Wednesday, May 12, 1999
Death rap for four in Rajiv case upheld
Four will pay with their lives for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi while 19 of the 26 sentenced to death by the trial court have been acquitted by the Supreme Court. For the remaining three, the apex court has commuted their death sentence to life imprisonment.
PM launches poll drive in Thackeray's absence
Cashing in on the sympathy of the one-vote-defeat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) kicked off its election campaign jointly with its ally Shiv Sena at a public meeting at the historic Shivaji Park this evening.
WB governor steps down on Govt's word
West Bengal Governor A R Kidwai quit his post and there was speculation about his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Mata Prasad doing the same in the wake of a controversial directive from the Centre asking them to step down.
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