Tuesday, May 11, 1999
Kalpnath, other migratory birds come to roost in Cong
The 114-year-old Congress party is providing "migratory birds'', a phrase tellingly coined by CWC member Arjun Singh to describe defecting politicians, shelter and promising them a future. Almost 20 "birds'' have roosted at 24, Akbar Road, the Congress headquarters, over the last three weeks.
Miffed China stops talking to US
In a serious set back to Sino-US relations, an angry China on Monday snapped diplomatic contacts with the US on military affairs, arms control and human rights in its first act of retaliation to NATO bombings of its embassy as nationwide anti-NATO protests raged for the third day.
Ex-MP grilled, son still absconding
Jantantrik Bahujan Samaj Party (JBSP) leader D P Yadav was questioned by Delhi police for over three hours on Monday, in connection with his son Vikas Yadav, who is sought in the Jessica Lal murder case.
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