Sonia takes symbolic dip at Sangam, meets Shankaracharya
Ignoring reservations of the mela administration about providing security to her, Congress president Sonia Gandhi took a symbolic dip at Sangam on the occasion of Mahakumbh calling it a "religious and not a political" trip.



J-K ceasefire extension after assessing violence -- Fernandes
Voicing deep concern over stepped up violence in Kashmir aimed at "sabotaging the peace process", Defence Minister George Fernandes said that this and other factors would be taken into consideration in deciding whether to extend the current ceasefire which expires in four days.



CBI gets more time to quiz Hindujas
Dashing the hopes of the three Hinduja brothers for an early exit from India, a Designated Court allowed CBI to interrogate them till January 30 in connection with their alleged role in the Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case.



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