Teheran students defy police, ban on rallies
Several thousand pro-democracy students clashed with riot police in central Tehran today, defying a government ban on all rallies and unofficial gatherings, witnesses said.

Sanctity of LoC extends to entire J&K -- US
The sanctity of the Line of Control (LoC) extends to its entire length in Jammu and Kashmir and is not confined to Kargil, the Clinton administration said yesterday.

Indo-US ties move from Nuclear Winter to Kargil Spring
A gradual consonance of views between the United States and India on Kashmir and related security issues has resulted in what diplomatic circles are now calling a "Kargil Spring" -- a far cry from the "Nuclear Winter".

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