Monday, November 16, 1998
US relents, war clouds recede over Iraq
The United States, which put on hold an attack planned for Sunday on Iraq, has decided to allow United Nations weapons inspectors to return to Saddam Hussein's country. The US decision came after assurances from Iraq that its offer to allow the weapons inspectors was unconditional.
Congress bags 5 seats in Maharashtra
In a fight to wrest the initiative from the Bharatiya Janata Party in four states, the Congress had heartening news, especially in Maharashtra and Bihar. The party won five seats in the Legislative Council polls in Maharashtra and took all four in Bihar pipping both the RJD and the Samata
Sonia sticks to local recipe in campaign
Scenting more than a fighting chance in Delhi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi is going local with a gusto. The flavour of buses, roads, onions, potatoes, water, power, crime, salt, rice and wheat now dominates her speeches.
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