Sinha estimates Kargil conflict cost at Rs 5,000 cr
The Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha said that the cost of the Kargil conflict would be around Rs 5,000 crore.

BJP-JD(U) reach seat-sharing pact, formal entry later
The BJP-Janata Dal(U) deadlock over seat-sharing for Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Karnataka and Bihar was finally resolved yesterday.

MNCs will be restricted to a few sectors -- AIFB
The All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) released its election manifesto yesterday promising to ban multinationals from the consumer goods sector.

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