Tuesday, November 17, 1998
US hawks want a longer blacklist
The last may not have been heard of the Entities List. While the American blacklist of Indian government entities and private and parastatal companies allegedly involved in nuclear and missile work has left New Delhi chafing, proliferation hard-liners in the US maintain the list is still incomplete and say they will press for inclusion of more names.
Anees Ibrahim, cohorts freed
Underworld kingpin Dawood Ibrahim's brothers, Anees Ibrahim and Iqbal, and aides Abu Salem, Mustafa Majnun and Mohammed Dossa, have reportedly been let off by the Dubai police. They were arrested on Saturday for the alleged murder of Irfan Ghogha in Dubai.
Death penalty for possessing RDX: Bill in offing
A Bill providing for capital punishment for possessing Research and Development Explosive (RDX) and other dangerous explosives is likely to be tabled in Parliament in the next session. Disclosing this on Monday, Union Home Minister L K Advani said the Cabinet had already okayed the proposal.
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