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November 27, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, Nov 26: Will she or won't she? The sphinx-like silence of the enigmatic lady at 10, Janpath on her political debut is proving to...
Thu, Nov 27, 1997
November 21, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, Nov 20: The unexpected emergence of the ``Sonia factor'' on the political horizon has sent ripples of anxiety through all the ma...
Fri, Nov 21, 1997
November 10, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, NOV 9: The British High Commission is once again caught in the crossfire between warring factions of the Bharatiya Janata Party ...
Mon, Nov 10, 1997
November 05, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, November 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party has resorted to psychological warfare in Phase Two of its operation to split the Congress...
Wed, Nov 05, 1997
October 23, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, Oct 22: Buoyed by its success in splitting the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now targetting the party...
Thu, Oct 23, 1997
October 06, 1997 00:00 IST
KAMPALA, OCT 5: Prime Minister I K Gujral is on a Gandhi Odyssey through Africa. In contrast to his recent visit to the United States, this...
Mon, Oct 06, 1997
August 21, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, Aug 20: The ongoing war between the Government and Rupert Murdoch-owned STAR TV network has taken a new turn with South Block or...
Thu, Aug 21, 1997
August 19, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, Aug 18: The Government has virtually accused Star TV's high-profile Chief Executive Officer, Rathikant Basu, of sharing Governme...
Tue, Aug 19, 1997
August 18, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, AUG 17: The Government is preparing for a showdown with Star TV whose controversial bureaucrat-turned-CEO, Rathi Kant Basu, has ...
Mon, Aug 18, 1997
August 08, 1997 00:00 IST
The BJP has only itself to blame for being outmanoeuvered, termporarily at least, by Laloo Yadav in Bihar. As the main opposition party bot...
Fri, Aug 08, 1997
August 06, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, Aug 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) High Command's desperate effort to present a united face is threatening to come unstuck ...
Wed, Aug 06, 1997
July 21, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, July 20: The Brahmin-Backward Caste divide in the Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has resurfaced on the q...
Mon, Jul 21, 1997
July 19, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, July 18: Two senior RSS pracharaks in the BJP -- Kushabhau Thakre and Sunder Singh Bhandari -- are emerging as the strongest con...
Sat, Jul 19, 1997
June 21, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, June 20: The name of the presidential nominee was served as a fait accompli to him. But Congress president Sitaram Kesri may hav...
Sat, Jun 21, 1997
June 12, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, June 11: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to endorse the candidature of K R Narayanan as the consensus choice for Pres...
Thu, Jun 12, 1997
June 05, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, June 4: The Gujral Government has abandoned the controversial move of its predecessor to introduce legislation restricting publi...
Thu, Jun 05, 1997
May 17, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 16: The Bharatiya Janata Party is veering around to the idea of supporting Vice President K R Narayanan for the country's to...
Sat, May 17, 1997
May 17, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 16: A proposal to streamline the unwieldy and expensive security cover provided by the Special Protection Group to former pr...
Sat, May 17, 1997
May 14, 1997 00:00 IST
WHEEL OF POLITICS: BJP president L K Advani's rath being given the final touches in Mumbai on Tuesday. Advani will launch a Prabodhan Swarn...
Wed, May 14, 1997
May 08, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 7: Tuesday's storm over Bhabani Sen Gupta, who resigned within 24 hours of assuming charge as Officer on Special Duty in the...
Thu, May 08, 1997
May 03, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 2: The Government intends to push through two long awaited but controversial bills, the Lok Pal Bill and the Women's Reserva...
Sat, May 03, 1997




