The Indian Express -- General

Tuesday, June 3 1997

ISI controls Taliban, claims report

Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence chief Brigadier Ashkraf Afridi is directing operations of Afghanistan's fundamentalist Taliban from Kabul, The Sunday Telegraph reported on Sunday.

Tansu Ciller to take over as Turkey's PM

Turkey's pro-Islamic Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan has agreed to swap places with his pro-West deputy Tansu Ciller, hoping to placate the military and help their coalition survive until early elections.

Medical council's new rules for MBBS

The Medical Council of India (MCI), after a gap of 25-odd years, has introduced a set of rules to be implemented by over 150 universities from the academic year 1997-98. Henceforth, a state with more medical colleges and universities will have to conduct a competitive examination for admitting the student to the first year MBBS degree course.

Digvijay calls for updating education system

Egypt premier's sons to sue Saudi weekly

Nityanand ashram chief murdered

Mumbai Notes -- Joshi orders probe

No law to control pre-primary schools

Police firing victim's widow compensated

Koroma in control, appoints military council in Sierra Leone

Social work course by SNDT

Mystery continues to shroud Assam editor's murder

Close shave for 368 on Saudi aircraft

Civic teachers abandon govt training

Commuting in mud and rail