S P O T L I G H T

SC notices to Rao, Tewary
NEW DELHI, July 17 (PTI) — The Supreme Court today issued notices to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and former Minister K.K. Tewary on a CBI petition challenging their discharge from the St Kitts forgery case. Appearing for the CBI, Solicitor-General Harish Salve argued that the designated court as well as the Delhi High Court erred in discharging Rao and Tewary even when they upheld the framing of charges against self-styled godman Chandraswami and his aide Kailash Nath Aggarwal, alias Mamaji in the case.

Peacekeeper dies
FREETOWN, July 17 (AFP) — An Indian peacekeeper has died from wounds suffered during the weekend operation to free the remaining UN troops held by rebels in eastern Sierra Leone, UN force Com Vijay Jetley said today. Speaking at the daily UN briefing, he said seven other troops had been wounded in the operation on Saturday.