PM hails Shivaji, jabs `some' difficult allies
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in Mumbai made an obvious jab at the recent moves of ally Jayalalitha today and expressed optimism that there was no threat to the Government.

US economic and hi-tech curbs under review
Visiting US lawmakers, cutting across party lines, have said they "understood India's need to go nuclear'' last year because of the "linkages'' between China and Pakistan.

No visa required for Indians with PIO card
Home Minister Lal Krishna Advani today launched the Persons of Indian Origin card scheme for more than 15 million people living abroad to enable them to avail of some special economic and educational benefits.

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