The Indian Express -- General

Wednesday, July 9 1997

Spacecraft sends back proof of flood on Mars

Three days after landing on Mars, the Pathfinder spacecraft has yielded what scientists say is unmistakable photographic evidence that colossal floods scoured the planet's now-barren landscape more than a billion years ago.

Bal Thackeray's Z-plus cover to cost Rs 32 lakh

Providing deep security cover to Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray will cost Rs 32.13 lakh for the state exchequer in the current year. The annual expenditure on the salaries of these officials will be Rs 6.18 lakh.

Mary's depiction angers Israeli Christians

An Israeli magazine illustration showing Mary, the mother of Jesus, with the head of a cow has triggered angry responses from Christians and Muslims at a time when religious tensions in the holy land are already running high.

Deliberations on Article 356 come to nought

Somaiyya blunders along on `dear' CRB

N Ireland tense over marches

Gowda sparks protest in shrine

Quicktakes -- Ultras kill 9 army men

NGO's experiments with education fail in MP villages

AI hostesses' plea rejected

Dalal Street bulls smiling, finally

Tamils afraid to blame LTTE for murder

Gujarat crime directorate non-functional

Ghandat's judicial custody extended

Statescape -- Defamation suit hearing extended till July 25