Chandigarh Headlines

Options on AIADMK open: Sonia
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today reacted positively to AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalitha8217;s recent statement that her party8217;s option of a possible alliance with the Congress was open by saying that 8220;our options are open too8221;.

PMK threat to pull out
After a lull, differences in the AIADMK-led front in Tamil Nadu came to the fore today with the Pattali Makkal Katchi PMK threatening to pull out its nominee in the Vajpayee ministry, Dalit Ezhilmalai, if Vazhapadi K Ramamurthy was stripped of the petroleum portfolio under pressure from AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalitha.

Sushma sworn in Delhi CM
Sushma Swaraj, brought in by the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP to bolster its image before next month8217;s Assembly elections, today took over as the first woman Chief Minister of Delhi, replacing Sahib Singh Verma who the BJP said would be inducted into the Union Cabinet.