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Jaya authorised to forge new alliance
CHENNAI, April 3 — Armed with her party’s mandate to explore new alliances, AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalitha tonight virtually gave an ultimatum to the Vajpayee government to sack Defence Minister George Fernandes and reinstate dismissed Navy Chief Admiral Bhagwat or face the prospect of her party’s pullout from the BJP-led coalition government at the Centre. But the BJP was quick to reject her demands and declared that the party would not budge an inch on the Bhagwat and Fernandes issues.		 The European Ariane 4 rocket lifts-off from its launching pad to put the INSAT-2E satellite into geostationary orbit. AP/PTI
The European Ariane 4 rocket lifts-off from its launching pad to put the INSAT-2E satellite into geostationary orbit. AP/PTI
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Fernandes rules out resignation
NEW DELHI, April 3 —Defence Minister George Fernandes has ruled out resignation on the Bhagwat issue saying that the PM has backed him even as he fired a fresh salvo at the sacked naval chief.		 Cong keeping
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NEW DELHI, April 3 — The Congress is keeping a close watch on political developments following today’s decision of the AIADMK authorising Ms Jayalalitha to forge a new alliance.
PM ready for trial of
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PANAJI, April 3 — Lashing out at the opposition for its efforts to destabilise his government, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, today said that "we are ready for a trial of strength in Parliament".		 Swamy flays govt for denying JPC probe
NEW DELHI, April 3 -—The Janata Party President, Dr Subramaniam Swamy said today that opposition parties should move a no-confidence motion against the government if it did not concede a JPC probe.

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INSAT-2E launched
BANGALORE, April 3 — India broke into the global telecommunications services market with the successful launch of its first commercial telecom satellite, INSAT-2E, from Kourou in French Guinea early today.

'White city' prepares for pilgrims
ANANDPUR SAHIB, April 3 — With the convergence of thousands of devotees daily on this "white city", even a week before the formal inauguration of tercentenary celebrations of the birth of the Khalsa on April 8, the district administration is gearing itself to cope up with the needs of the pilgrims.

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MDU caught on the wrong foot
ROHTAK, April 3 —Maharshi Dayanand University has been caught on the wrong foot over the election of Dr S.B. Siwaich as a member of the Medical Council of India.



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