PM declares no-first strike
Prime Minister A B Vajpayee yesterday categorically announced India's intention to adhere to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), thereby signalling New Delhi's willingness to substantially engage with the five nuclear powers.

A day of mayhem in Kashmir
Foreign mercenaries killed 19 members of the majority community, including 14 children, in Buffliaz area of Poonch yesterday. Militants also shot dead seven Hindus in two separate strikes in Udhampur and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir since Monday.

I will step down if J&K killings continue: Advani
Home Minister L K Advani yesterday announced that he would not hesitate to step down as minister if there was no headway in the fight against militancy in Jammu and Kashmir.

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