Two MiG-21s crash at Srinagar airport
Two MiG 21 interceptors of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed under mysterious circumstances while taking off from Srinagar airport yesterday.

Clinton writes to India, Pak urging restraint
US President Bill Clinton sent letters over the weekend to the Indian and Pakistani Prime Ministers, urging restraint and a return to talks, the White House has said.

Pak militants in Dagestan, Kargil intrusion similar -- Kargil media
Russian troops are combating Pakistani mercenaries among other Muslim rebels in restive Dagestan and the situation shows a great similarity to the one India faced in Kargil, stated media reports in Russian on Wednesday.

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