Friday, January 29, 1999
Clinton wants chill to thaw: Talbott
In the clearest sign yet that Washington has overcome its anger and recrimination at India's May 1998 nuclear tests and is ready to begin a new chapter in its ties with New Delhi, US Deputy Secretary Strobe Talbott said on Wednesday that he sees a resolution to the sanctions issue in consonance with a more harmonious relationship the two sides hope to achieve in the near term.
Hopes for new survivors fade
The toll from Monday's earthquake in western Colombia reached 878 dead and more than 3,410 injured, Red Cross spokeswoman Maria Perrelet said. That number was expected to rise as more debris was cleared.
Mahajan for rethink on Prasar Bharati
Information and Broadcasting Minister Pramod Mahajan has questioned the relevance of the the 20-year-old Prasar Bharati concept in view of the sea-change in the electronic media scenario and asserted that government cannot cut itself off completely from the broadcasting body.
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