`CII report on bank closure is an apology of a robbery'
Ever since the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) National Task Force report recommended closure of three weak banks and privatisation of five others, the nationalised banking sector has been brimming with activity.



Plea to ban Khushwant's novel rejected
The Union Home ministry has turned down a plea to ban noted columnist Khushwant Singh's book The Company of Women maintaining that the choice of reading should prudently be left to the good sense of the reader.



CBI allowed to keep Bofors papers for further probe
A special court allowed CBI to retain the last set of Bofors documents obtained from Switzerland recently for further investigation and asked the agency whether fresh travel documents could be issued to Dubai-based businessman.



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