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Thursday, December 19, 2002
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India never said `no' to SAARC summit: Sinha NEW DELHI, DEC. 18. Criticising Pakistan for postponing the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) summit for "specious'' reasons, the Government today said India was ``ready and willing to participate'' in the meeting — ... Govt. under fire over disinvestment NEW DELHI, DEC. 18. The Opposition today made a blistering attack in the Lok Sabha on the Government's method of disinvestments, even as it demanded the formation of a standing parliamentary committee to consider privatisation proposals as well ... Efficacy of POTA established: BJP NEW DELHI, DEC. 18. The Bharatiya Janata Party today hailed the death sentence handed down to three of the four accused in the Parliament attack case even as it sharpened its attack on the ``enemies of the nation'', patted itself on the back for ... President appoints two new SC Judges NEW DELHI, DEC. 18. The President has appointed the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Arunachalam Chettiar Laskmanan, and a senior Judge of the Allahabad High Court, Govind Prasad Mathur, as Judges of the Supreme Court in that order ... Shekhawat to speak to MPs NEW DELHI, DEC. 18. The Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, today said that he would hold talks with the Opposition parties which have been boycotting the Defence Minister, George Fernandes, in the House for the past ... Centre accedes to States' request on service tax NEW DELHI, DEC. 18. Acceding to the request of the States to permit them to collect service tax, the Union Cabinet today decided to amend the Constitution so as to permit the Central Government to levy service tax while at the same time allowing ... 
'Teachings of tolerance pushed back'NEW DELHI, DEC. 18. A.M. Khusro, economist and Chairperson of the Eleventh Finance Commission, today expressed surprise that the teachings of tolerance got pushed back when people voted in Gujarat but hoped that the "worst is over'' and that the ... Other Stories
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