Clinton arrives on historic visit
THE US President, Mr. Bill Clinton, arrived to a red-carpet welcome in New Delhi late on Sunday evening, beginning his five-day visit to South Asia and marking a new chapter in the relationship between the world's two largest democracies.

PM to push social security measures
THE Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is set to take up with the visiting US President, Mr. Bill Clinton, the issue of granting recognition to Indian social security measures (SSMs) and to treat them at par with the SSMs prevailing in the US.

IT Ministry skirts H-1B visa issue
DESPITE strong representations from the software industry, the Ministry of Information Technology (MIT) has chosen to remain non-committal on raising the issue of increasing the quota of H-1B visa for Indians, with the visiting US delegation led by the P resident, Mr. Bill Clinton.

Sodhi still in the race to head telecom tribunal
MR. JUSTICE S.S. Sodhi, who was Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) prior to its reconstitution, is still in the race for the post of Chairman, Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal. However, ``higher perks'' sought by him have come as a stumbling block to his appointment, according to a senior Minister in the Union Cabinet.

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