India prepares for UN session
India is bracing itself for an intense round of negotiations at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, with its recent nuclear tests and the Kashmir issue certain to find mention in the world body.

Pak MP forms group to oppose Shariat Bill
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's plan to impose Shariat rule in the country received a rude shock when a leading Member of Parliament from his party tendered his resignation and said that he had formed an "anti-Shariat Bill group,'' within the ruling PML-N party.

House panel's signals green for jury videotape release
In a major setback to President Bill Clinton, the House of Representatives judiciary committee gave the green signal on Friday for the release of his videotaped grand jury testimony and 2,800 pages of evidence in the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal.

  GRP constables held for looting passenger
  Forest officials free tribals from debt and exploitation
  Adamant Wodeyar may force Govt to go in for alternate howdah
  Genetic probe to catch rhino poachers soon
  Mamata seeks revival of sick Bengal units
  Engg student killed, 14 hurt in police firing
  Missionaries' role in Arunachal draws ire
  More than 2000 Americans still missing in action, 23 years after Vietnam war
  Beggers demand demonetisation of small coins
  NGOs bridge gaps left by govt in relief work
  Govt not keeping its word
  Sri Lankan press biased, says report
  Website on Andhra self-help scheme soon
  PML revolt imperils Shariah bill
  CPI justifies armed struggle after merger
  Spend Rs 175 lakh to upgrade our homes too, demand MLCs
  Human folly fanned nature's fury
  Dist Forum faces protest
  India must help Pak financially, says CPI leader
  Most areas of Daman, Surat still submerged
  19 dead in Mexican drug-related attack
  Tantrik hand suspected in Aarti murder case
  Another ditty draws flak
  FDCM wants its share
  Restructuring of Planning Commission outlined
  Indonesian polls scheduled for May 1999
  Diplomacy first, assures Iran
  Rs 4.80 cr Hudco grant for Varanasi clean-up
  Dan Burton drops anti-India plea
  Nashik limping back to normal
  CR services delayed on Friday
  Smoking may cause one-fifth of all deaths
  Chemists' assn warns of drug shortage in city
  Cop foils attempt on builder's life
  PM, Sharif to discuss further talks
  HC stays ban on non-iodised salt
  Poverty survey finds its results contested
  Congress accuses BMC of "IAS" bias
  Police trap notorious housebreaker
  State Govt hikes compensation for rain-affected
  Three held for $ 237 m scam in Indo-Russian MiG deal
  SGPC stance on Sonia's visit to temple flayed
  Gas leak hits 50 in Pawne village
  Sometimes, judiciary crosses limits
  Surat floods claim 12, many missing
  Three killed, houses set ablaze in Assam violence
  Mumbai Beat
  Cloth store aids flooding
  Child murders
  Gastro claims 6, but BMC says there is "no scare"
  Goa food fest has a giant hiccup
  We are sure Parul will return from Malpa, say parents
  Help BMC in removing encroachments
  Mumbai Notes
  An Afghan abroad, a little sad
  Quicktakes
  In clueless
  Angry villagers take on uranium corporation
  Waters recede, expose extent of ruin
  Mammen Mathew new INS chief
  People
  This is Ken Starr's Clinton
  4-year-old raped in Mehrauli
  Super Bazar converts to paper bags
  Appeal to Centre to ban rum brand
  DVB to appointlocal dadas assupply agents
  Court order won't slow us down, says Sahib Singh
  Pipeline fault will not affect supply
  Gold pen doesn't make poetry better
  Two held for clash at Apollo
  Acquittal plea in Naina Sahni case rejected
  Panel suggests special relief in property tax
  Crime Beat -- Delhi
  Charges framed in CP shootout case
  Two more courts set up to expedite electricity disputes
  Police chief placates lawyers, strike is off
  Haryana ex-minister gets show cause notice
  Fresh notice to govt on PIL filed against city fire service
  World Radiology meet inaugurated
  3 arrested for robbery
  Pollution board officials unhappy with ministry
  Urban extensions are NCR board's bone of contention
  No clues yet in Narela "custody death" case
  Delhi Beat
  No short-cut out of diabetes
  State extends date for water plan tenders
  Pune Beat
  KCB members to go on token fast
  Govt stays demolition at Holiday Inn
  Rail traffic limps back to normalcy
  Pune Notes
  International cargo flight likely by Diwali
  Blood donation
  Road widening to continue at full speed, says Thakur
  3 Cavalry observe battle honour day
  Drug peddler gets 10 yr RI
  Pashan station repairs begin
  Murder accused in police custody
  One more held in "ADC" case
  KMC to seek help for traffic regulation
  A treasure trove in Juna Bazaar
  2 dist panels confuse RPI activists
  CM's kin amassing wealth
  Dalit youth held; leaders visit Borgaon
  Rickshaw strike
  In Brief -- Pune
  Brutal way of killing kids recounted
  Kolhapur collector's office to be renamed
  Employees' union demands stern action against Dhanvat
  Conflict over property tax in Khed Panchayat