EC freezes NCP's `charkha' symbol
The Election Commission today rejected the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party's plea for allotment of the "charkha'' symbol and ordered that it be frozen.

PM ends Nitish's agony, accepts resignation
The suspense over the resignation of Railway Minister Nitish Kumar from the Union Cabinet ended tonight with its acceptance by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, who has decided to keep the portfolio with himself.

MDMK-DMK talks on tie-up deferred
The impasse in the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu over seat-sharing continued today with the MDMK, upset over the allocation of five Lok Sabha seats, postponed a decision on its acceptance, saying a better deal was expected by tomorrow.

  CPM candidates list for LS, State elections out
  Uma Bharati quits LS poll fray
  Cong denies fielding ex-Sena chief from Faizabad for LS polls
  Joshi on Sena list for polls
  BJP undecided over 3 LS candidates for 3 Lok Sabha seats
  Three NCP candidates for polls named
  Show betrayers their place -- Sonia
  ...And the Gandhi bahu wows crowd with one line
  Pawar exaggerating his strength -- Pansare
  AISAD may contest jointly with BSP