Karunanidhi downplays spectre of dismissal
DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has made two deft political moves. One, he downplayed the Jain Commission report and the noises made by the AIADMK seeking his dismissal and second, he demanded "special package" for Tamil Nadu.
PM asks Muthiah to quit Cabinet
In a development that comes as a rude shock to the AIADMK, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has asked Union Minister for Surface Transport Sedapatti R Muthiah to resign in the wake of charges framed against him in a Special Court in Chennai yesterday in the Rs 45.74 lakh disproportionate wealth case. It is reported that AIADMK supremo Jayalalitha has also asked Muthiah to quit.
Not enough evidence to sack DMK govt, says BJP
In sharp contrast to the AIADMK's strident demands for the ouster of the DMK government in the State, BJP all-India general secretary Venkaiah Naidu have categorically said that "as of now, there is not enough material evidence to dismiss the State government".
CPI alliance with TDP on verge of collapse in Andhra
The alliance between the ruling Telugu Desam and the Communist Party of India (CPI) in Andhra Pradesh is on the verge of collapse as a fallout of the former's decision to sail with the Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre.
Foreign donations: Advani sets CBI "hawks" on Kesri
Within a fortnight of his taking charge, Union Home Minister L K Advani directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to procure all the necessary papers relating to former Congress president Sitaram Kesri on charges of alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
Experts rebut Pak claims on missile
Pakistan's claim to have tested Ghauri, an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), have been received by specialists in Delhi with scepticism bordering on derision. Many officials doubt Pakistan's ability to make an IRBM, let alone test one following limited technical competency in the rocketry and missile fields.
