UPA, Left rift widens
Only agree to fight communal forces
New Delhi, May 18

The seven-hour-long UPA-Left Coordination Committee meeting today ended on a discord note with the Communists disassociating with the Congress-led coalition’s assessment of the performance of Manmohan Singh government during the past one year.	Chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Sonia Gandhi talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a UPA-Left Coordination Committee meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal In video (28k, 56k)
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Cabinet nod to ban dance bars, ordinance soon
Mumbai, May 18
The Maharashtra Government today finally decided to impose a statewide ban on dance bars, with the Cabinet giving its approval for promulgation of an ordinance.
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Chandigarh page Respite for zoo animals Royal Bengal tigers take a splash in a pool to beat the heat at the Chhat Bir Zoo, near Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan