1998

1998 News

Pharma Education & Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to be tabled in LS: What it does, why it is important
India

Pharma Education & Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to be tabled in LS: What it does, why it is important

The bill, which provides for granting the status of national importance to the six institutes in Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Hajipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Raebareli, will be moved by health minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Pokhran-II: Govt's motive still questionable as nuclear tests did India no good, only fuelled Pakistan's hunger for nukes
India

Pokhran-II: Govt's motive still questionable as nuclear tests did India no good, only fuelled Pakistan's hunger for nukes

The losses that the 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests caused to India and its economy have never been discussed. And as the lack of celebrations on the 20th-anniversary of the nuclear tests show, India has moved on as if nothing happened.

World Cup History: Zidane helps France rise above racism in 1998
Sports

World Cup History: Zidane helps France rise above racism in 1998

No one thought France would swat aside the supremely confident favourites for the title — and that is what they exactly did.