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Vajpayee disowns VHP
ON BOARD PM'S SPECIAL AIRCRAFT, Dec 30 — Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today virtually disowned the Vishwa Hindu Parishad for its criticism of the award of Nobel Prize to Amartya Sen and views on attacks on Christians.
Central team meets
Gujarat minister
GANDHINAGAR, Dec 30 — A two-member team of the Union Home Ministry, which arrived here today for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation in Gujarat.		   An F-16CJ on the fringes of the Northern Iraq "no-fly" zone, after taking off from Incirlik Air Force Base, Turkey.
An F-16CJ on the fringes of the Northern Iraq "no-fly" zone, after taking off from Incirlik Air Force Base, Turkey. On Monday, U.S. warplanes fired three missiles and six precision-guided bombs to strike an anti-aircraft site in northern Iraq that launched three missiles at U.S. fighter jets on patrol, the Pentagon said. AP/PTI (Story)
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Admiral Bhagwat sacked
Sushil Kumar is new Navy chief
NEW DELHI, Dec 30 — In an unprecedented move, the government today sacked the Navy chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, and appointed Vice- Admiral Sushil Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding-In-Chief, Southern Command, Cochin, as his successor.		 Tahliani decries Bhagwat’s sack

Bhagwat's wife
hits out

Setting wrong precedent

Bank of Punjab

Indica to cost Rs 2.59 lakh in Delhi Maruti slashes prices, introduces new variants
NEW DELHI, Dec 30 — Maruti Udyog Limited today slashed prices of its popular car models-Maruti 800, Zen D and Omni-as part of its strategy to expand its volume in the Indian market and keep emerging competition at bay. (See Table)

Tipnis is new Air chief
NEW DELHI, Dec 30 — Air Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis will take over as Chief of the Air Staff tomorrow succeeding Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen who retires after a three-year tenure.
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I may quit as SGPC chief, says Tohra
LUDHIANA, Dec 30 — Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra indicated today that he was contemplating quitting as the President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
Badal-Tohra conflict: Takht chief not to intervene
AMRITSAR, Dec 30 — Akal Takht Jathedar Bhai Ranjit Singh has said that Mr Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, and Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, president of the SGPC were fighting for "vested interests" and hence he would not interfere in their squabble.

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