SC stays release of 51 Veerappan associates
In a major blow to the negotiation process for freeing veteran Kannada actor Rajkumar, the Supreme Court stayed the release of 51 associates of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan as agreed to by Karnataka.



Sena alleges discrimination, claims Cabinet berth
When Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee undertakes expansion of his council of ministers, he is likely to find it difficult to accommodate the claims of various alliance partners.



Army rescues 5 mountaineers near Siachen glacier
The Army rescue team succeeded in rescuing five members of the team alive and then launched an operation to recover the body of the sixth -- Kavian Mistry -- from the river.



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