Wednesday, August 26, 1998
No breakthrough in Indo-US talks
The expected breakthrough in talks between India and the United States over nuclear and related matters did not materialise in the much ballyhooed fourth round which ended on Monday, but the two sides are said to have made sufficient progress to remain engaged in the process.
Ex-bureaucrats ahead in race for CVC post
As the final stage for the appointment of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner approaches, former Home Secretary K Padmanabhiah and former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian seem to be the only two probable candidates. It is also a victory for the IAS lobby which has worked overtime to ensure that the candidate will be from the services rather than a retired judge.
Pak experts defuse missiles
Pakistani troops cordoned off a large area in Balochistan province yesterday as experts worked to defuse an American Tomahawk missile that should have struck neighbouring Afghanistan but fell into Pakistan without exploding, due to some technical fault. The missile reportedly did little damage and caused no injuries.
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