Assam BJP nominee shot dead on poll eve
The North-East was put on high alert following the killing of a BJP candidate in Assam and shoot-at-sight orders issued in Bihar on the eve of fourth phase of polling for 74 Lok Sabha seats spread across nine states on Saturday.

Sanctions hurt Pakistan more than India -- US report
Economic sanctions imposed by the Clinton administration following the May 1998 nuclear tests in South Asia "appear to have had a relatively minimal overall impact on India and a minimal but somewhat more pronounced adverse impact on Pakistan," a US government report has said.

In KEM gynaec ward, severe berth pangs
Renovation work at the gynaecology ward of Sion Hospital since the last two weeks has placed an unbearable strain on KEM Hospital, with the latter juggling almost thrice its usual load of patients.

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