Sonia swallows insult, seeks meet with Jaya
Stunned by the unexpected Villupuram snub to party president Sonia Gandhi by AIADMK chief Jayalalitha, the Cong has made swift overtures seeking a fresh meeting, over the next three days, with the AIADMK chief.

Pawar may back Congress if Sonia is not the leader
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar yesterday gave broad indications that his party might support a Congress-led government without Sonia Gandhi as its leader.

Our men are not PoWs, says Pak
Having agreed to withdraw from the LoC at Kargil nearly seven weeks ago, Pakistan has now told India that its soldiers in custody in New Delhi cannot be called prisoners of war because there was no war between the two countries.

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