CTBT only after successful talks: PM
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has made it clear that India's decision on signing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) will depend on the outcome of the talks New Delhi is having with key interlocutors.

US acknowledges Chinese threat to India
India has to factor in strategic concerns about China in determining its security needs and nuclear outlook, a senior Clinton administration official acknowledged on Wednesday, marking a significant shift in the way Washington viewed equations in the region.

Thackeray gifts free power to ryots
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, in a series of populist announcements, has asked the alliance government to exempt all the farmers from payment of electricity bills and hike the scholarship amounts paid to students of backward classes.

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