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Friday, December 07, 2001
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Ayodhya issue rocks Parliament NEW DELHI, DEC. 6. The Ayodhya issue rocked Parliament today as a determined Opposition forced an adjournment of both Houses, marking the ninth anniversary of the Babri Masjid. The Opposition put up a coordinated and united show, vociferously ... More VHP 'firm', Muslims seek President's intervention AYODHYA, DEC. 6. The ninth anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid here passed off peacefully with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders reiterating that they would begin construction of the Ram temple at the disputed site any time after ... More Al-Qaeda planned WTC-type hit on Delhi: Bhujbal MUMBAI, DEC. 6. The Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Chhagan Bhujbal, today told the Assembly that four suicide squads had been formed by the Al-Qaeda to carry out attacks on Parliament House in New Delhi and on targets in U.K. and ... More Canberra `grateful' SINGAPORE, DEC. 6. The Australian Foreign Minister, Mr. Alexander Downer, said today that Canberra was `grateful' for the arrest by Indian authorities of the terrorist said to have plotted strikes in India, Australia and the United Kingdom. ... More Govt. may tone down POTO NEW DELHI, DEC. 6. In an effort to enlist wider parliamentary support for the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), the Union Cabinet today discussed the possibilities of toning down some of the provisions of the proposed law, ... More Mullah Omar to give up Kandahar ISLAMABAD, DEC. 6. The collapse of the Taliban appears to be complete this evening with the militia agreeing to surrender tomorrow the last of its main stronghold, Kandahar, to the local tribal leaders. The former Taliban Ambassador to ... More UNP poised for a comeback COLOMBO, DEC. 6. The United National Party (UNP) was today poised to make a comeback after a gap of seven years following its unassailable lead over the ruling People's Alliance (PA) in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election. A decision by ... More Sharma new CBI Director NEW DELHI, DEC. 6. The acting CBI Director, Mr. P.C. Sharma, was today appointed full- time chief of the organisation. He had taken over as acting director from Mr. R.K. Raghavan who retired on April 30. As per the Supreme Court guidelines, ... More Enron axes DPC staff MUMBAI, DEC. 6. After filing for bankruptcy protection in the U.S., the Enron Corporation has axed over 150 employees in India but retained the Dabhol Power Company's Managing Director, Mr. K. Wade Cline, and few others on a contract basis as its ... More Ministers sworn in NEW DELHI, DEC. 6. The new Ministers in the Delhi Cabinet - Mr. Ajay Maken, Mr. Deep Chand Bandhu, Mr. Haroon Yusuf and Mr. Raj Kumar Chauhan - were sworn in today but the political drama continued with the four axed Ministers boycotting the ... More SC order on car seat belts NEW DELHI, DEC. 6. The Supreme Court today made fastening of seat belts mandatory for front seat occupants in cars and directed the Chief Secretaries of the States and Union Territories to implement the same. A three-judge Bench comprising Mr. ... More Infant killed in blast JAMMU, DEC. 6. An infant was killed and 20 others injured in a powerful grenade blast in Srinagar today. Reports said militants hurled a grenade towards a BSF party purchasing vegetables near the Naaz Cinema at 3.30 p.m. The grenade missed the ... More
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