91.   Musharraf met leaders of political parties Sunday to discuss the crisis for the first time since the attack on the Indian parliament.

92.   Newspapers and political experts say Congress President Sitaram Kesri is also a contender for the coveted position, although he has never been a member of the Indian parliament.

93.   Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan have massed thousands of troops on their borders in the wake of a militant attack on the Indian parliament in December.

94.   Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has vowed to crackdown on two Kashmiri terrorists groups accused of attacking the Indian parliament provided that evidence could be found.

95.   Pakistan has denied any involvement by its intelligence agencies in the attack on the Indian parliament, which President Pervez Musharraf had condemned at the time.

96.   Proceedings in the Indian parliament are raucous and often get out of hand, prompting numerous adjournments.

97.   Picture Indian parliament convenes amid six days of deadlock over rioting in Gujarat state.

98.   President Sharma and the Indian parliament offered similar condolences as parliamentarians called for tough laws to inject safety measures at holy places where tens of millions converge every year.

99.   Reporting on the Indian parliament reconvening to discuss the introduction of new legislation relating to terrorism a day after the daring assault on it by unidentified gunmen.

100.   Prime Minsiter H. D. Deve Gowda voiced the hope Saturday that the Indian parliament would enact a law to reserve a third of its seats for women.