Indo-U.S. talks on terrorism today
Indo-U.S. cooperation against terrorism is likely to move beyond information-sharing towards institution building, informed sources here say.

PM's phone call well thought out
The Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, was aware of the decision of the Pakistani Chief Executive, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, to elevate himself to the post of President in advance and his decision to call the General over telephone, prior to the official announcement in Islamabad, was carefully thought out.

Mirwaiz allowed to attend OIC meet
In a positive gesture ahead of the summit meeting between the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, and the Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the Centre has allowed the former All-Party Hurriyat Conference chairman, Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, to attend a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Conference at Mali starting tomorrow.

Ayodhya: legal opinion sought
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr.Rajnath Singh, has said that his Government was seeking legal opinion on issuing a new notification in the Babri Masjid demolition case against the three Union Ministers, Mr.L. K. Advani, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi and Ms. Uma Bharti.

Intrusion bids foiled
The BSF troops foiled two intrusion bids along the International Border in Akhnoor sector of Jammu yesterday and today.

Inflation dips
The annual inflation rate fell marginally by 0.08 percentage points to 5.44 per cent for the week ended June 9, despite a perceptible increase in the prices of primary articles due to a sharp 1.3 per cent rise in the price of non- food articles.