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BJP snubs swadeshi lobbyThe BJP today moved quickly to send a signal that it was in no way trying to put pressure on the government. One ...

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BJP snubs swadeshi lobby
The BJP today moved quickly to send a signal that it was in no way trying to put pressure on the government. One day after Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said that the government would have the final say in matters of governance, not the party, BJP chief Kushabhau Thakre said the same. And the party adopted an economic resolution snubbing the swadeshi lobby and giving the govt a virtual free hand, ratifying the Insurance Bill and agreeing to the amendments in the Patents Bill.

17 gunned down in Pak

Gunmen opened fire on Shia worshippers as they knelt in prayer at a mosque in Punjab province in Pakistan today, killing 17 people and wounding at least 25 others. The police said that as many as 13 of the wounded are believed to be in a critical condition.

Khalsa march: Cong divided
The Punjab Congress move to organise the Khalsa march, ostensibly with the objective of retrieving its Sikh vote-bank, is attracting flak from a section of the party for what they see as a deviation8217; from its accepted secular politics. The party seems to be divided on the issue.

 

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