Wednesday, August 5, 1998
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.
Sonia prepares Cong for Govt
Congress president Sonia Gandhi set the cat among the pigeons yesterday by asking the party to be "on the alert for any development in the medium or even short term." "At any moment we might be called upon to assume responsibilities," she added.
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