US reined in China, says Clinton
US President Bill Clinton on Wednesday sought to defend his policy of engagement with China, saying it was Washington which "convinced China to halt assistance to the unsafeguarded nuclear facilities in Pakistan''.

Pak raises Kashmir issue at human rights meet
Pakistan has once again raised the Kashmir issue at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and asked India to reduce its troops in Kashmir valley, saying New Delhi could not talk peace with Islamabad while ``pursuing a war on Kashmiris.''

PIO card not for Indians in Lanka
India's decision not to include Sri Lankan people of Indian origin in the category of those entitled to recently launched PIO (people of Indian origin) card has disappointed thousand of Tamils settled here.

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