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Congress questions NDA claim on highways
NEW DELHI, JAN. 16.Carrying on its counter-campaign against the National Democratic Alliance claim on development during its tenure, the Congress has questioned the latest projection that only the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had ...

BJP almost reconciled to going it alone in U.P.
NEW DELHI, JAN. 16. The Bharatiya Janata Party is more or less reconciled to going it alone in Uttar Pradesh in the coming Lok Sabha polls. It is not an ideal situation for the party, for there are 80 Lok Sabha seats to be won in the State and ...

Pawar discusses seat-sharing with Manmohan
NEW DELHI. JAN. 16. The Nationalist Congress Party president, Sharad Pawar, today confirmed that his party was well on its way to forming a nationwide alliance with the Congress. Mr. Pawar, who met the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, on ...

Congress bracing for polls
NEW DELHI, JAN. 16.The Congress, as a first major step towards preparing the organisation for the general elections, decided to appoint 60 senior leaders as coordinators to ensure proper coordination between the All-India Congress Committee and ...

Glowing tributes to Palkhivala
MUMBAI, JAN. 16.The Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, today described the late Nani Palkhivala as the ``best Law Minister that India never had'' and the ``best Finance Minister India never had'' and recalled his sterling contribution to the ...

Kalam commends river grid plan
BANGALORE, JAN. 16. The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has commended the proposal to interlink rivers saying it will provide a solution to the perennial problems of flood and drought. Delivering the valedictory address at the three-day ...

'Legislature privileges not among the grounds for curbing press freedom'
CHENNAI, JAN. 16.Freedom of the press, which is derived from the Fundamental Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression guaranteed by the Constitution to all citizens, is an essential part of democracy, and should not be made to yield to the ...

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  • Bengal to rehabilitate militants who surrender
  • Vivisectionists asked to comply with guidelines
  • 'My Ministry is the cleanest'
  • We need 45 days, says EC
  • 'Fee cut by IIMs should not affect standard'
  • Cabinet raises FDI caps in oil and banking sectors
  • Woman burnt to death
  • 'CEC should be experienced'
  • Union condemns raise in FDI cap
  • Where a thousand flowers bloom
  • India will maintain utmost vigil: Advani
  • 'You need not turn crimson'
  • Mayawati weighing options
  • Connecting through music
  • Activists demand lifting ban on book
  • 'Human rights are universal'
  • Scholars protest vandalism
  • CPI(M) criticises allowing 100 p.c. FDI in oil sector
  • 1 killed in Jhabua group clash



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