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BJP's poll panel to meet on Nov. 3
NEW DELHI, OCT. 22. The BJP's central election committee is scheduled to meet here for three days from November 3 to finalise the names of party candidates for the five States going to the polls. A party spokesperson, Prakash Javadekar, said ...
Too little, too late, says Congress about POTA
NEW DELHI, OCT. 22. The Congress today said the proposed ordinance to amend the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) was "too little too late". Reacting to the decision of the Union Cabinet to empower the Central/State review committees with ...
Parliament Act cannot solve Ayodhya dispute: Minister
PATNA, OCT. 22. The Union Minister of State for Home, Swami Chinmayanand, today said that the Ayodhya problem could not be solved through an Act of Parliament, but had to be settled through a consensus and that the BJP-led Government at the ...
Infantry gets more firepower
NEW DELHI, OCT. 22. The Army today unveiled the extra firepower and new surveillance devices being given to the infantry to make it more effective in war and counter-insurgency operations. Most of the equipment has already been given to the units ...
WTO not a charity: Jaitley
NEW DELHI, OCT. 22. India favours early start of talks to put the derailed WTO negotiation process back on the track for realisation of the ultimate objective of shared global prosperity but ruled out Cancun draft as a starting point for future ...
Companies Bill to be redrafted
NEW DELHI, OCT. 22. The Union Cabinet has returned the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003, asking the Department of Company Affairs to redraft it. The DCA had proposed several changes in the Bill, including easing of the provision for independent ...
Cong. deplores move to start DD news channel
NEW DELHI, OCT. 22. The Congress today deplored the Vajpayee Government's move to start a Doordarshan news channel ahead of the Assembly elections in five States and decided to approach the Election Commission requesting it to stop its ...
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  • "EU in waiting mode on WTO"
  • AIDWA accuses BJP of `politicising' rape incident
  • Fresh moves for settlement of Ayodhya row
  • India, Czech Republic sign agreement
  • India, Serbia and Montenegro discuss extradition pacts
  • CPCB to test decibel levels of crackers
  • 'Haj subsidy will continue'
  • Mallika Sarabhai seeks bail



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