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BJP dares Sonia for debate
The BJP challenged Sonia Gandhi at the party's daily meeting on February 7, to come forward for a debate on any national issue. It said that Sonia was noncommittal on national issues and was carrying out a "hit and run" campaign and none of the senior Congress leaders were in a position to carry any conviction with the people on any issue.
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Lok Shakti pledges open market policy
The Lok Shakti, headed by Ramakrishna Hegde, unveiled its manifesto on February 8, with a pledge to developing India as a great economic power through selective open market policy. The manifesto expresses its commitment to self-reliance, and globalisation which will provide appropriate technology and investment without hurting indigenous skills and compromising self-respect.
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Over 250 dead in fresh Afghan earthquake
Some 250 people were killed and 50 others injured in an aftershock that hit the same area of northern Afghanistan on February 8 where thousands may have died in a mid-week earthquake. The aftershock was concentrated on the remote Rustaq district where the initial disaster had struck. The total death toll is estimated to be about 4,400.
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Inflation rises to 5.81%
The annual rate of inflation climbed up marginally by 0.03 percentage point to 5.81% for the week ended January 24, despite a slight improvement in the prices of food articles. Based on the wholesale price index (WPI), the inflation rose to 5.81% (provisional) compared to 5.78% (P) the week before and 7.53% in the corresponding week of 1997.
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