Indian exit polls showed tonight that Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s ruling coalition may fall short of winning a majority of parliament seats after voting in the fourth round of the general election.

Abdul Kalam, a missile scientist who advocates nuclear weapons as a deterrent to war, was elected today as India’s ceremonial president, a local news agency said.

INDIA yesterday turned its anger on Pakistan and Islamic militants, blaming them for the massacre of 27 Hindu civilians in a slum in Indian-controlled Kashmir.