Stracon takes Prasar Bharati to court on World Cup
The cricket World Cup on Doordarshan looks like it's on a sticky wicket with Stracon, the leader of the sports consortium, moving the Delhi High Court on Thursday to restrain Prasar Bharati from breaching its agreement.

Phone lines of 378 MPs snapped this year -- MTNL
The telephone lines of 378 former members of Parliament were disconnected this year for non-payment of arrears, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) informed the Bombay High Court on Thursday.

US reined in China, says Clinton
US President Bill Clinton on Wednesday sought to defend his policy of engagement with China, saying it was Washington which "convinced China to halt assistance to the unsafeguarded nuclear facilities in Pakistan''.

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