Date:12/01/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/01/12/stories/2006011219540100.htm

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Evidence lacking: CBI

New Delhi: The CBI has told the British authorities that the agency did not have any evidence to link the money in two London bank accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi with the Bofors payoff case. — PTI

No IIM abroad

New Delhi: The Human Resource Development Ministry has turned down a request from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, to open a campus in Singapore. It said the prestigious B-schools must first meet the domestic demand. — PTI

Blockade continues

Rourkela: The steel city remained cut off for the second day on Wednesday as the blockade at its entry points launched by tribals continued. Train services on the Howrah-Mumbai line were affected for over 24 hours. — PTI

Sharon improving

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon continued showing slight improvement on Wednesday and was in no immediate danger. Doctors, however, said his condition is still critical. — Xinhua