It will be token Cong. presence at tea party
The Congress today made it clear that though it would not boycott the tea party at the Pakistan High Commission on July 14, none of its senior leaders would attend it.

Hurriyat leaders to meet Musharraf at reception
2001 Leaders of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference would have a meeting with the Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, and the Foreign Minister, Mr. Abdul Sattar, in New Delhi on July 14 during a reception at the residence of Pakistani High Commissioner.

Let us move forward: Vajpayee
The Prime Minister, Mr. A.B. Vajpayee, has said that India was prepared to explore jointly with Pakistan ``constructive ways'' to take forward the relationship between the two nations.

CBMs won't move ahead alone: Pak.
The Pakistani military ruler and President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, has said that without a movement forward on the settlement of the core issue of Kashmir, all the confidence building measures (CBMs) will not help improve relations between India and Pakistan.

Plea against Govt. nod for world meets quashed
The Supreme Court today dismissed at the admission stage a writ petition challenging the Centre's office memorandum (OM) issued in September last requiring prior approval/clearance of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for holding an international conference/seminar/workshop on a subject matter, which was political, semi-political, communal or religious in nature or was related to human rights.

Laskhar against visa posts along LoC
The chief of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, Mr. Hafiz Mohamed Saeed, has declared that his organisation would not allow India to establish visa posts on the Line of Control.