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Saturday, May 22, 2004, Chandigarh, India
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New Delhi, May 21
The discussions over government formation remained inconclusive till late tonight as Congress leaders were involved in tough negotiations with its allies.
Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee, RJD supremo Laloo Yadav and NCP leader Sharad Pawar
Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee, RJD supremo Laloo Yadav and NCP leader Sharad Pawar at a meeting in the Capital on Friday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal
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NCP to be part of govt
New Delhi, May 21
Caught in the pulls and pressures of coalition politics, the Congress leadership ran back and forth in trying to soothe the ruffled feathers of RJD supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav connected with the ministry formation of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre.

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New Delhi, May 21
In a significant development, the Congress has offered the post of Lok Sabha Speaker to veteran CPI(M) leader Somnath Chatterjee and the party's Politburo is considering the issue before taking a final decision.

Sonia, Manmohan visit Veer Bhumi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul with Prime Minister-designate Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur at the samadhi of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul with Prime Minister-designate Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur at the samadhi of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 13th death anniversary at Veer Bhumi in New Delhi on Friday. — PTI photo
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NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION: Capital simmers in summer heat

CHANDIGARH:  5-month-old diagnosed with cholera

LUDHIANA: 19 give slip to death

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BUSINESS: Taxation of foreign BPOs under review

NATION: SC declines to exempt students from MDU test

WORLD: Gah ecstatic, wishes Manmohan well

SPORTS: Decision on Kale next week


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Commonwealth ministerial group meeting in London
New Delhi, May 21
The transition of government here has created a situation wherein India has had to downscale its representation in an important meeting of Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) which began in London today.

Pakistani terrorist gets death sentence
New Delhi, May 21
A Delhi Sessions Court has sentenced to death a Pakistani terrorist, Maqsood Ahmed, alias Ashraf Abbu Mujahid, for attacking a CRPF camp in the capital killing a jawan three years ago.

CBSE results tomorrow
Chandigarh, May 21
The results of the class XII conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be declared on May 23 at 8 am.

Ex-LNK Ajay Kumar DubeyOfficers ‘bribed’ for sending jawans on UN missions
Chandigarh, May 21
An Army jawan has alleged irregularities in the selection of personnel for United Nations peacekeeping missions. Some Army officers have demanded bribe from jawans for including them in contingents going abroad, he has further alleged.

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