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India-Pakistan talks: Lahore Declaration ignored, says Yashwant Sinha
NEW DELHI, JUNE 29. The former External Affairs Minister, Yashwant Sinha, today charged the new Government with displaying a "petty political mindset" by ignoring the significant Lahore Declaration in the India-Pakistan joint statement issued ...

Militant infrastructure along LoC intact, says Pranab
JAMMU, JUNE 29. The Defence Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, said today that militants continued to gather along the Line of Control in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), ready to infiltrate Indian territory. Talking to reporters here during his first ...

Commander ordered capture of Point 5353 in Kargil war
NEW DELHI, JUNE 29. Indian soldiers had attempted to capture Point 5353, a strategically-important peak in the Dras sector, in the first days of the Kargil war. New evidence that such an assault took place blows apart contradictory claims by the ...

Poll panel hands over affidavits on assets to IT department
NEW DELHI, JUNE 29.The Election Commission has handed over the affidavits filed by candidates relating to their assets and liabilities during the recent Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, to the Income Tax department for necessary ...

Reactor construction to begin in mid-August
CHENNAI, JUNE 29.The first pour of the concrete for the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), signalling the beginning of the reactor's construction at Kalpakkam, near Chennai, will be by mid-August, according to Baldev Raj, Director, Indira ...

Shujaat Hussain set for elevation as Prime Minister
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 29. Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain was today elected the Leader of the Pakistan National Assembly, paving the way for his elevation to the post of Prime Minister, albeit temporarily. Mr. Hussain will keep the Prime Minister's chair ...

Doubts raised over conspiracy angle to Godhra train carnage
AHMEDABAD, JUNE 29. The version of the railway police official who initially investigated the Godhra train carnage in February, 2002, raise doubts about the Gujarat Government's claim that the burning of 59 "kar sevaks" alive was a "pre-planned ...

IMD forecasts normal monsoon in July
NEW DELHI, JUNE 29. There is some cause for cheer on the farm front. The Indian Meteorological Department today announced that monsoon activity during July would be normal, which is crucial for the agriculture sector. At a press conference, ...

BJP charge uncalled for, says Congress
NEW DELHI, JUNE 29. The Congress today described the charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party that the Government was weakening India's position on Kashmir as a "calculated attempt to mislead the people." In a statement, the Congress spokesman, Anand ...

'Tainted' Ministers: BJP to step up pressure
NEW DELHI, JUNE 29. The Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to keep the heat on the Government on the twin issues of "tainted" Ministers and the effort to get some Governors to resign. The parliamentary strategy of the party and its partners in ...

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  • 'Speculation on Mayawati baseless'
  • Singhal for forum to pursue Hindutva
  • Tagore medal: VC's remark
  • A designer look for traditional cloth
  • Minor reshuffle in MEA
  • Stay on demolition at Tirumala
  • Steps for jawans' welfare promised
  • `Corporate sponsorship welcome for science museums'
  • Muslim Personal Law Board to discuss `Talaq' issue
  • Modi meets Shivraj Patil, seeks Intelligence cadre
  • North-East Chief Ministers' plea
  • Move to privatise Delhi, Mumbai airports opposed



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