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Cabinet recommends dissolution of Lok Sabha on February 6
NEW DELHI, JAN. 27.The Vajpayee Government tonight decided to recommend the dissolution of the 13th Lok Sabha on February 6, a day after the reconvened winter session of Parliament ends. The Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, communicated ...

India-Pakistan official-level talks from February 16
NEW DELHI, JAN. 27. India and Pakistan today agreed to "commence the process of the composite dialogue" by holding talks in Islamabad from February 16 to 18 — the Joint Secretaries will meet on February 16 and 17, and the Foreign ...

India bans import of domestic and wild birds
NEW DELHI, JAN. 27. The Central Government has banned the import of domestic and wild birds following the outbreak of bird flu or pathogenic avian influenza in parts of Vietnam, Korea, Thailand, Japan, Cambodia and, closer home, in Pakistan. ...

Bihar Governor's remarks draw fire
NEW DELHI, JAN. 27. The Congress and the Left parties today took serious objection to the statement of the Bihar Governor, M. Rama Jois, on the law and order situation in the State at the Republic Day function in Patna, with the CPI demanding his ...

Medha Patkar continues fast
MUMBAI, JAN. 27. Despite her deteriorating health, the Narmada Bachao Andolan leader, Medha Patkar, today decided to continue her hunger strike outside Mantralaya till tomorrow's State Cabinet meeting when it is scheduled to discuss her demands ...

Congress hits back at Mahajan
NEW DELHI, JAN. 27. The Congress today sharply reacted to the statement of Pramod Mahajan, Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary, about Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra, children of the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi. Mr. Mahajan had said ...

Oil tanker catches fire
MUMBAI, JAN. 27. A major fire broke out when an oil tanker overturned below a flyover in central Mumbai tonight, fire brigade sources said. The blaze spread to nearby houses, the sources said adding that it was not immediately clear if there were ...

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