Swissair plane crash kills 229
All 229 passengers and crew on board a Swissair plane were killed yesterday when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Canadian coast while attempting an emergency landing. The MD11 jet en route from New York to Geneva with 215 passengers, including two infants and 14 crew, on board was trying to land at Halifax airport when it crashed off the southern coast of Nova Scotia.

PM raps Mandela meddling
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was forced to make last-minute changes in his address to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit yesteerday to express condemnation of South African President Nelson Mandela's provocation of sorts with a reference to the Kashmir issue. Vajpayee firmly rejected third-party mediation in Kashmir issue and bluntly told Mandela that his suggestions in this regard were "uncalled for and unacceptable''.

Sinha hints at more concessions for NRIs
Buoyed by the success of Resurgent India Bonds, the government is considering treating non-resident Indians (NRIs) on par with Indian nationals to attract more investments for economic development.

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