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Politics Business Expressions General Sports Leisure States 27 February 1998   Mumbai thump Aussies by 10 wickets Less than 24 hours after being left out of the Indian Test team, left-arm spinner Nilesh Kulkarni questioned the logic of the National selectors in a most eloquent manner. He took five wickets for 23 runs to plot the annihilation of Mark Taylor's unofficial world champion side at the Brabourne Stadium yesterday afternoon.   Blow to Sharif Govt as ANP severs ties The Nawaz Sharif government in Pakistan has received a jolt after its nine-year-old alliance with Awami National Party (ANP) snapped over renaming the North West Frontier Province. The ANP decision yesterday to sever its ties with the one-year-old Sharif ministry was prompted by the ruling Pakistan Muslim League's (PML) refusal to accede to its demand of renaming the province Pukhtoonkhwa. Thackeray winds up campaign with appeal for Dalit support Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray wound up his campaign for General elections, 1998, with a meeting at Ghatla village, Chembur, in support of BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan. In his second rally in as many days, Thackeray issued a call to the Dalits to unite with the saffron alliance. Alcan plans counter offer for Indal stake In a new twist to the Indian Aluminium (Indal) takeover drama, Alcan Aluminium of Canada, the 34.6% owner of the Indian company, has announced its intention to make a counter offer in retaliation to the Rs 90 per share offer made by Sterlite Industries. The offer would be made within the next 21 days deadline as per SEBI guidelines.   Lankan to head new Iraq inspection team Jayantha Dhanapala of Sri Lanka is expected to lead diplomats who will accompany the United Nations arms inspectors into Iraq's eight presidential sites under the recent deal the world body reached with Baghdad. Kalyan wins test of nerves and numbers Curtains came down on the six-day-long political drama in Uttar Pradesh today with BJP leader Kalyan Singh defeating Opposition-backed Loktantrik Congress candidate Jagdambika Pal in the game of numbers. In the end, it was 225 ticks (3) for Kalyan, 196 for Pal -- and no damage to the Assembly furniture.   LEISURE   All for money: They write "right" tales of politicos   To reduce stress, walk a pet SPORTS   Mumbai has competent players: Sachin   Azhar slams ton to rescue Pakistan EXPRESSIONS   The art of not forgetting   Culture wars BUSINESS   Higher foreign equity in Essar, Samsung okayed   ICL makes open offer for Raasi GENERAL   Grammys for Bob Dylan, Candle in the Wind   Come hail or fire, Lahorites dance to Basant tunes POLITICS   It may not be a saffron sweep in Mumbai   Cong, UDP stake claim in Meghalaya