Clinton visit under review
US president Bill Clinton's visit to India in November this year is "under review" even as Washington yesterday indicated that its sanctions to the tune of several billion dollars against New Delhi will be "real and serious". The bilateral ties between India and US are also in for a "difficult patch", though the doors are open for a high-level dialogue.

BJP is still vague on temple, Opposition wary
The war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Opposition parties on the Ayodhya issue continued yesterday. While the former favoured the resolution of the Ayodhya imbroglio through Constitutional means, the Congress voiced its apprehension yesterday that the Uttar Pradesh government could handover the 64 acres of parikrama land to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad to facilitate construction of the temple.

Gujarat wants probe into cyclone "aspects"
Even as the death toll in last week's cyclone devastation reached the 1055 mark yesterday, the Gujarat government has denied "rumours" about an outbreak of cholera at Gandhidham in Kutch district where at least 794 bodies have been recovered so far. Effective steps were being taken, along with a massive cleaning operation in Kandla and Gandhidham town areas to prevent outbreak of any epidemic.

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