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NDA agenda promises to ban cow slaughterNEW DELHI, APRIL 8.Unlike in 1999 when points for inclusion in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) agenda for governance were taken from different allies, this time it was the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership which got the document prepared. ... 'NDA committed to making India an economic superpower' NEW DELHI, APRIL 8.The National Democratic Alliance has promised to increase the foreign investment limit in the insurance business and to permit 26 per cent foreign investment in retail trade if voted back to power. The two initiatives form ... Bofors truth points to Quattrocchi, says Swedish investigator My name is Sten Lindstrom. I am a Swedish police officer. I was the principal investigator in the Bofors-India howitzer case. I don't know why I use the past tense — the investigation is not over. It probably will never be. And that is ... Timing suspect: Congress NEW DELHI, APRIL 8. The Congress today charged the Bharatiya Janata Party with "flogging a dead horse" on the Bofors issue and questioned the motive and timing of the publication of the report in an English daily. Responding to the report in ... Political ads: Centre asked to file reply by April 12 NEW DELHI, APRIL 8. The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to file by April 12 its response to the Election Commission's proposal to allow only recognised political parties and candidates to telecast advertisements for the coming Lok Sabha ... 
Vague insinuations, says JethmalaniNEW DELHI. APRIL 8. The former Union Law Minister, Ram Jethmalani, today described the latest Bofors "revelations" as "politically motivated, full of vague insinuations and devoid of truth". He expressed surprise that the same people who had ... Sonia should break her silence, says Jaitley NEW DELHI, APRIL 8. The Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was today restrained in his comments on the latest news reports on Bofors but the Union Law Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson, Arun Jaitley, wanted the Congress ... Court directs Hindujas to deposit Rs. 5 cr. each NEW DELHI, APRIL 8.The Supreme Court today directed the three Hinduja brothers, accused in the Rs. 64-crore Bofors pay-off case, to deposit Rs. 5 crores each in cash in the Court Registry within six weeks as surety for the bail already granted to ... SC notice to IIMs on fee cut and autonomy NEW DELHI, APRIL 8.The Supreme Court today issued notice to the six Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for making them parties in the on-going proceedings but made it clear that it would examine the locus standi of the petitioners to ... Other Stories
Elections 2004 BATTLEGROUND 
The case against banning exit and opinion pollsThere is a clear case for trying to improve the quality of opinion polls and forecasting, which have not seen much innovation since the 1980s. But, a legal ban, unfortunately, does not achieve that, writes Yogendra Yadav. Extra forces needed: poll observer "Special vigilance'' is needed in those parts of West Bengal where naxalites and militants belonging to the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) "could create trouble'' during the coming Lok Sabha polls in the State. "West Bengal might need an ... POLL THEME/THE CASTE FACTOR And now, the emergence of 'gotra' politics The smaller castes have realised that Mandalisation has led to the domination of one or two influential backward groups, says Javed M. Ansari. 
Amitabh: I was a failure in politicsNEW DELHI, APRIL 8. Admitting that he proved to be a failure in politics, film star Amitabh Bachchan has said he had entered politics only in support of Rajiv Gandhi and the bereaved Gandhi family. He told Aaj Tak in an interview to be ... Police counter-action teams to combat naxals They sit huddled in groups flipping through the dog-eared pages of a photo album. Their eyes are locked on to the pictures. Their focus is not on the weapons the men in the pictures pose with but on their features and their build. Then comes ... 
Q&A: L.K. AdvaniI would worry if the Congress disappears POLL-POURRI The people of Chhattisgarh are waiting for the cows to arrive! The BJP had promised a cow free of cost to the poor if voted to power. While some other promises are being fulfilled, there is no movement towards distribution of cows. "We have ... Govinda violated model code, says BJP The BJP today accused Govinda Ahuja, the Congress candidate from the Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat, of violating the Election Commission's model code of conduct. In a complaint filed with the Mumbai Suburban district Electoral Officer, the BJP's ... 
CANDIDATE WATCH: Karuna Shukla (BJP)Karuna Shukla, BJP candidate, Janjgir, Chhattisgarh Other Stories
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