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Neerja Chowdhury
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A Bill nobody wantsSubscriber Only
July 16, 1998 00:00 IST
They all tried to fool each other and the women. The just-aborted Women's Reservation Bill had no chance ever, with its ``supporters'' pa...
Thu, Jul 16, 1998Calling Mr GujralSubscriber Only
June 17, 1998 00:00 IST
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan spoke to him for 20 minutes on the telephone after the explosions in Pokharan. Last week, Pakist...
Wed, Jun 17, 1998Losing balance in the aftershocksSubscriber Only
June 08, 1998 00:00 IST
Ram Manohar Lohia had once scolded Jawaharlal Nehru for breaking down publicly after Lata Mangeshkar rendered her memorable "Ai mere wa...
Mon, Jun 08, 1998Jaswant, Mahajan to take the RS route to CabinetSubscriber Only
June 03, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, June 2: The decks are being cleared to bring Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan into the Rajya Sabha with a view to inducting them ...
Wed, Jun 03, 1998PM’s secret meet with SoniaSubscriber Only
May 30, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 29: The May 11 and 13 nuclear tests and the retaliatory Pakistani explosions seem to be catalysing new political equations in...
Sat, May 30, 1998N-dimension to proxy war: AdvaniSubscriber Only
May 29, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 28: Minutes after the Government announced the explosion of nuclear devices by Pakistan in the Lok Sabha, Home Minister L K A...
Fri, May 29, 1998China was just a red herringSubscriber Only
May 25, 1998 00:00 IST
The government has handled reasonably well the aftermath of the nuclear tests. But the China-centric justification for the detonations has b...
Mon, May 25, 1998Vajpayee tells Mahajan to play it coolSubscriber Only
May 23, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 22: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is learnt to have advised his political advisor Pramod Mahajan not to create unnecess...
Sat, May 23, 1998Killing several birds with one atomSubscriber Only
May 14, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 13: As the Buddha continued to smile on Wednesday, the explosion of two more nuclear devices following Monday's triple bomb, ...
Thu, May 14, 1998"Explosive" gamble may push BJP up popularity chartsSubscriber Only
May 13, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 12: After being buffeted around for 50 days, the BJP Government, which exploded three underground devices at Pokhran on Monda...
Wed, May 13, 1998The mother-in-law as role modelSubscriber Only
May 11, 1998 00:00 IST
Taking over the presidentship of the Congress Party was the easier part of the challenge before Sonia Gandhi. The more difficult task before...
Mon, May 11, 1998Sonia grapples with Pawar equationsSubscriber Only
May 09, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, MAY 8: Sonia Gandhi's recent appointments in the party signal her intent to encourage a younger generation of Congress leaders, w...
Sat, May 09, 1998Hawks look out for Sonia’s Achilles’ heelSubscriber Only
May 03, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 2: The Sonia ``revamp'' has led to a sullenness among the senior Congres leaders. Though they are not saying much at this sta...
Sun, May 03, 1998A half-hearted attempt by Sonia to rejuvenate CongressSubscriber Only
April 30, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, April 29: Afraid to strike and hesitant to reward -- that is the message of Sonia Gandhi's much-awaited ``revamp'' of the Congres...
Thu, Apr 30, 1998The loneliness of Atal Behari VajpayeeSubscriber Only
April 27, 1998 00:00 IST
There was a time when death seemed to stare Atal Behari Vajpayee in the face. He was seriously ill in New York. But there was the spirit to ...
Mon, Apr 27, 1998A moral for the BJP: Friend Sonia is worth two in distant ChennaiSubscriber Only
April 21, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, April 20: The biggest ally of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today paradoxically is Sonia Gandhi, whose compulsions are work...
Tue, Apr 21, 1998Governors’ reshuffle: Getting heads to fit the political capSubscriber Only
April 20, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, April 19: The underlying message of the recent Governors' reshuffle is more important than the appointments themselves, in it tha...
Mon, Apr 20, 1998Advani and Vajpayee repeat historySubscriber Only
April 13, 1998 00:00 IST
Though comparison is odious, there are many similarities between the Nehru-Patel team and the Vajpayee-Advani duo. The most obvious one is t...
Mon, Apr 13, 1998Despite Rajiv-like start, she has miles to goSubscriber Only
April 07, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, April 6: Years ago, Rajiv Gandhi had spoken enthusiastically about freeing the Congress from powerbrokers at the Mumbai plenary. ...
Tue, Apr 07, 1998"Congress is filling the political vacuum created by Farooq"Subscriber Only
April 02, 1998 00:00 IST
After a long winter of political exile, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed is back, sending warning signals to Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq ...
Thu, Apr 02, 1998BJP wary of SP, BSP tie-up with CongressSubscriber Only
March 29, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, March 28: With the confidence vote behind Atal Behari Vajpayee, the first ``really'' non-Congress Prime Minister has been legitim...
Sun, Mar 29, 1998Sangma stays steady for speakershipSubscriber Only
March 20, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, March 19: The stage is set for PA Sangma to become the Speaker of the Lok Sabha for the second time, in all likelihood by consens...
Fri, Mar 20, 1998"Neutral" Naidu may divide UFSubscriber Only
March 19, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, March 18: The United Front's stance towards Telugu Desam chief Chandrababu Naidu, who has made it clear that he will be neutral i...
Thu, Mar 19, 1998Mother of all coupsSubscriber Only
March 15, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, MARCH 14: The baptism of Sonia Gandhi into the Congress officialdom was part of a palace coup. Even Sitaram Kesri who has been th...
Sun, Mar 15, 1998How Amma wields stick on BJP boysSubscriber Only
March 14, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, MARCH 12: So near and yet so far -- that summed up the situation on Thursday as a tense nation awaited the process of government ...
Sat, Mar 14, 1998Journalism of Courage
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