHANDIGARH, FEB 1 (PTI) BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY PRESIDENT M VENKAIAH NAIDU SUNDAY SAID THE ISSUE OF CONTINUING THE ALLIANCE WITH OM PRAKASH CHAUTALA-LED INDIAN NATIONAL LOK DAL (INLD) IN HARYANA WILL BE DECIDED AFTER CONSULTATIONS WITH THE...

Snowfall in Mussoorie, Dhanaulti.
February 1, 2004... Dehradun, Feb 1 (PTI) Tourists in Mussoorie and Dhanaulti woke up to a white Sunday after the Northern Indian hill resorts received a thick blanket of snowfall overnight. In the higher reaches of Garhwal and Kumaon, another spell of heavy...

J-K GOVT'S NEW REHAB SCHEME FOR ULTRAS, RELIEF FOR MIGRANTS.
February 1, 2004... JAMMU, FEB 1 (PTI) JAMMU AND KASHMIR GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED A NEW REHABILITATION POLICY TO FACILITATE THE RETURN OF MILITANTS TO MAINSTREAM AND APPROVED A RELIEF PACKAGE FOR REPAIR AND RESTORATION OF HOUSES OF BORDER MIGRANTS OF JAMMU REGION,...

Nine persons killed in road mishaps in Karnataka.
February 1, 2004... Bangalore, Feb 1 (PTI) Nine persons were killed and 14 injured in three road mishaps in Karnataka since Saturday night, police said Sunday. Four persons were killed and three injured in a tanker-car collision near Uppinangadi in Dakshina...

Minor assault case against Bleach to be withdrawn.
February 1, 2004... Kolkata, Feb 1 (PTI) A minor case of assault on a fellow convict in jail against British national Peter Bleach would be withdrawn to expedite his release as the President of India has already remitted the remaining part of his life sentence in...

Mystery shrouds Khan's whereabouts.
February 1, 2004... Islamabad, Feb 1 (PTI) A day after his sacking from the post of Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister for his alleged involvement in the proliferation of sensitive nuclear technology to Iran and Libya, mystery shrouds the whereabouts of...

Project to compile history of Malayali migrations.
February 1, 2004... Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (PTI) Kerala Council of Historical Research (KCHR) has embarked on an ambitious project to build a resource base on history of Malayali migrations and migrant communities over centuries. The venture proposes to...

Karunakaran says "hotch potch" agreements will not work.
February 1, 2004... Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (PTI) A day after the Congress high command worked out a patch-up formula to sort out the crisis in its Kerala unit in southern India, veteran leader K Karunakaran Sunday said "hotch potch" agreements would not (not)...

Australia beat India by 5 wickets.
February 1, 2004... Perth, Feb 1 (PTI) India were handed a five-wicket thrashing by Australia in a tri-series one-day cricket match here Sunday. Brief Scores: India: 203 all out in 49 overs Australia: 204 in 32 overs (Gilchrist 75, Symonds 73; Agarkar...

Feel-good factor in spirituality too: DPM.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Asserting India is now a "knowledge society", Indian Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani Sunday said the "feel-good" factor was not only prevailing in the economy but also among religious and spiritual spheres in the...

CPI offered two seats for LS polls.
February 1, 2004... Chennai, Feb 1 (PTI) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Communist Party of India Sunday reached an electoral pact under which two seats were allotted to the latter for the coming Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) polls in the southern...

Pak continued to supply N-technology to Libya after 9/11.
February 1, 2004... Moscow, Feb 1 (PTI) Describing Pakistan as the "main" proliferating nation in the world, a Russian journal has claimed that Islamabad continued supplying sensitive nuclear technology to Libya even after the September 11 strikes on the US. ...

Musharraf to address nation to explain action against Khan.
February 1, 2004... Islamabad, Feb 1 (PTI) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf would address the nation over television after the Eid holidays next week to explain the need to crackdown against the father of the country's nuclear bomb Abdul Qadeer Khan and other...

BJP forms Resource Mobilisation, Publicity panels for LS polls.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) In the run-up to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) elections, Bharatiya Janata Party Sunday announced formation of a Resource Mobilisation committee with its treasurer Ved Prakash Goyal as its convener and...

We are spreading web of prosperity: Vajpayee.
February 1, 2004... Ranchi, Feb 1 (PTI) Taking a swipe at main Opposition Congress President Sonia Gandhi for her accusation that his government was spreading "mayajaal" (illusion), Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sunday countered it saying the National...

STD rates surge by 25-50% as IUC regime starts.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) With implementation of the new Inter-connnect Usage Charges (IUC) regime, mobile operators in India have started hiking tariff rates by upto 50 per cent especially long distance charges. The post-paid cell-to-cell...

M&A deals between Indian, N. American IT cos to rise: Giga.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) There will be increased merger and acquisition activity involving North American and Indian IT services vendors, infotech analyst firm Giga said in a report. "Wipro's acquisition of AMS' utility practice is a...

US construction firm to set up 100% arm in India.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Government is believed to have permitted US-based Construction Specialities International to enter the Indian market and set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in the country, but on the condition that the company will export...

Perth, Feb 1 (PTI) Scoreboard in the tri-series one-day.
February 1, 2004... international cricket match between India and Australia here Sunday. India: V Sehwag c Lee b Gillespie 32 S Tendulkar c Hayden b Lee 5 VVS Laxman c Gilchrist b Lee 1 R Dravid c Hussey b Williams 13 S Ganguly c Gilchrist b...

Gilchrist, Symonds blaze away Australia to big win.
February 1, 2004... Ashish Shukla Perth, Feb 1 (PTI) Australia made a mockery of a modest Indian total of 203, racing to the target with five wickets and 18 overs to spare in a lop-sided match of the cricket tri-series here Sunday. Adam Gilchrist (75) and...

'Khan sent furniture to his Timbuktu hotel by Air Force plane'.
February 1, 2004... Islamabad, Feb 1 (PTI) The architect of Pakistan's nuclear programme Abdul Qadeer Khan, who has been sacked as Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister, had amassed properties at home and abroad besides building a "fabulous" hotel in an African...

Final will be a different ball game: Ganguly.
February 1, 2004... Perth, Feb 1 (PTI) After the humbling defeat at the hands of the World Champions, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly put up a brave front and said Sunday's result would not affect his team's chances in the tri-series final. "The final is going...

J-K National Highway reopened.
February 1, 2004... Jammu, Feb 1 (PTI) The 300-km long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only road link between Kashmir valley and the rest of the country, was reopened for traffic to Srinagar Sunday. The one-way traffic was resumed from Jammu to Srinagar...

Police remand of Burail jail suptendent, six others extended.
February 1, 2004... Chandigarh, Feb 1 (PTI) A local court Sunday extended the police remand of Burail jail superintendent D S Rana and six others in the sensational jail-break, leading to escape of three accused in the assassination of former Chief Minister of the...

Indian Associations in UAE to boycott Air India, IA.
February 1, 2004... Dubai, Feb 1 (PTI) Around 30 Indian associations in the UAE have decided to boycott India's national carriers, Air India and Indian Airlines, on March three to protest the "exorbitant" air fare in the Gulf structure which they claim harms...

Comatose Chinese man speaks again after a decade.
February 1, 2004... Beijing, Feb 1 (PTI) When Xu Youliang babbled "mama" for the first time in a decade, his mother thought it was the most beautiful sound in the world. Xu, a teacher in Lanxi city, eastern Zhejiang province, fell off a cliff in December 1993...

Flather, Hussain honoured by IOC on R Day celebrations.
February 1, 2004... London, Feb 1 (PTI) Baroness Shreela Flather and veteran diplomat Azim Hussain were honoured with gold medals by the Indian Overseas Congress at the 55th Republic Day celebrations held here Saturday night. Chewang Phunsog, Minister...

Abadi calls for observing Gandhi's anniversary as Peace Day.
February 1, 2004... Dubai, Feb 1 (PTI) Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Abadi has called for observing Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary as 'World Peace Day'. Addressing a function on the eve of the death anniversary of the Mahatma at the Indian...

Two Indians among pilgrims killed in haj stampede in Mena.
February 1, 2004... Dubai, Feb 1 (PTI) Two Indians were among an unspecified number of people killed Sunday during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mena, near Mecca, in Saudi Arabia. They were killed during the "stoning of Satan" ritual in the last stage of haj,...

It was not the toss, says Ganguly.
February 1, 2004... Ashish Shukla Perth, Feb 1 (PTI) Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly Sunday refused to lay the blame of a huge thrashing on his decision to bat first on a bouncy track, saying his team could have reversed its fortunes by bowling well and holding...

Anand, Humpy to captain men's and women's teams at Olympiad.
February 1, 2004... Chennai, Feb 1 (PTI) World number two Viswanathan Anand will captain the Indian men's team and Grandmaster Koneru Humpy will head the women's team in the World Chess Olympiad in Spain from October 14 to 31. Anand's confirmation that he...

Kalpana.
February 1, 2004... Kalpana Chawla fondly remembered on first death anniversary Karnal (Haryana), Feb 1 (PTI) A special memorial ceremony was held at Kalpana Chawla's school here in northern India Sunday on the first anniversary of her tragic death along with...

IT Deputy Director arrested on graft charges.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) India's premier probe agency Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Deputy Director of Income Tax and two accomplices for allegedly taking bribe of Rs 300,000 from the owner of a company for settling its tax...

Indian eves begin on winning note.
February 1, 2004... Abhijeet Kulkarni New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Commonwealth Games champions India overcame some anxious moments to defeat Malaysia 4-2 in their opening league encounter in the 5th Women's Asia Cup hockey tournament at the Major Dhyanchand...

34 former militants released in Jammu and Kashmir.
February 1, 2004... Srinagar, Feb 1 (PTI) Continuing with its policy of releasing detenues not involved in heinous crimes, state government in the northern Indian state Jammu and Kashmir Sunday released 34 former militants on the eve of Eid-Ul-Azha. The...

AI, IA not to serve chicken dishes on flights into India.
February 1, 2004... Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) Following an outbreak of 'avian influenza' in some South-East Asian countries, Air-India and Indian Airlines have stopped serving chicken dishes on flights originating from these destinations into India. "Air-India has...

Vizhinjam, Azheekkal under 'Sagar Mala': Rajagopal.
February 1, 2004... Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (PTI) The Vizhinjam and Azheekkal ports in the southern Indian state Kerala would be developed under the Federal Government's 'Sagar mala' project, Federal Junior minister for Defence, O Rajagopal, Sunday said. ...

BJP rakes up petro-bribe issue against Cong; demands probe.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Despite denial by the Congress that it received any funding from the ousted Saddam Hussein Government in Iraq, Bharatiya Janata Party Sunday urged the Government to help the current regime in Baghdad to probe the issue...

244 pilgrims killed in Haj stampede, similar number injured.
February 1, 2004... K S R Menon Dubai, Feb 1 (PTI) In one of the deadliest tragedies in recent times during Haj, two Indians were among 244 pilgrims trampled to death Sunday in a stampede that occurred when an estimated two million devotees flocked to Mina,...

Big scope for Pakistan exports to India: Amarinder.
February 1, 2004... Islamabad, Feb 1 (PTI) Chief Minister of the northern Indian state Amarinder Singh has expressed desire to import natural gas, gemstone, molasses, marble, fertiliser and fruits from the neigbouring country to further trade relations between...

5 killed, one militant arrested, 2 hideouts busted in J&K.
February 1, 2004... Srinagar, Feb 1 (PTI) Five persons, including three militants, were killed in separate incidents while security forces arrested one ultra and busted two hideouts in the northern Indian state Jammu and Kashmir since Saturday evening, a police...

Dilip Tirkey to lead India against Holland.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Ending its experiment with youngsters, the Indian Hockey Federation Sunday announced a near full strength squad for the upcoming three-Test series against Olympic Champions Holland beginning in the south-western Indian...

Uzbek's Tahir Vakidov clinches title.
February 1, 2004... Chennai, Feb 1 (PTI) India's Grandmaster Koneru Humpy pulled off a brilliant final round win over overnight leader Alexandre Fominyh of Russia, but missed out on the title on progressive score to Uzbekistan's IM Tahir Vakidov in the inaugural...

Muslims in Kerala celebrate Bakrid.
February 1, 2004... Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (PTI) Muslims in the southern Indian state Kerala Sunday celebrated Id-ul-Azha with traditional fervour across the state. Muslims in large numbers participated in Id namaz in mosques and Id gahs in towns and...

Chaudhary must publicly apologise to Shakti Dal: Vaghela.
February 1, 2004... Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (PTI) Ousted Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee President Shankersinh Vaghela Sunday demanded a public apology from Leader of Opposition in state Assembly in the western Indian state Amarsinh Chaudhary for his `derogatory'...

India to open up visa camps in Pak to meet increasing rush.
February 1, 2004... Karachi, Feb 1 (PTI) As the two countries are poised to commence a composite dialogue process in the coming days, India has decided to resort to innovative methods like organising visa camps in different Pakistani cities by the end of this...

Zaheer Khan confident of being fully fit for Pak tour.
February 1, 2004... Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) Indian bowling spearhead Zaheer Khan, said he was confident of being fully fit for the Pakistan tour starting next month. The left arm seamer, who missed most of the on going Test and one-day series Down Under due to...

Police co-operation must to curb cross-border crime: Blunkett.
February 1, 2004... Jalandhar, Feb 1 (PTI) British Home Minister David Blunkett Sunday said there was need for international policing co-operation to combat the cross-border crime in the increasingly mobile world. The UK police have "very strong working...

Jaswant Singh to inaugurate 'Supercomm India 2004' on Feb 4.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Indian Finance Minister Jaswant Singh will inaugurate the 3-day international telecom and information technology exhibition 'Supercomm India 2004' starting on February four, which would showcase products of more than 100...

Indians in command at Gibtelecom Chess.
February 1, 2004... Gibraltar, Feb 1 (PTI) Indians continued to roll in style as overnight joint leaders Surya Shekhar Ganguly and Sandipan Chanda maintained their lead with convincing wins in the fifth round at the Gibtelecom Masters International Open chess now...

Around 3,250 people died on Delhi's streets last year.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Around 3,250 unidentified people died on the streets of Indian capital city Delhi last year. Shocking as this may seem, the worrying fact is that the number is on an upward curve. The corresponding figure was 3,047 for...

Deoband school asks Muslims to avoid killing cows.
February 1, 2004... Saharanpur (Western UP), Feb 1 (PTI) In a significant gesture on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, the influential Darul Uloom school of Islamic theology Sunday asked Muslims to sacrifice animals other than cows in states where cow slaughter is banned....

J-K govt revokes detention orders of 34 detenues.
February 1, 2004... Srinagar, Feb 1 (PTI) As the first effective follow-up of the talks between the Centre and Hurriyat Conference (separatist group), Jammu and Kashmir Government Sunday revoked the detention orders of 34 detenues on the eve of Eid festival...

NO BREAKTHROUGH IN KILLING OF PM'S GRANDNEPHEW.
February 1, 2004... LUCKNOW FEB 1 (PTI) POLICE HAVE FAILED TO MAKE ANY BREAKTHROUGH IN THE BRUTAL KILLING OF PRIME MINISTER ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE'S GRANDNEPHEW MANISH MISHRA WHO DIED AFTER BEING THROWN OUT OF THE RUNNING CHATTISGARH EXPRESS AT KOSIKALAN IN MATHURA...

BJP TO GO ALONE IN LOK SABHA POLLS IN IN J & K.
February 1, 2004... JAMMU, FEB 1 (PTI) FEDERAL LAW MINISTER, ARUN JAITELY SAID HERE SUNDAY THAT THE BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY WOULD FIGHT THE COMING LOK SABHA ELECTIONS IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR ON ITS OWN. THE MINISTER TOLD REPORTERS AFTER THE END OF THE TWO-DAY...

BJP downplays reports about likelihood of Bleach's release.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Bhartiya Janata Party Sunday downplayed reports about likelihood of early release of Peter Bleach, a key accused in the Purulia arms drop case, in the wake of British demand on the issue. "I will not not like to make...

Two Indians killed, two injured in Haj stampede: MEA.
February 1, 2004... New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Two Indian nationals were Sunday killed and two others injured in a stampede in Mina in Saudi Arabia where about two million Haj pilgrims had gathered to stone a pillar representing the devil. Those killed were...

'Community radio best medium for people in a diverse country'.
February 1, 2004... Chennai, Feb 1 (PTI): Indian Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani Sunday said that the best medium for people in a highly diverse country was community radio which reflected the common man's day-to-day concerns and helped in realising local...

Antony express sorrow over tragedy at Mina.
February 1, 2004... Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (PTI): Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony has expressed grief over the death of 244 Haj pilgrims in a stampede at Mina in Saudi Arabia. In a message, Antony also conveyed his condolences to the family of Mohammed...

Babies are 'miracle': Surrogate mother.
February 1, 2004... London, Feb 1 (PTI) The 46-year-old woman from western Indian state of Gujarat who gave birth to her own grandchildren has described the babies as "miracle" and said they have brought happiness to her UK-based daughter. "These babies are a...

Jatiya announces schemes for paramedical institutions.
February 1, 2004... Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) Federal Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr S N Jatiya Sunday announced three schemes to establish paramedical institutions in four states and also distributed grants to several NGOs from Maharashtra. Jatiya,...

Telugu film star joins Telgu Desam Party.
February 1, 2004... Hyderabad, Feb 1 (PTI) Adding more glamour to the ruling Telugu Desam in south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, noted film comedian and director A V Subrahmanyam Sunday formally joined the party. After meeting the party supremo, N...

Advani confident of renewed mandate for NDA.
February 1, 2004... Chennai, Feb 1 (PTI) Indian Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani Sunday night expressed the confidence that the government led by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee would receive a renewed mandate in the coming Lok sabha polls. "The country...