Vajpayee rebuffs Mandela
Says no to mediation
on Kashmir
DURBAN, Sept 3 — Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today firmly rejected third-party mediation on the Kashmir issue and bluntly told South African President Nelson Mandela that his suggestions in this regard were "uncalled for and unacceptable".

• Mandela assailed for remarks on Kashmir

• Pakistan pleased

• Pak rakes up
  issue again
• NAM supports India

Breakthrough in Indo-Pak talks
DURBAN, Sept 3 — India and Pakistan today overcame a prolonged deadlock to reach an understanding on the modalities for resumption of the stalled bilateral talks at the Foreign Secretary level.

229 die in Swissair crash HALIFAX (Canada), Sept 3 — A Swissair jetliner has crashed off Nova Scotia, killing all 229 persons on board after its pilot attempted an emergency landing at Halifax international airport.Swissair said today that the plane’s 215 passengers — two of them babies — and 14 crew members were killed in last night’s crash.

Emergency workers carry a body from the crash of a Swissair MD-11 jet in Peggy's Cove, NS, Canada, on Thursday. AP/PTI

Mob beats cop to death
Mistaken for 'kale kachchhewala'
MOGA, Sept 3 — Head Constable Tarsem Singh was beaten to death by an irate mob here this morning. Mr Kulbir Singh Kang, Deputy Commissioner, has ordered a magisterial probe into the incident.Police sources said Tarsem Singh was caught by people who mistook him for a "kale kachhewala."
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