Sonia bumps into Sushma at Bellary
Playing cat-and-mouse, Congress president Sonia Gandhi yesterday sent a host of people across the country on a wild-goose chase before taking the most decisive step of her career in the afternoon, by filing four sets of nomination papers from Bellary, Karnataka, for the September 5 Lok Sabha elections.

No scribes on PM's flight -- EC
The Election Commission (EC) rejected Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's plea to allow mediapersons to travel with him on his special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft during the poll campaign.

BJP, JD (U) reach understanding in Karnataka
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) finally clinched a seat-sharing understanding in Karnataka in the wee hours of Wednesday.

  Indomitable Seshan files papers from Gandhinagar
  NCP's alliance pangs to end soon
  Jaya expels Tamaraikani
  NCP plays anti-Sena, BJP tunes
  No political leaning behind Sibal's posting, says EC
  BJP president to meet party's Pune unit to stem rebellion
  TDP readied Vijayashanti for Sonia
  Miffed Sushma to come to the aid of the party once again
  Oppn slams BJP on N-doctrine
  Scared Congmen rush for exit door
  Protests puncture Congress show of unity
  RSS worker pledges support to Seshan
  Goggi appointed JD vice-president
  Tohra challenges Badal to an open debate
  Fight between secular and communal -- Dullo