Tuesday, March 23, 1999
Maharashtra deficit up by 550 pc
The worst fears of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) about Maharashtra have finally come true. The Sena-BJP government has announced a populist budget with the deficit shooting up by nearly 550% to the highest ever of Rs 1,095.31 crore from Rs 183.63 crore last year.
The night of the Bard
Romantic comedy trumped war drama and Elizabethan era beat World War II as Shakespeare in Love, an inventive love story, won seven Oscars at the 71st annual Academy Awards in the mecca of western filmdom on Sunday.
India, Pak exchange prisoners
For 54-year-old Ashok Kumar, his dream came true on Monday when he and his three children crossed into India at the Wagha border after spending over three years in Pakistani jails. Kumar was part of a larger group of 57 civilian prisoners exchanged on Monday - India sent back 43, while Pakistan -- 14.
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