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From: Sreenivasa Sista <ssista@bbn.com>
Subject: Are these stories on topic ?
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 17:34:36 -0500 (EST)
Hi TDTers,
Here are some stories on topic 39 "Indian Parliamentary Elections",
which are said to be on-topic (in the topic-relevance table).
I feel that they are off-topic stories. Please let me know if they are
really on-topic.
1) This story is about the Prime Minister taking the oath. (nothing
to do with the parliamentary election).
<DOCNO> APW19980318.1732 </DOCNO>
<TEXT>
Hindu nationalist leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn in as Prime
Minister of India Thursday. President K.R. Narayanan administered the
oath of office to Vajpayee at a ceremony in the courtyard in front of the
presidential mansion. MORE
</TEXT>
</DOC>
2. This is about one party in India and its president (not about the
parliamentary election).
<DOCNO> VOA19980316.2100.0500 </DOCNO>
<TEXT>
Meanwhile, the opposition congress party has unanimously elected Sonja
Ghandi as the party's parliamentary leader. She already had been named
president of the party Saturday and today's election invites comparison
with her powerful mother- in-law, Indira Ghandi, who also held both posts
before being assassinated in 1984. The Italian-born widow of slain Prime
Minister, Rajiv Ghandi, did not run for a parliamentary seat in the
recent elections. Traditionally, the chairmanship is only given to an
elected member of parliament. The congres s party reported amended its
constitution so Sonja Ghandi could hold the office.
</TEXT>
</DOC>
3) This is about the finance minister of India, and the stability of
the Indian currency (again not related to the parliamentary elections).
<DOCNO> VOA19980320.2100.1461 </DOCNO>
<TEXT>
India's new Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha has outlined market friendly
policies telling multinationals they have nothing to fear. He promised he
would make life easier for foreign investors. Mr. Sinha also said he
would like to see a stable rupee and the violent currency fluctuations
that have rocked some Southeastern Asian nations. The new Commerce
Minister also held a news conference to pledge he would give the highest
priority to exports which has slowed in their rate of growth.
</TEXT>
</DOC>
I would appreciate your response.
Sreenivasa Sista
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