George raps US for backing Pak
Defence Minister George Fernandes criticised the US for overlooking Pakistan's involvement in cross-border terrorism. He insisted that wars had not become obsolete just because India and Pakistan had achieved `nuclear weapons country' status.



Suicide bomber strikes again, 13 blown to pieces in Lanka
A woman Tamil rebel detonated explosives strapped to her body near the Sri Lankan Prime Minister's Office in the high security area here killing herself along with 12 others and hours later a pro-LTTE politician was killed by unidentified gunmen.



Government may lower taxes after protests
The Government indicated that it may rethink the issue of uniform floor rates for sales taxes in states, after a widespread furor over the sharp hike in tax rates.



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