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Pak rejects Indian offer for talks
Pakistan today rejected India’s offer for resumption of the stalled bilateral foreign secretary-level talks on June 22, in New Delhi, and instead invited Indian Foreign Secretary to Islamabad for the dialogue on June 20. It termed New Delhi’s offer as “totally unrealistic”, a report from Islamabad says.

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Barring a few minor changes which can be expected when Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha introduces the Finance Bill next month, the govt has nearly completed Operation Rollback, a report from New Delhi says.

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