Demolition was unfortunate, says Advani
Six years after the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished, Union Home Minister LK Advani has admitted that it was a "singularly unfortunate'' incident. He has said that the incident was a setback not only for the party but also for himself and it projected his image of an ideologically rigid man.

J&K's special status to stay, assures PM
Promising a 'better climate' for the troubled state, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Sunday assured there was no move to change the special status enjoyed by Jammu and Kashmir.

Auction of women: Suspects missing
The West Godvari district administration is making frantic attempts to trace those involved in the auction of girls for the flesh trade, with the prime suspects having disappeared.

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