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Saturday, April 25, 1998
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Kiriyenko finally sails through on secret ballot
President Boris Yeltsin yesterday clinched a major victory against his detractors when the Communist-dominated Russian Duma approved his young protege Sergei Kiriyenko as Prime Minister in a cliff-hanger ballot, averting dissolution of the chamber and an early election.
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Cong may dump khadi and cap
The stereotypical image of a Congress member, a man in khaki kurta and a Gandhi cap, may be on its way out. According to the party constitution, all Congress members have to wear khadi and stay off liquor. While the P A Sangma-led task force has suggested to president Sonia Gandhi that the first clause be dropped, it's silent on the second.
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Trade unions to unite: CITU
The central trade unions, cutting across their political affiliations, have decided to work together to tackle the various issues confronting the working class of the country, CITU general secretary M K Phande disclosed on Thursday.
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Russia no longer a developed nation, says UN report
Russia can no longer be counted among the ranks of developed nations on the basis of social development statistics, according to a UN-sponsored report released. Sponsored by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the report by a panel of Russian experts concludes that by the mid-1990s, Russia could no longer be ranked among the developed states by many parameters.
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Minister to issue guidelines
The state department of higher education is preparing a circular detailing measures to plug the leakage of university answer-sheets and other forms of cheating during exams. The circular, to be released next week, would be sent to all universities in the state.
To Russia with no love
Unaids, a consortium of five UN agencies and the World Bank, laun-ched a campaign this week to combat the increasing AIDS epidemic staring the East European countries in their face. Inaugurating the programme, UNAIDS Executive Director, Peter Piot said a sharp rise in the use of drug needles is propelling a crisis in Moscow.
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 London court rejects Asif Zardari's plea
India pins high hopes on SAARC ministers meet
Quicktakes
Pillai's aide sentenced to jail
Goods wagons roll back and ram into passenger train killing 24 at Parli
ULFA bid to downplay Gogoi, Chetia's arrest
Checkpoint terror
Veerappan gets media savvy, shows no signs of surrender
Hardliner Geelani takes over as Hurriyat chairman
ISI pushed in over 100 mercenaries, says IGP
Five hurt in parcel bomb blast
Literary meet a matter of pride
Army to blame for death during Calcutta show
State delegation to seek solution to onion crisis
Motor loan drives away report slogans
Drug busters
Want to deal with the latecomers? Get the "punch"
Contempt plea filed against RSS chief
Medical varsity
2 encounter squads disbanded by police
Waterworld
Robbers nab infant, jewels from Mira Rd
Notice before VRS must
Corporator detained under MPDA Act
Mumbai Notes
In Maharashtra Legislature
Tandel shot at me
Post-mortem points at suicide
Biharis stage morcha
All or nothing
Builder shot at in Mulund
Nashik Notebook
News in brief
2,565 allotted sites in Mauli Jagran
Defence grills witness in Beant Singh case
Chandigarh Crime Beat
12 ayurvedic teachers served notices
`Shun materialism'
Placement agency chief booked
Pune Beat
PVA stalls motion congratulating Jha
Minister dallies; markets closed
Officers declare non-cooperation at PMC
Highway claims 5, injures 13
Cop caught in the act
Pune Notes
PMC responds to Govt notification
`No guns, yet the strength to fight another war'
Cong activists flay power cuts
Varsity exams
City crowns...
DDA stops work on illegal temple in housing complex
On its last leg, Mattoo case gets transferred
Major fire at Onida's Noida unit
Ball bearings, liquor worth Rs 1.9 cr seized
VAT from next financial year
Under-secretary held for graft
Stolen vehicles pile up at Tis Hazari
Delhi Crime Beat
An alcohol rub sets Fireball rolling
Law Faculty students block entrances to examination rooms
Khurana takes the sting out of Sahib's tail
`Husband' accused of harassing housewife to death
Proposal to increase powers of Delhi Mayor
Fireman dies of heart attack
Strike called off
Rising pollution, road accidents take their toll
Girl child remains neglected, vulnerable to sexual abuse
IMA urges Govt to raise health outlay
Delhi mourns NDMC chairman Imtiaz Khan
Lead poisoning looms large
Two killed in road accident
Newspaper employee brutally murdered
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