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Fresh allegations surface in Mittal controversy
LONDON, FEB. 17. Fresh allegations relating to Indian industrialist, Lakshmi Mittal's links with the Blair Government surfaced today with media reports claiming that it lobbied for a 70-million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and ...

Russia ready to invest in Indian defence sector
MOSCOW, FEB. 17. Russia sees the proposed privatisation of the Indian defence industry as a welcome chance for its arms manufacturers to consolidate their foothold in the Indian market. ``The Russian weapons industry is ready to look into ...

Indus Basin Treaty in a limbo?
ISLAMABAD, FEB. 17. Is the Indus Basin Treaty between India and Pakistan under `virtual suspension' due to ``reluctance on the part of the Indian side?'' The Pakistani daily Dawn has claimed that the Indian Commissioner of the treaty has ...

Kuwaiti women march for voting rights
Kuwaiti women activists, ignoring repeated failure to gain political rights, today marched into voter registration stations to demand the right to add their names to electoral lists. Scores of women in the Muslim conservative Gulf Arab state ...