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Politics Business Expressions General Sports Leisure States 30 January 1998   No extension for CBI chief The CBI director R C Sharma will not be able to continue in office following completion of his tenure on January 31. The Supreme Court yesterday rejected Sharma's plea which sought deletion of the Supreme Court ruling in the hawala case where it has asked the Centre to not continue him in office. This ruling has effectively put paid to Sharma's prospects of receiving an extension beyond his stipulated tenure.   Legal luminaries divided on death verdict in Rajiv assassination case The legal community in India has proferred a diverse reaction to the landmark judgement in the Rajiv Gandhi assasination case. The death sentence handed out to the 26 convicted in the case has, however, evoked a reaction of extreme surprise from the entire legal fraternity with an overwhelming majority opining that the ruling was too harsh. US ready to use force "unilaterally" in Iraq The United States has said it is prepared to "unilaterally" use force against Iraq if the allies do not provide any support. The latest US statement came in the wake of reports that Russia has declined to support a US offensive against Iraq. With the Arab states also preferring to stay on the sidelines, the US has, however, stated that it has kept its options open. Sonia, Kesri defy air traffic norms The Air Traffic Control at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Wednesday faced a difficult situation when the helicopters carrying Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Sitaram Kesri landed at the airport. The landing was in violation of a NOTAM (notice to airmen) which had banned all non-scheduled and private aircraft from taking off, landing or flying within a 400 km radius of the Capital.   Indo-Pak ties will touch a low under "new" Govt: CIA chief America's top intelligence official has said that the tentative dialogue between India and Pakistan may stall when a new Indian government assumes office after the national elections in March. Testifying before Congress on Wednesday on the projected national security threats to the United States, CIA chief George Tenet listed South Asia as a regional trouble spot, a favourite American epithet, and said relations between India and Pakistan remain poor. TV jokes hits Clinton below the belt His sexual escapades have made US President Bill Clinton the target of many jokes in all kinds of media in the US. Ever since news of his alleged affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky broke on last Wednesday, late night TV shows, comedy clubs and the ubiquitous World WideWeb are saturated with a stream of salacious jokes that are circulating faster and are more damaging to the Presidency than any El Nino current.     Quicktakes   HC seeks share holding pattern of foreign cos   BSF seizes RDX from North Kashmir village   Rajiv case verdict may hinder Lankan peace talks with LTTE   Grand jury grills Clinton aides   "Doctors responsible for death of boy"   Two killed as bus plunges into river   Hike in US visa fees   Nadeem case adjourned till March 26   Palestinians to push for an early tete-a-tete with Arabs   Ballot wins over bullets as Lanka holds historic polls   Ozone bad for health even in small doses, say researchers   Mumbai Beat   Jewellers train guns on goons   Beyond fatwas   Cholera outbreak kills over 300 in African Congo   Judge held for graft   Crime Watch   No votes, no notes for Tata's election fund   Ulhas mayor arrested for poll violation   Automen row drills holes in passengers' pockets   Mini-Tolstoy farm plants Gandhian ideas in school   No money, no show for BMC's road beautification   Airlines "discount" passenger comforts   More buildings may go the Pestom Sagar way - down   Tanker stir a flop, claim transport officials   Vet students intensify stir   Mumbai Court Update   More BEST buses on Basi Idd day   BMC appoints cardiologists, 7 yrs late   Govt, BMC gear up for Anti-Leprosy Drive   Mumbai Notes   Rs 1.84 cr smuggled goods haul   4 suffocate to death in septic tank