Friday, January 10, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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PIOs in 6 countries eligible for dual citizenship
New Delhi, January 9
The long and persistent demand of non-resident Indians and people of Indian origin for the grant of dual citizenship fructified today with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee announcing that PIOs of certain countries will be eligible for the status shortly.
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Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee greets Fatima Mir

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Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee greets Fatima Mir after presenting the award at the first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in New Delhi on Thursday.
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Agni test-fired second time
The Agni missile is seen in this video grab during a test launch
New Delhi, January 9
Encouraged by the second flawless test-firing of the short-range variant of the nuclear-capable Agni ballastic missile today, India plans to carry out five more tests in the next few weeks before its induction.
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The Agni missile is seen in this video grab during a test launch in Orissa in this January 25, 2002, file photo. A shorter-range version of the nuclear-capable Agni missile was test-fired on Thursday.
— Reuters photo

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Review no-first-use policy: NSAB
New Delhi, January 9
The National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) has reportedly urged the government to review its no-first-use nuclear policy in the light of the history over the past four years.

121 killed in two plane crashes
Lima/Diyarbakir (Turkey),  January 9
A Peruvian airliner with 46 persons on board today crashed on a domestic flight, according to witnesses in the Amazon jungle region near the city of Chachapoyas.

Mirwaiz’s passport suspended
New Delhi, January 9
Hours before his departure for the USA on a visit, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Omar Farooq’s passport was suspended by the Centre on the grounds that his travel abroad was “against India’s sovereignty and national interests”.

Certificate racket busted
Gurdaspur, January 9
The police has busted a gang of cheats involved in selling fake class X and class VIII educational certificates at exorbitant prices by arresting four of its members. The accused used to charge Rs 10,000 and Rs 8,000 for fake class X and class VIII certificates, respectively.

B.C. Sanyal finds way to peace
New Delhi, January 9
Bhabesh Chandra Sanyal, known popularly as B.C. Sanyal or Bhabeshda, was a restless genius whose constant experimentation and concern for the human condition earned him accolades as the doyen of Indian art.


Amartya highlights Indianness
New Delhi, January 9
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen arrives at the venue to address India’s first conference on game theoryA Nobel laureate and eminent economist, Prof Amartya Sen, today sought to dispel the notion that India was a “confined” and “static society” and underscored the concept of Indianness as different from narrow parochial and religious identities.
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen arrives at the venue to address India’s first conference on game theory in Mumbai on Wednesday. — PTI photo

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