Political crisis in India as PM loses vote of confidenceINDIA was plunged into a political crisis yesterday after the 10 month old United Front coalition government lost a vote of confidence…Sat Apr 12 1997 - 01:00
Coalition may collapse after major partner withdraws its supportINDIA'S 10 month old United Front coalition government was on the brink of collapse yesterday after the Congress Party, its largest…Mon Mar 31 1997 - 01:00
Prohibition support takes a thrashingWOMEN who were responsible for the imposition of prohibition on alcohol in the northern Indian state of Haryana eight months …Mon Mar 10 1997 - 00:00
Gallagher survives gunshot attackCO Kildare jockey Mark Gallagher suffered minor injuries when an unidentified gunman fired at him three times in the southern…Mon Feb 24 1997 - 00:00
Police accused of beating and killing street childrenPOLICE in India have been accused of detaining, beating and even killing street children by Human Rights Watch Asia.Tue Feb 18 1997 - 00:00
Mahatma Gandhi's ashes scattered in sacred GangesTHE last remaining ashes of Mahatma Gandhi were scattered across the Ganges River yesterday, 49 years after the independence …Fri Jan 31 1997 - 00:00
Indian train blast death toll now expected to exceed 100AS MANY as 100 people are believed to have died and scores were injured after a bomb ripped through three crowded carriages of…Tue Dec 31 1996 - 00:00
Mother Teresa says `let me die' but agrees to more treatmentMOTHER TERESA of Calcutta is to undergo coronary angiography - after much persuasion - to determine whether sufficient quantities…Wed Nov 27 1996 - 00:00
Human error and obsolete airport equipment blamed for mid air crashAVIATION experts in India yesterday sifted through wreckage from the world's worst mid air collision in which 350 people died…Thu Nov 14 1996 - 00:00
"Petrol" inventor protectedPOLICE in southern India are protecting the inventor of a "herbal petrol", after his laboratory was burnt down recently by people…Tue Sept 17 1996 - 01:00
Mother Teresa is feeling better for her 86th birthday todayBIRTHDAY greetings for Mother Teresa of Calcutta brought hope for the ailing Nobel Peace Laureate yesterday, as doctors treating…Tue Aug 27 1996 - 01:00
Boycott threat to next month's Kashmir electionsLOCAL elections in the insurgency ridden, northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir will be held next month, six years after…Thu Aug 08 1996 - 01:00
Barmaids revolt as Hindu coalition aims to curtail Bombay's nightlifeAN AIR of prudery is being forced upon India, the land of the Kama Sutra, by officials striving to re arm the country morally…Mon Aug 05 1996 - 01:00
India renames the Raj's favourite placesMADRAS was one of the first ports developed by the British East India Company on India's south eastern coast in 1639Wed Jul 24 1996 - 01:00
Asthmatics flock to swallow a famous fish coated cureMORE than 400,000 asthmatics each swallowed live fish with special herbal medicine in the fishes' mouths in the southern Indian…Mon Jun 10 1996 - 01:00
India's 13 party coalition faces an abundance of policy pitfallsINDIA's new Prime Minister, Mr H. DMon Jun 03 1996 - 01:00
Hindu nationalist cabinet quits after record 13 daysINDIA's Hindu nationalist government resigned yesterday after a record low 13 days in office, unable to cobble together a majority…Wed May 29 1996 - 01:00
Defectors to BJP lured to safe distancesINDIA's political circus has begun again following the installation of the Hindu fundamentalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) …Sat May 18 1996 - 01:00
BJP to seek support from regional parties after being asked to form governmentTHE Hindu fundamentalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was asked by the Indian President yesterday to form the next government…Thu May 16 1996 - 01:00
Three main leaders not keen to take the top jobTHE INDIAN Prime Minister, Mr P.VFri May 10 1996 - 01:00
No party may win overall majorityTHE fate of the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Narasimha Rao, and his Congress party hung in the balance after the third and final…Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
Rao warns of mischief from PakistanTHE Indian Prime Minister, Mr Narasimha Rao, yesterday told an election rally in the northern, disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir…Mon May 06 1996 - 01:00
Seven people die in second round voteAT LEAST seven people, including a policeman, were killed during the second round of polling in India's general elections yesterday…Fri May 03 1996 - 01:00
Reject extreme party, Rao warnsTHE INDIAN Prime Minister warned yesterday on the eve of the second round of general elections that India would face anarchy …Thu May 02 1996 - 01:00
Opinion polls predict hung parliamentVOTING in India, the world's largest democracy, gets under way todaySat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
Spending watchdog takes the bite out of election campaignTHE WORLD's largest electoral exercise gets under way in India on SaturdayWed Apr 24 1996 - 01:00
Separatists combine to kill 17 in Delhi blastTHE HEIR to one of Britain's most famous aristocratic families was in hospital in India last night after narrowly surviving a…Mon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00
Permission for Dalai Lama films deniedINDlA has refused two Western film directors permission to shoot a feature film on the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan leader who has…Fri Apr 19 1996 - 01:00
Celestial advice helps inspire Indian politicians as they hit campaign trailINDIAN astrologers and "godmen" are dusting down their cosmic calendars and honing their star reading skills to help politicians…Tue Apr 09 1996 - 01:00
Ten people die as mosque siege erupts into battleHEAVILY armed Islamic militants remained in control of the holiest mosque in the northern Indian state of Kashmir yesterday, …Tue Mar 26 1996 - 00:00
Voter disillusionment may decide electionFOLLOWING the announcement this week of general election dates in April and May, India's political manoeuvring is likely to be…Thu Mar 21 1996 - 00:00
