Friday, September 11, 1998
Deceit and lies: How the Govt misled SC on Bezbaruah
When the Supreme Court said that it was being misled by the Government on the issue of M K Bezbaruah's transfer, the judges had more than a point. In fact, the Government's affidavit, justifying the transfer, quotes the apex court's December 1997 Jain hawala ruling but drops crucial phrases. And then goes on to brazenly fudge the facts.
Impeachment crisis may stall Indo-US dialogue
As one of the gravest political crises in American history paralyses Washington, the Clinton administration's ongoing engagement with India and Pakistan over nuclear proliferation and other matters has become inextricably mired in the domestic developments and may suffer as a consequence. There is some danger that the ongoing dialogue between Washington and the two subcontinental neighbours may lose momentum or even fizzle over altogether.
Telengana "freedom fighters" pension cause vexes Centre
The Union home ministry has landed in a piquant situation on the issue of sanctioning pensions to those who participated in the struggle for the liberation of the erstwhile Hyderabad State from the seventh Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan. A change of guard at the Centre has compelled Central Government officials to change their stated position on according the status of freedom fighters on those who took part in the Telangana armed struggle from 1946 to 1949 to liberate Hyderabad State.
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