Vajpayee raps judiciary for backlog, CJ Anand blames Centre
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today rapped the judiciary for inordinate delays in disposal of cases and termed the state of criminal justice system as "alarming".

Was it IOC leak or did a ship dump oil?
Fears of large-scale damage caused by an oil slick near Narara island off the Vadinar coast in Jamnagar abated Thursday, though details on actual destruction, and on the origins of the slick, were unavailable.

IA completes harassment probe - without asking a single question
Even before Verghese John, a roster clerk with the Indian Airlines, got to know that he had been charged with sexually harassing an air hostess.

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