Kumaratunga govt urged
Urging the govt to reciprocate the ceasefire offer of the banned LTTE, various opinion groups have asked the warring parties to end the 18-year-old ethnic war that has claimed more than 60,000 lives.



Premji, Ambani in world's top 50 richest list
Two Indian families are among the 50 most richest in the world, according to the Forbes billionaire list 2000. The pride of place goes to the families of Azim Premji and Dhirubhai Ambani.



Inscription throws new light to Hindu rule in Afghanistan
A stone inscription in Sanskrit, recovered from the city of Mazar-i-Sharif of northern Afghanistan a few years ago, has thrown new light on the reign of the Hindu Shahi ruler `Veka' in that country.



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