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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf meets with Indian legislators at President House in Islamabad
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Stand-off
over CVC report likely to continue
New Delhi, August 12
The stand-off between the ruling
NDA and the Opposition over the CVC report on arms deals is likely to
continue in Parliament tomorrow, with the government today turning down
the demand for submitting it to the Public Accounts Committee, saying
that there is no such report on Kargil purchases.
Rescuers
spot wreckage, find no survivors
Mumbai, August 12
Rescuers spotted the wreckage of
the Russian-built helicopter that crashed off the Mumbai coast, but
hopes dimmed about finding alive the 24 missing ONGC employees today, a
day after the chopper carrying them went down into the Arabian Sea.
Nation page: Naik
orders probe into ONGC chopper crash
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US
clears sale of Israeli Phalcon radars
to India
Washington, August 12
The USA has confirmed that it has
given Israel the green signal to sell India the Phalcon airborne warning
and control system worth nearly $1 billion.
Navy acquires
stealth frigate
Orion patrol aircraft on cards,
says naval chief
On Board INS Talwar, August 12
The surveillance capability of the
Indian Navy is severely restricted on account of inadequate aircraft. It
urgently requires additional maritime patrol aircraft to meet its
operational commitments.
The first Indian stealth warship “INS Talwar” is anchored off Mumbai port after its arrival on Tuesday. — PTI
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Doctors
suspend strike
Chandigarh, August 12
The Punjab Civil Medical Services
Association today decided to suspend its proposed strike from August 13
following an assurance from the government.
Panel
suggests death sentence for spurious drugs
New Delhi, August 12
Death penalty for those who cause
"grievous bodily harm or loss of life" and that offences
related to spurious drugs should be made cognisable are recommendations
made by the Mashelkar Committee which submitted its interim report here
today.
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27 feared dead in ONGC copter crash
August 12, 2003 |
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Vajpayee
throws quota ball in Congress court
August 11, 2003 |
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Govt
can’t be sacrificed for Ram temple: Advani
August 10,
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60 washed away in Kulu flash floods
August 9,
2003 |
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PAC
report issue rocks Lok Sabha
August 8,
2003 |
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Govt staff can’t go on strike, rules
SC
August 7,
2003 |
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5 die in copter crash near
Srinagar
August 6,
2003 |
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PM
to quit rather than act under pressure
August 5,
2003 |
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PM: no change in stand on Ayodhya
August 4,
2003 |
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Advani: govt for simultaneous LS, Assembly poll
August 3,
2003 |
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PM, Advani vow to build Ram temple
August 2,
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