ISI plan to kill Thackeray, Advani foiled
The Punjab police have foiled an ISI-supported plan of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) to assassinate Union Home Minister L K Advani and Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray at around Republic Day.

Staine's killing has Govt walking the tightrope
Jolted by The President's searing condemnation of the killing of an Australian missionary and his two sons the BJP Government today struggled to kick-start a damage control exercise.

Awards for Pokhran, Prithvi scientists
The scientific teams involved in the Pokhran nuclear tests and development of the Prithvi missile system have bagged the Scientific Development Awards.

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