
India, Pak to relax visa for artistes, judges
NEW DELHI: INDIA and Pakistan propose to relax visa restrictions for judges, artistes and other eminent people of the two countries granting them five-year visa and doing away with the need for reporting to the police, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said today.
Bank stir off
MUMBAI: THE proposed indefinite strike by nearly 13 lakh bank workers and officers from March 17 was tonight called off after a settlement with Indian Banks8217; Association IBA for a 12.25 per cent increase in wages with effect from Nov one, 1997.
Poet cremated
NASHIK: THE mortal remains of Jnanpith awardee and famous Marathi litterateur Vishnu Waman Shirwadkar alias Kusumagraj was cremated with full state honours on the banks of Godavari here today.
Infosys on Nasdaq
MUMBAI: INFOSYS Technologies Limited has become the first Indian company to list its shares on a stock exchange on the US.