Vajpayee wraps up tour with a feel-good speech
India is being repositioned, says PM as NRI crowd goes into raptures over his speech in Hindi.



Charismatic Clinton seduces Indians with un-Gandhian allure
It was supposed to be a quiet, solemn dedication of a Mahatma Gandhi statue. But throw in a charismatic President, an excitable media and an effervescent Indian-American community and it's party time.



Lanka capture key town in fresh attack
Sri Lankan troops on Sunday mounted a fresh ground and air offensive against Tamil rebels, and captured a key northern town after a three-hour battle that left 30 combatants dead, defence officials said.



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