Arun Singh comes out of the cold
Former minister of state for Defence in the Rajiv Gandhi government, Arun Singh, was today appointed Special Executive Assistant to External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh.

Air force pounds intruders' camp
Air strikes were carried out at a Pakistan intruders' supply camp, 2.5 km from Tiger Hill on Thursday paving the way for a final assault by ground troops on the strategic peak.

Bollywood can't be bothered about Kargil
It had all the makings of a typical Bollywood tear jerker -- heros and heroines from the industry performing at a show to raise money for the brave jawans fighting in Kargil, apart from the lakhs they would donate.

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