Tuesday, February 23, 1999
Bihar Central rule -- BJP may be second time unlucky
Defying popular perception, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday pushed Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee into a political hole when she orchestrated a CWC decision to oppose the Centre's motion ratifying President's Rule in Bihar after a three-hour meeting in the evening.
US welcomes move on bus diplomacy
The Clinton administration and Washington's army of proliferation experts, analysts and oracles have welcomed the rapid and unexpected confidence-building measures initiated by India and Pakistan especially with regard to nuclear and missile developments, saying it makes the volatile region a much safer place.
SC tells Quattrocchi to appear in court on Mar 15
In a new twist to the 13-year old Bofors gun deal controversy, the Supreme Court on Monday directed Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, alleged to have got over $7 million as kickback from the deal, to appear in the trial court on March 15.
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