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Drumbeat: Ad Buzzaar
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US Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott arrives in New Delhi |
Jaya puts Govt in dire straits on Cauvery
The irrepressible AIADMK chief J Jayalalitha put Vajpayee Government into its next major crisis when she threatened it "disastrous consequences" if the Centre failed to notify a scheme to implement the interim award of the Cauvery water tribunal in the next two days.
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CTBT deal: India, US hunt for face-savers
India has told the US that it "can live with the text" of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), but added that it will not be able to sign or ratify it unless it receives proof of goodwill in return, such as the lifting of restrictions on high technology.
JCT may be split into two units in post-Polysindo restructuring plan
The MM Thapar group has drawn up a detailed restructuring plan for its ailing company JCT. The three-phased plan, which has been taken up after an aborted deal to sell the fibre division to Indonesian major Polysindo, involves the bifurcation of the diversified company and comprehensive debt restructuring.
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Monday, July 20, 1998
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INDIA
India, U.S. begin third round of negotiations
India and the United States today began their third round of tough negotiations on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament on a cautious note with New Delhi asserting its demand for building a minimum nuclear deterrent was not negotiable.
Karnataka team meets PM on Cauvery issue
In a move to pre-empt the Centre from acting on Tamil Nadu's demand for notifying the scheme to implement the interim award of Cauvery water disputes tribunal, an all party MPs' delegation from Karnataka met Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and urged him not to ignore their opposition to the scheme.
FINANCE
Breaking News: Steep hike in power rates in TN
The Tamil Nadu government today effected a steep hike in the power tariff to net an additional revenue of Rs652.17crore in a full financial year and Rs461.95crore during the current financial year.
BSE Sensex goes down 46 points
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex today dipped 46 points soon after opening for trading in the morning.
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