Gujarat defies Centre on transfers
As officials in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) gear up for his proposed visit to trouble-torn Gujarat, they have come across an unexpected problem which could undermine Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's damage-control exercise.

Bezbaruah's deputy was extorting money, says CVC
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has asked the CBI to investigate Ashok Aggarwal who till last week was the Deputy Director in the Enforcement Directorate. The CVC's order comes after a string of complaints filed by former ED chief M K Bezbaruah during the last one year.

Clinton goes on trial today
US President Bill Clinton goes on trial before the US Senate on Thursday amid a bitterly polarised, confused, and uncertain political scenario. There is no definite constitutional roadmap for the process, the last such impeachment trial having been held 130 years ago.

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