The Indian Express -- General

Wednesday, December 17 1997

"Rajiv is coming to Madras on 30. Attempt at Madras or at Capital?"

Could Rajiv Gandhi's assassination have been prevented? The LTTE left considerable evidence of its intentions months before the assassination. The incredible part is that the Indian intelligence agencies chose to ignore all the warning signals, either because of connivance, gross incompetence or lethargy.

Army moves in as Jaipur still tense

Two columns of the Army were called in to assist the civil administration on Tuesday. The indefinite curfew imposed in the Shastri Nagar and the Bhatta Basti police station areas on Monday evening continued for the second day on Tuesday. The violence and subsequent police firing left six people dead and around 50 injured.

800 per cent rise in HIV positive cases

Health minister Dr Daulatrao Aher told the Legislative Assembly that there has been an alarming 800% rise in HIV positive cases in the Maharashtra State in a short span. The State has the dubious distinction of topping the HIV infected and AIDS affected patients.

UN adopts global treaty on terrorism

Rival Cambodian factions clash amid uncertainty over elections

Sharif picks former judge for President

Russian co-pilot sole survivor of Tajik plane crash

Labour MP of Indian origin gets slap on the wrist for India-baiting

World Vignettes -- Longest clothesline

Student protests leave FTII baffled

Re-exam only way out, says dean

Bhandaris in Goa's OBC list

AK-47 of Purulia cache seized from gangster

Pune mayor locks horns with Congress

Indian culture, ethos now on the rail track