Sharif speaks out, charges deferredISLAMABAD: Defying a ban on political statements, deposed Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif today charged the military regime of adopting a "partial" approach in the plane hijacking case, even as an anti-terrorism court in Karachi set December 8 as the fresh date for filing of charges against him and six other co-accused.Kalyan repliesLUCKNOW: The BJP had abandoned the Hindutva plank and had deviated from social engineering. The party had started believing in hero-worshipping like the Congress. There was respect only for sycophants in the party and no place for dedicated workers.Bank stirCALCUTTA: The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) has called a nation-wide bank strike on December 17 to press for immediate finalisation of 7th bipartite wage settlement on same parameters as of officers. The AIBEA has also drawn up a series of agitational programmes like demonstration in front of bank offices and tiffin-time mass rallies ahead of the December 17 strike.Youngest MScPATNA: Tathagat Avtaar Tulsi (12) is set to re-enter the Guinness Book of World Records by becoming the youngest MSc in Physics, his father said here on Saturday. Tathagat passed the Std X CBSE exams at the age of nine-and-a-half years and followed this by getting a bachelor's degree in Physics from the Science College here when he was ten-and-a-half.
