The Indian Express -- General

Saturday, May 10 1997

71 of marriage party killed in bus mishap near Shimla

At least 71 people were killed and nine injured when a truck carrying a marriage party plunged into 250-foot deep gorge near Gasota in Hamirpur district on Thursday night.

US gives precious little to neighbours

US President Bill Clinton and the leaders of six Central American and one Caribbean nation signed a wide-ranging agreement to launch a new era in their relations. However, the American Big Brother made little concessions in the crucial trade sector.

Rival functions mar Tagore's birthday at Shantiniketan

For the first time two separate functions were held at the Visvabharati to celebrate its founder, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's 136th birthday. The day, janmotsava, traditionally celebrated on Bengali new year's day had to be cancelled this year due to student's unrest.

Shia -- Sunni tension mounts on muharram eve in Pakistan

Who'll bag the WHO top job

Zhirinovsky at it again

Swiss indicted in gold row

Shoe pinches: Pandey shifted out to Jalna

Russia to update India's T-72 tanks

Walking down the ramp far too early

Plane crash in China claims 35 lives

Somaiya-JNPT war shuts college

Drugs served as daily bread for workers in Portuguese compan

Ex-Pow ambassador to Vietnam, seek to exorcise old wounds

AI's fleet plan runs into rough weather