India has to pursue privatisation, PM warns

NEW DELHI, Tuesday (AFP) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned India's political parties they must agree on the privatisation of state-run firms to raise badly-needed funds for development.

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Death toll hits 51 in B’desh ferry disaster

DHAKA, Tuesday (Reuters) Hundreds of people crowded a river bank in Bangladesh on Tuesday, many wailing in grief as they searched for dozens of loved ones feared drowned when an overloaded ferry sank and killed at least 51 people, witnesses said.

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