EXPRESSINDIA.COM The Indian Express Group _________________________________________________________________ The Indian Express daily newsletter Edition of Friday, September 17, 2004 _________________________________________________________________ INDIAN EXPRESS ********************* TODAY'S TOP STORIES ******************* It�s neck and neck, BJP has work to do After five years in power, the ruling Congress-NCP combine may be able to overcome anti-incumbency given a swing in its favour in three of six regions of Maharashtra: Vidarbha, Marathwada and north Maharashtra. The Congress-NCP alliance is expected to improve its position significantly in Vidarbha and Marathwada. However, in the North, the BJP is likely to extend its grip. http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55280 _______________________________________________________________ Left on the line, Govt puts FDI in telecom on hold The review of foreign direct investment norms in the telecom sector is not listed on the agenda for the Cabinet meeting tomorrow. The issue is likely to be taken up after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returns from his week-long tour to the US. http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55281 _______________________________________________________________ BJP feedback to top brass: downplay Savarkar & Tricolour Move over Savarkar, the aam aadmi is here. That�s the message the Maharashtra unit of the BJP conveyed to the national leadership here today, making it clear that neither the �Savarkar� nor �tiranga� issues should be used in the upcoming state Assembly elections and the focus should be on matters affecting the ordinary rural voter instead. http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55282 _______________________________________________________________ Musharraf says it again: Lashkar, Jaish hurt Islam, have no place in Pakistan Ahead of his visit to the US, Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf today hit out at militant organisations, saying there could be no place for them in his country. He also denounced suicide bombing, calling it ��unIslamic and wrong.�� http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55283 _______________________________________________________________ Day after aide�s murder, angry Geelani points finger at Delhi The day after his political secretary Pir Hisam-ud-din was shot dead, senior separatist hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani ratcheted up his hardline rhetoric blaming security forces for the killing. http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55284 _______________________________________________________________ Searching in the snow on a lost note, literally Two days after local authorities claimed that three bodies had been recovered from Kangla Jot glacier, including that of a Swedish woman who had been missing for the last 22 years, the rescue team touched base last night with just one body�and a bizarre story of communications gone awry. http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55285 _______________________________________________________________ /------------------------ advertisement ------------------------ No 1 Indian Matrimonials - 550,000+ members, 150,000+ photo profiles, 16,000+ successful matches! 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Too little coffee, too much water http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55242 More in Sport at http://www.indianexpress.com/sport.html _______________________________________________________________ ********************* NATIONAL NETWORK ********************* Amma changes tune, hits Cong high note http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55273 Sainiks against Sena�s safe bets http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55276 Maharashtrascope http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55278 More in National Network at http://www.indianexpress.com/national_network.html _______________________________________________________________ ********************* INTERNATIONAL ********************* 2 Americans, Briton taken hostage http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55248 �Bombers bribed official to board Russian planes� http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55250 Wanted: Proof of Bush�s service; Reward: $50,000 http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55249 More in International at http://www.indianexpress.com/international.html _______________________________________________________________ ********************* BUSINESS ********************* Govt considering BSNL-MTNL merger http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55254 Bharti, Rothschilds in agri-produce joint venture http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55255 Investors� wealth rises by Rs 1,60,000 crore http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=55256 More in Business at http://www.indianexpress.com/business.html _______________________________________________________________ **************************************************************************************** Visit us at http://www.expressindia.com for indepth coverage of news from around India, updated round the clock. 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