The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, May 18, 2004

POLITICS
Sonia to be PM; likely to take oath tomorrow
IT'S finally official: Ms Sonia Gandhi will be the country's Prime Minister. The President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has formally invited the Congress (I) President to form a Government at the Centre and she is likely to be sworn in on ... More

Bond prices crash by a rupee
TECTONIC shifts in the domestic political arena, fears of a rise in interest rates and apprehensions of a slowdown in reforms, led bond prices to crash by over 50 paise to Re 1 across maturities, in the debt market on Monday. Debt market ... More

Left accuses rightist forces of engineering market crash
THE capital market crash has created its own ripple in the political stage with the Left parties accusing the "rightist forces" of engineering the slide to create a negative sentiment. "This is a deliberate attempt on the part of the rightist ... More

Jubilant mood!
Newly-elected MPs of the Congress Party in a jubilant mood after Dr Manmohan Singh announced that Ms Sonia Gandhi will be the Prime Minister.

Dharna stage
The BJP leader, Mr. Sahib Singh Verma, with his supporters staging a dharna in the Capital on Monday against the Congress President, Ms Sonia Gandhi, becoming the Prime Minister. ... More

SECURITY
Fingerprints for US visas from July
THE United States Embassy on Monday announced a new programme to include fingerprints in US visas, which will begin from July this year. In a statement the US Embassy has said that from July this year, the US consular section in India will ... More

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