Attacked
Tamil rebels ram a bomb-laden truck into an army bus convoy, killing 93 Lankan sailors. And an ’87 merger of the Tamil North, eastern provinces is nixed.
Shelved
LA-based director Jag Mundhra drops plans for a biopic of Sonia Gandhi after Congress honchos balked, even sending a legal notice. Ms Bellucci was to star.
Convicted
Santosh Kumar Singh, by Delhi HC, in the Priyadarshini Mattoo rape/murder case. Singh, son of anIPS officer, was earlier acquitted—to much public outcry.
Charged
Israel prez Moshe Katsav, 60, is facing charges of rape. The police say they have enough evidence to prosecute. Some five women havelevelled charges.
Dumped?
After 22 years and Rs 3 billion, Trishul, DRDO’s homegrown missile system for ships, is junked...or no, the government clarifies, it’s got a one-year extension.
Predicted
It’s the year 3000, a coffee-coloured master race has evolved. Racial differences are over. It’s all a new theory from Dr Curry,LSE, Darwinian Centre.
