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| Friday, July 10, 1998
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French defender Lilian Thuram (15) celebrates after his two goals put France in the finals |
Opposition demands Jethmalani's ouster
The Opposition kicked up a furore in Parliament yesterday over Urban Development Minister Ram Jethmalani's reported remarks about reviewing the reservation policy but was pacified by the Prime Minister's assurance that the Government did not plan any change. The issue was raised in both Houses of Parliament. In the Lok Sabha, Opposition members walked into the well of the House twice. Several of them even demanded the resignation of Jethmalani over his reported remarks at a press meet.
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Jaswant, Talbott meet a hush-hush affair
Prime Minister's special emissary Jaswant Singh yesterday met US Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott under a veil of secrecy even as the Clinton Administration in Washington asserted that India's stand on having "minimum nuclear deterrent" was unacceptable and that it should sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) "immediately and unconditionally." The two held discussions at an undisclosed venue with officials on both sides remaining tightlipped over the deliberations.
ITC has the last laugh, wins legal battle against Chitalias
Tobacco major ITC has won a claim it filed in 1996 for damages worth $12 million from estranged trading partners Chitalias in what marks a sweeping double-whammy legal triumph. At the same time, it has had the counter-claim of $55 million filed against it by the Chitalias thrown out by a US court.
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Friday, July 10, 1998
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INDIA
Postal services hit for second consecutive day (Jul 10)
Postal services across the country were hit for the second consecutive day today as over six lakh striking department employees threatened to intensify their indefinite stir demanding enhanced wages, bonus and other facilities.
POLITICS
Lack of political will leads to failure of population policy (Jul 10)
Inspite of being the first country to formulate an official population policy as early as in 1952, India continues to be plagued by high growth rates, experts say attributing the failure to lack of political will and poor programme implementation.
Parties urge government to move women's bill, some want amendments
All political parties urged the government to table the women's reservation bill in Parliament immediately, even as some others including SP and RJD wanted amendments to reserve seats for OBCs, SCs and minorities within the 33 per cent quota in LS and state assemblies.
HEALTH
Indian curry raises health scare in UK (Jul 10)
Indian curry sales, which outsells any cuisine in restaurants in United Kingdom have come under strain, after medical experts have sounded health risk warnings.
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