06 February 1998
Clinton gets US lawmakers' support to remove Saddam American lawmakers and foreign policy hawks have decided to extend their support to the Clinton administration to topple the Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, despite a limited Baghdad offer to allow inspection of some of President Saddam Hussein's palaces for suspected chemical and biological weapons.	Sinha throws out CBI case against Mahanta Claiming that the CBI's evidence had not established "criminal culpability," Assam Governor Lt Gen (retd) S K Sinha declined to give sanction to the agency to prosecute Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta in the LoC scam. The Governor's refusal came on the grounds of the charges being based on heresay and unreliable witness statements. Govt, Suzuki reach pact on technology transfer, royalty The Maruti crisis showed signs of blowing over with the Union government and the Suzuki Motor Corporation finally reaching an agreement in the board meeting held on Thursday on the two contentious issues regarding transfer of technology and royalty payment. While Suzuki submitted a project report on the transfer of the critical gear-box technology, the government softened its stand on the royalty payment issue.
WEEKLY SNAPSHOTS MID: Men in Drag Drag acts in Hindi cinema have been extremely popular over the years. Now more than ever, men in drag are in the news, with a recent spate of films featuring men dressed as women. A look at the new phenomenon of drag appeal. The great car shake-out A fierce blaze has started to sweep across the sub-continent called India. The heat caused by India's reckless concessions to finance and investment firms and by the disregard its economic planners have paid to framing a policy before embarking upon what they described as economic liberalisation is likely to see many enterprises getting roasted on the spit. One of the major casualities could very well be the automobile industry.   TOP STORIES FOR FEB 06 Shaw Wallace shifting corporate office to Mumbai for better controls B Misra is new income-tax chief commissioner Prosecutors refuse to grant immunity to Lewinsky Israel may not heed US plea Sonia to step up Congress campaign	Web Posted at 10:00:16 IST INDIA 34 children die in road accident in MP In a tragic incident around 34 children were killed and two injured when their tractor-trolley met with an accident in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh on late Thursday night. WORLD Popular support for Iraq rises among Palestinians Palestinians, grateful for Saddam's help during the Israel-Palestine conflict, back Iraq because of what they view as U.S. bias towards Israel. Clinton weighs 'difficult decision' on Iraq Even as the U.S. continues to boost its firepower in the Persian Gulf, President Clinton, virtually isolated, appeared agonized over the use of military force against Iraq. ELECTIONS 98 Advani charges Marxists with creating instability Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president L K Advani today charged the Marxists with creating instability in the country during the past 18 months. Basu hints at joining UF after elections West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu today hinted at the possiblity of joining the Left parties in central government if the United Front comes to the power. An Express view of Elections '98