Jessica `killer' is former President Sharma's relative
Thirty-six hours after model Jessica Lal was shot dead during a party at socialite Bina Ramani's Qutab Colonnade, the Delhi Police yesterday `officially identified' the main suspect as Siddharth Vashisht, son of former Union minister Vinod Sharma.

Thane building crash claims seven lives
A three-storeyed building, Pradeep Smriti, at Koliwada, Thane (W) came crashing down at 2.05 am yesterday killing seven persons. While four residents are still feared trapped inside the debris, nine have been hospitalised with serious injuries.

Russia may recharge tactical N-weapons
Russia's special envoy has failed in the search for a breakthrough in the Yugoslav conflict, leaving President Slobodan Milosevic standing tough against key NATO demands despite the heaviest bombing of the western air campaign.

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  Power theft
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  Mumbai scan
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