EXPRESSINDIA.COM
The Indian Express Group
_________________________________________________________________
The Indian Express daily newsletter
Edition of Friday, October 15, 2004
_________________________________________________________________
INDIAN EXPRESS
*********************
TODAY'S TOP STORIES
*******************
PWG gets a new weapon: MCC merger
On the eve of its talks with the Andhra Pradesh government, the People�s War Group
today announced its merger with the Maoist Communist Centre, the other major Left wing
extremist outfit which has Bihar and Jharkhand as its theatre of operations. Once
locked in a bitter turf war, the PWG and MCC had been carrying out joint operations of
late.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56997
_______________________________________________________________
Speaker to MPs: can�t milk PSUs
It is Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee�s turn to impose a model code of conduct
for his members of Parliament. No longer will it be hospitality PSU style for MPs.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56999
_______________________________________________________________
Talks begin today, a detail Andhra glossed over: PWG is banned by the Centre
The Andhra Pradesh Government has overlooked one crucial detail in its enthusiasm to
hold talks tomorrow in Hyderabad, amid much fanfare and security, with India�s most
powerful Naxalite organisation, the People�s War Group.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56998
_______________________________________________________________
Govt doesn�t want CBI shadow over retired bureaucrats
To protect retired bureaucrats from what it calls ��harassment�� by the CBI, the
Government has proposed to set up an independent panel of experts to examine�on a
case-by-case basis�the need for initiating criminal action.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=57000
_______________________________________________________________
China, Russia say they have buried their border hatchet, for ever
In keeping with Beijing�s increasing focus on economic diplomacy and pragmatism rather
than ideology or dogma, China and Russia today signed an agreement in Beijing fixing
their 4,300-km border for the first time and bringing to an end a 40-year-old disputed
negotiation process.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56996
_______________________________________________________________
Day after, Governor starts counting
Forty-eight hours before Maharashtra counts its votes, Governor Mohammed Fazal set his
own process of government formation in motion. A day after elections, Fazal wrote to
stunned chiefs of political parties �recognised as well as registered�demanding that
they submit to him before October 18, specific information on pre-poll alliances and
whether these will continue after the polls.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=57001
_______________________________________________________________
Oz 3, India 1 is walking point in Chennai
If there was a talking point in Chennai today apart from Anil Kumble�s Magnificent
Seven and India�s control of the day�s play, it was the matter of batsmen walking.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=57002
_______________________________________________________________
This Navratri, Gujarat does a �tolerant� rewrite: Muslim shrines in
How is this Navratri different from the one last year? Ask the Gujarat government.
Eager to project a �secular� face, officials are racing against time to showcase
Muslim shrines � or, what�s left of them after the Gujarat riots � as part of the
Vibrant Gujarat 2004 fete this Navratri. The sudden awakening, however, has caught
many here on the wrong foot.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=57003
_______________________________________________________________
/------------------------ advertisement ------------------------
No 1 Indian Matrimonials - 550,000+ members, 150,000+ photo profiles,
16,000+ successful matches! Register & Contact members for FREE!!
http://ads.expressindia.com/adsnew/adclick.php?bannerid=400&zoneid=63&source=&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shaadi.com%2Findex.php%3Fptnr%3Dieom
------------------------ advertisement ------------------------/
ANALYSIS
*********************
Cross-border terror on eastern front
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56971
�Telecom leap-frog is impossible without FDI�
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56972
More in Analysis at http://www.indianexpress.com/analysis.html
_______________________________________________________________
*********************
EDITS
*********************
Avoidable Kherfuffle
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56945
Offloading is on
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56946
Seasons in the sun
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56947
More in Edits at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
_______________________________________________________________
*********************
COLUMNS
*********************
Embedded in a foreign frame
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56949
Age of Fear
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56950
Planning for the Commission
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56948
More in Columns at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
_______________________________________________________________
*********************
SPORT
*********************
On an unusual day, Kumble alone did the predictable
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56952
India in charge as Kumble nets Magnificent Seven
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56951
Inzamam leads Pak to win
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56957
More in Sport at http://www.indianexpress.com/sport.html
_______________________________________________________________
*********************
NATIONAL NETWORK
*********************
George plans meet for democracy in Burma
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56981
After Jogi bags, Raman�s face on ration cards
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56992
Centre picks Meitei man as its Manipur interface
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56993
More in National Network at http://www.indianexpress.com/national_network.html
_______________________________________________________________
*********************
INTERNATIONAL
*********************
Chinese hostage,five abductors killed in Pak
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56974
Baghdad Green Zone blast kills 5
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56975
Bush, Kerry grapple over bread-and-butter issues
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56973
More in International at http://www.indianexpress.com/international.html
_______________________________________________________________
*********************
BUSINESS
*********************
No sops in broadband policy
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56961
NTPC IPO gets bids worth Rs 66,500 crore
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56962
Sebi panel favours easing listing norms
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56963
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.
To read The Indian Express, visit http://www.indianexpress.com
To read City Newslines, visit http://cities.expressindia.com
To read The Financial Express, visit http://www.financialexpress.com
To read hard news from Bollywood, read Screen at
http://www.screenindia.com
For coverage from the largest bureau in the Kashmir Valley, visit
http://www.expressindia.com/kashmir/
To subscribe to The Indian Express North American Edition, visit
http://www.iexpressusa.com/
EXPRESS SYNDICATIONS
******************
Subscribe free to RSS news feeds of The Indian Express, The Financial
Express
and Breaking News on Expressindia.com. Visit:
http://www.expressindia.com/syndications/
WIRELESS EXPRESS
To read The Indian Express and The Financial Express on your PDA, visit
http://www.expressindia.com/pda/pda.html
EXPRESS CROSSWORD
Quick, Cryptic or even a round of Word Find. Choose the flavour of your
daily crossword fix at:
http://www.indianexpress.com/crosswords/
**********************
EXPRESS MY MUMBAI TRUST
**********************
The Indian Express Group of publications welcomes readers like you to track down and
help victims of terrorism through Express My Mumbai Trust. To make your contribution
visit:
http://www.expressindia.com/trust/
HOW TO ADVERTISE ON THIS NEWSLETTER
***************************************************
For information on advertising in Expressindia.com newsletters, please
visit our Contact information page at http://www.expressindia.com/about/contact.html
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
***********************************************
You received the Expressindia.com newsletter because you subscribed to it.
To unsubscribe or sign up for other newsletters,
please visit http://www.expressindia.com/newsletter/
If you have any comments or suggestions about this newsletter do not reply
to this mail, please visit http://www.expressindia.com/about/feedback.html
to send us your feedback.
� 2004: Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd. All rights reserved
throughout the world.
_________________________________________________________________
