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HC raps Govt says it favoured influential Manu Sharma

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:56:59 +0500

Taking exception to the way parole was granted to Jessica Lall murder case convict Manu Sharma, the Delhi High Court today pulled up the city government for giving preferential treatment to convicts having high connections.

Sachin completes 30 000 runs in international cricket

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:19:13 +0500

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has reached another milestone in his career by completing a phenomenal 30,000 runs in international cricket during the ongoing Ahmedabad Test against Sri Lanka on Friday. Live Scorecard | Special: The Legend

Gambhir s century keeps India afloat in first Test

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:54 +0500

Gautam Gambhir hit an unbeaten century to keep India's hopes alive of forcing a draw in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad on Friday.

Terror groups in Pak plotting more 26 11 like attacks PM

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:48:45 +0500

As the first anniversary of the Mumbai attack nears, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he receives intelligence inputs daily suggesting that Pakistan-based terrorists are plotting more 26/11-like strikes in India. He called Pakistan's use of terror as state policy "tragic".

ISI helped Mullah Omar to flee from Quetta to Karachi Report

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:45:06 +0500

Fearing that Taliban supremo Mullah Omar might be targetted by US drones, Pakistan's ISI has helped him to flee from the border town of Quetta to the mega port city of Karachi, where he has established a new Shura council.

Maoists strike again explode bomb in SAIL mine

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:31:01 +0500

Hours after the Maoists blasted rail tracks in Singhbhum district, they exploded a bomb in Meghatpur mine and planted another at Kiribur, both run by public sector SAIL along the Orissa-Jharkhand border.

Watergate investigations reopened

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:54:47 +0500

The US is said to have reopened the investigation into the Watergate saga, more than 35 years after the biggest political scandal in the country's history forced the then President Richard Nixon to step down.

Sugarcane pricing protest shuts LS for the second day

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:41:27 +0500

The Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the day after opposition members created ruckus and disrupted the proceedings demanding a better deal for sugarcane farmers. What farmers want | Price policy unites Oppn | Listen to podcast | Protests on Day 1

Train derails as Maoists blow up tracks in Jharkhand 2 killed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:30:07 +0500

Two passengers were killed and over 30 others were injured when eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after Maoists blew up railway tracks on Thursday night in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district. Full coverage

Politics hurting military modernisation

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:42:20 +0500

Two days after he sparked a controversy with his remarks about women flying fighter aircraft, Air Force’s Vice Chief Air Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora (59) on Thursday again raised eyebrows by saying political squabbling was hurting the military’s modernisation. Rahul Singh reports...

2 killed over 47 injured as train derails after Maoists blast

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:04:20 +0500

Two passengers were killed and over 47 others injured when eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after Maoists blew up railway tracks on Thursday night in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district.

Krishna to Qureshi Ensure quick trial of 26 11

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:05:05 +0500

With India's patience running out, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today enquired from his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi about the progress into Mumbai attacks case and pressed for quickening the trial.

Cabinet nod for Rahul s B khand plan

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:52:45 +0500

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's plans for development of Bundelkhand today received the nod of the government which announced a special package of Rs 7,266 crore for development of the drought-hit region that spans across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Terror suspect Headley s father was a Pakistani diplomat

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:24 +0500

Fresh details have emerged about David Headley, arrested by FBI for plotting attacks in India, with the media in Washington reporting that the US terror suspect was born to a Pakistani diplomat father and an American mother. 5 Pak army officers linked to Headley, arrested

Anguished Mahesh Bhatt writes to PM over son s link to Headley

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:27 +0500

Mahesh Bhatt has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in which the filmaker said he felt a sense of "great betrayal" over the manner in which his son was handled by investigators despite sharing information about US terror suspect David Headley.

Nudged by protests Rahul Govt to modify sugar order

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:49:43 +0500

The government is planning to modify its new sugarcane pricing policy in the face of protests from a united Opposition inside Parliament and a siege by agitating farmers outside, reports HT Correspondent. Compare prices | Price policy unites Oppn | Listen to podcast | Bitter harvest
Protesting cane farmers clog city streets, unleash chaos

Koda fails to appear before ED for questioning

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:42:31 +0500

Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda, who is at the centre of a Rs 2,500 crore money laundering scam, failed to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax (IT) officials for interrogation today. Sources close to Koda also reveal that he may attend the winter session of Parliament soon.

PM Manmohan Singh heads to US in test of ties with Obama

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:43 +0500

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama meet next week to strengthen ties, with the emerging Asian power increasingly playing a bigger role on global issues such as climate change and trade.

RNRL s conditional nod for govt as party in gas dispute

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:44:23 +0500

RNRL gave its consent in the Supreme Court to the oil ministry becoming a party in the dispute over supply of gas from Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) but without giving up the right to cross-examine its officials.

India won t accept legally binding emission cuts Jairam Ramesh

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:46 +0500

Do not expect anything much from next month's climate summit in Copenhagen, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Thursday, reiterating that India is not going to accept any legally binding cuts on its greenhouse gas emissions.

Did Rana facilitate terrorist entry into US and Canada

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:01:39 +0500

Pakistan-born Canadian citizen Tahawwur Hussain Rana, suspected of having had a role in the Mumbai terror attacks, may have used his immigration consultancy service to help terrorists enter the US and Canada.

Farmers protest sugarcane pricing PM holds urgent meet

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25:15 +0500

Thousands of farmers from UP protesting low state-controlled sugarcane prices forced the adjournemnt of Parliament, highlighting rural discontent over government policy. Meanwhile, PM met senior cabinet members on the issue. Compare prices | Price policy unites Oppn | Listen to podcast

Suicide bomb attack in Peshawar 15 killed 25 injured

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:15:57 +0500

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court building in Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, officials said, in the latest of a series of attacks on the northwestern Pakistan city.

Bangladesh SC upholds death sentence to all five Mujib assassins

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:37:56 +0500

The Bangladesh Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the convicted killers of the nation’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, paving the way for their execution after a 13-year trial.
Profile: Sheikh Mujib-ur Rahman

Rana s bail hearing postponed till December 2

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:25:26 +0500

The bail hearing of Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Pakistani-origin man in custody in the US on charges of plotting terrorist attacks in India, scheduled at a court in Chicago on Thursday has been postponed till December 2.

India should not be concerned over US China ties Blake

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:06:07 +0500

Asserting that US has an equally important relationship with India as that with Beijing, a top Obama Administration official has said there is no need for New Delhi to be concerned over the reference to the Indo-Pak ties in a US-China joint statement.

US House resolution welcomes Manmohan s US visit

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:35:07 +0500

Welcoming the forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the US, the House of Representatives has described India as a global player which can provide stability and security in Asia.

Headley Rana used sat phones before 26 11

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:40:16 +0500

Suspected Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) men David Headley (49) and Tahawwur Hussain Rana (48), now in US custody for planning terror attacks in India and Denmark, used satellite phone during their visits to Mumbai and Kochi last year before 26/11, Indian investigators have found. Stavan Desai reports.

Indian couple in Australia alleges racist attack

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:35:23 +0500

An Indian couple living in a Melbourne suburb claimed that a group of three people, including two women, beat them up with an iron rod and a steel chair in an apparent racist attack.

Relationship with China not at the expense of India US

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:21:15 +0500

Amid concerns in India over the reference to the Indo-Pak ties in a US-China joint statement, the Obama Administration on Wednesday said its relationship with China is not at the "expense of" India and that nothing much should be read into the document.
Too much being read into US-China Jt statement: Cong

Govt notifies tighter norms on air pollution for industry

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:40:06 +0500

The government on Wednesday notified new national air quality standards but failed to outline how they would be implemented. The norms were last set 15 years ago. Chetan Chauhan and Avishek Dastidar report. New quality standards

US wants Pak to act and show results on 26 11 prosecution

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:01:19 +0500

Describing Lashkar-e-Taiba as a global threat, US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer said Pakistan should recognise the dangers and dismantle the terror infrastructure existing on its soil.

Too much being read into US China joint statement Congress

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:46:19 +0500

In the backdrop of the US-China joint statement, Congress today said there is no change in the stand of America towards India and that too much is being read into the statement issued by President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.
India rules out third party intervention in Indo-Pak ties

Leave Pakistan India ties alone Govt to meddling US

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:07:04 +0500

India reacts sharply to the reference to India-Pakistan ties in the joint statement issued by US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Hu Jintao. The role of any ‘third party’ in bilateral matters between India and Pakistan “cannot be envisaged, nor is it necessary”, a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs said. Tushar Srivastava reports.

Musharraf was US stooge transferred sensitive info AQ Khan

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:53:50 +0500

Calling Pervez Musharraf an "American stooge", disgraced nuclear scientist AQ Khan has accused the former President of transferring "very sensitive information" on Pakistan's atomic programme to the US.

NSG to train with Germany s counter terror force

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:03:09 +0500

To sharpen its skills in executing anti-terror and special operations in urban areas, the NSG will soon undertake a joint exercise with their German counterpart 'GSG 9'. The specialised training and joint exercises have been worked out by the NSG headquarters after the Mumbai attacks last year.

Mukesh Ambani Abhi Aish in Obama s State Dinner top 10 wish list

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:41:11 +0500

At a time when there is a virtual scramble for first State Dinner of US President Barack Obama on November 24 in honour of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a US news outlet has come out with its own top 10 wish list of the invitees.

Rahul Bhatt a witness in case against Headley Police

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:18:34 +0500

Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's son Rahul is a witness in the case relating to terror charge probe against American national David Headley, a top police official said.

18 year jail term for attackers of Indian doctor in Australia

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:24:07 +0500

Terming the street crime against Indians as "cowardly" and "despicable", a Victorian court today handed out long imprisonment sentences to attackers of an Indian origin doctor. Listen to podcast

Indian nukes are ground zero for jihadists Canadian media

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:07:21 +0500

Even as Canadian PM Stephen Harper and PM Manmohan Singh resolved to deepen bilateral ties, the Canadian media says a nuclear deal could be risky because of terrorist threats to India's sites. They cite the recent alert at India's nuclear facilities as a warning to the Canadian government that is keen to clinch the deal.

Obama to share impressions of China visit with India

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:03 +0500

Terming India as a key ally and major partner, the United States has said that President Obama will share impressions and thoughts of his ongoing China visit with PM Manmohan Singh when the latter arrives in Washington for a State visit next week.

US court gives 58 day extension to file charges against Rana

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:47:03 +0500

A Chicago court has given 58 days extension to federal prosecutors to file case indictment against Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was arrested by FBI last month on charges of plotting major terrorist attacks in India and Denmark.

India to sharpen focus on climate

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:40:48 +0500

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet his climate change negotiators before he takes off on Saturday for a bilateral visit to the US where he is expected to discuss with US President Barack Obama the coming Copenhagen summit. India needs to firm up its position on climate change, free from confusing nuances. Chetan Chauhan reports. See special

China US agree on India Pak

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:25:49 +0500

After a gap of nearly a decade, a joint statement issued by the US and China has named India and Pakistan. The statement had an unexpected line saying the two sides “support the improvement and growth of relations between India and Pakistan.” This will go down poorly in India. Reshma Patil reports.

I have done nothing I want to kill myself Vikas

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:30:19 +0500

Vilas Varak, who helped the police with crucial leads on currently India's most famous terror suspect David Headley, is having sleepless nights these days. “I did nothing, I am just trying to help the police. Everyone is making me feel like a criminal,” Varak told HT. Neelesh Misra reports.

Manmohan assures safety of nuclear installations

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:20:55 +0500

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday assured the nation that his government was doing everything possible to ensure the safety of Indian nuclear installations.

Mumbai blasts SC allows Sanjay Dutt to visit abroad for six months

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:50:12 +0500

The Supreme Court allowed Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was convicted for illegal possession of arms in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, to go abroad for shooting for six months but refused to grant him the relief for a year.

Pakistan has more nuclear weapons than India report

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:34:01 +0500

Pakistan is estimated to have more nuclear warheads than India and the two Asian neighbours along with China are increasing their arsenals and deploying weapons at more sites, two eminent American nuclear experts have said.

IAF to have women fighter pilots no offsprings condition applies

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:02:57 +0500

"In a few years time, we might see this change (women getting inducted as fighter pilots) coming in with certain pre-conditions that till this age we request you to be happy, be married, but no offsprings," IAF Vice Chief Air Marshal PK Barbora said.

US in touch with Hurriyat on Kashmir issue

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:31:26 +0500

The US might be denying direct mediation in Kashmir, but it has opened diplomatic channels with the All Party Hurriyat Conference headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to resolve the issue, reports Peerzada Ashiq.

Headley Rana part of larger conspiracy behind 26 11

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:20:13 +0500

American terror suspect David Headley, his Canadian associate Tahawwur Hussain Rana and 26/11 Mumbai attack perpetrators had the same handlers in Pakistan, in a fresh pointer to the links between the duo and the incident.

Govt to probe into security lapse in grant of visa to Rana

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:30:05 +0500

With reports suggesting that Indian Consul General in Chicago had granted visas to terror suspect Tahawwur Rana without Home Ministry's clearance, Government today said the security lapse would be "looked into very carefully".

Pak Rangers Army facilitating infiltration BSF DG

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:16:27 +0500

Accusing the Pakistani Army and the Rangers of facilitating infiltration, BSF chief Raman Srivastava today said the Indian Army and BSF have been alerted along the border to foil attempts by a large number of militants waiting at different launching pads to cross over.

NCW rules out sexual assault on Air India airhostess

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:09:24 +0500

The National Commission for Women (NCW) today gave clean chit to the Air India pilot in the alleged molestation case of airhostess Komal Singh. NCW member Wansuk Syiem said it was just misbehaviour from both sides.

Under renewed threats pandits may flee the Valley

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:06:17 +0500

Those Kashmiri pandits who braved on in the Valley even at the height of 1989 militancy are a scared lot now. Peerzada Ashiq reports.

Obama says Tibet part of China pushes for talks with Dalai Lama

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:33:17 +0500

Describing Tibet as part of China, US President Barack Obama today supported the early resumption of talks between Beijing and representatives of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.

Two men suspected to have helped Pak spy arrested in Lucknow

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:41:45 +0500

The Anti-Terrorist Squad of Uttar Pradesh police in Lucknow arrested two men, suspected to have helped an alleged Pakistani spy in procuring passport and driving licence using forged documents, on Tuesday.

Headley s Mumbai home traced NIA probes 26 11 link

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:27:12 +0500

The suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Coleman Headley, arrested by the FBI for plotting terror attacks in India and Denmark, had stayed at an apartment in Breach Candy area in Mumbai for less than a year, according to reports.

Gadkari may take over as BJP chief by Dec 1st week

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:46:44 +0500

Nitin Gadkari may take over as the next BJP president as early as next month. With the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the parental body of the BJP, succeeding in pushing his name for the post, the Sangh does not wish to delay the changeover at the top. Shekhar Iyer examines... Listen to podcast | Full coverage

Global action forcing pirates to Indian Ocean Ban

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:58:28 +0500

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said intensified international action to tackle ship seizures off the Somali coast is forcing pirates further afield into the Indian Ocean and more recently closer to the Seychelles.

US says more confidence in Pakistan than earlier

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:05:09 +0500

Appreciating the steps being taken by Pakistan in recent months against the extremist elements, the United States has said that it has more confidence in Pakistan than it had a few months ago.

I feel betrayed says Rahul Bhatt

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:01:15 +0500

In his first interview after the controversy broke, filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt's son Rahul Bhatt breaks his silence on David Coleman Headley, who is under arrest in the US for his alleged links with LeT and suspected plans to carry out terror attacks in India. Neelesh Misra reports. BARC gets terror alert

Congress BJP cross swords in Koda scam

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:57:03 +0500

The war of words between the BJP and the Congress over alleged corruption by former Jharkand chief minister Madhu Koda intensified on Monday after he attempted to implicate the main UPA constituent in the hawala scam.

India bats for Sachin hits Sena for a six

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:36:47 +0500

A host of political leaders, cutting across party lines came down heavily on Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray for criticising Sachin Tendulkar, saying the cricket maestro's "Mumbai for all" remark was just right and nobody could take objection to it. HT reports. Sena vs Cricket | Nobody can object to Tendulkar's remark: Jaitley | Mumbai is for all Indians

Dravid turns saviour

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:41:33 +0500

Rahul Dravid became only the fifth batsman to complete 11,000 Test runs and Dhoni cobbled together his second Test century to take India to a commanding 385 for 6 at stumps on the opening day of the first Test match after electing to bat, reports Abhijeet Kulkarni. Dravid's Milestones

Nuclear sites across India put on high alert

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:34:00 +0500

Sources in Home Ministry said that David Headley, accused of plotting terror attacks in India on behalf of LeT, had visited Gujarat, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh -- all having crucial nuclear installations - raising suspicion that nuclear facilities could be on the radar of the terrorists.

26 11 trial nears end Nikam says strong case against Kasab

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:04:55 +0500

As the first anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks nears, all eyes are set on the special court where the prosecution is gearing up to wrap up the case against Pakistan gunman Ajmal Kasab and two others.

Supply constraints driving food prices up Cabinet Secy

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:53:08 +0500

Amid inflation doubling to 1. 54 per cent in October on monthly basis, the Government today admitted that there have been supply constraints on some food items, leading to rising prices of those items.

Sachin s statement will unite India Maharashtra CM

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:28:12 +0500

Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today came out in strong defence of Sachin Tendulkar, whose "Mumbai for all" remark drew criticism from Shiv Sena, saying the master blaster had spoken from the bottom of his heart and that his statement will unite the country. Sena vs cricket | Nobody can object to Tendulkar's remark: Jaitley

NIA asks Rahul Bhatt not to leave Mumbai

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:07 +0500

The National Investigation Agency has asked filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's son Rahul, who came in contact with terror suspect David Headley during his stay in Mumbai, not to leave the city.

SC issues notices to Centre J amp K Govt on pre paid mobile ban

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:43:37 +0500

The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir Government on a petition challenging imposition of the ban on pre-paid mobile services in the border state.

I was sold to Lashkar by my father Kasab

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:26:09 +0500

Ajmal Amir Kasab, the sole surviving terrorist of the group of ten sent by the Pakistan based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba to attack Mumbai, says his father essentially sold him into the group.

6 babies die in Andhra hospital incubator

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:59:37 +0500

Jyoti and Srihari, a rickshaw-puller, had a son on Friday, nine years after getting married. Within 24 hours, their newborn died in an accident along with five others in the hospital where they were born. Ashok Das reports.

BCCI slams Thackeray for hitting out at Sachin

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:09:49 +0500

BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla today termed Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's remark on Sachin Tendulkar as uncalled for. Thackeray criticised Sachin for his "Mumbai for all" remark, saying there was no need for the cricket icon to take a "cheeky single" and hurting the Marathi psyche by moving to the pitch of politics. Shiv Sena vs cricket

Five newborn babies die in Vijayawada hospital protests erupt

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:05:18 +0500

Five newborn babies died under mysterious circumstances in the infants' ward of a hospital in Vijaywada, triggering protest by parents who alleged their children died due to failure of incubators.

Air India official accused of sexual assault in US

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:15:39 +0500

A senior Air India official at the John F Kennedy Airport in New York has been accused of sexual assault by a local woman employee of the airline.

Bomb blast at police station in Peshawar 5 killed

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:07:12 +0500

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a police station in Peshawar today, killing at least five persons and injuring 20 others in the latest in a wave of deadly terrorist attacks in northwest Pakistan.

Maoist terror reaches Delhi s outskirts

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:25:32 +0500

Bastar may be far from here, but the Naxalites aren’t. They are just outside Delhi, in Faridabad, said India’s top security officials at a meeting recently. “Around Delhi, there is some Naxal presence in Faridabad,” said a confidential document detailing the discussions, and accessed by Hindustan Times. Tushar Srivastava reports. See special

FIFA bans Maradona from football for two months

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:34:24 +0500

FIFA has banned Argentina coach Diego Maradona from all football activities for two months for his expletive-filled rants aimed at journalists after his team qualified for the World Cup.

Probe into Headley Rana terror case reveals presence of woman

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:04:50 +0500

Did Tahawwur Rana, an associate of American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, travel to Kochi with his wife? Investigations into the visits of the two terror suspects have led sleuths to know about the presence of a woman who claims to be the wife of the latter and had visited India along with him, official sources said.

NIA forms teams to trace Headley Rana s visits to India

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:21:19 +0500

The National Investigation Agency has formed several teams in Mumbai as well as in other states and started questioning several people to trace the footsteps of David Headley, an American citizen arrested by FBI on terror charges, and his accomplice Tahawwar Hussain Rana in India as new leads suggested that they had visited Kerala.
Rana visited Kochi before 26/11: Kerala Police

Headhunting took Canadian terror suspect to Kochi

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:54:04 +0500

Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin arrested by the FBI for allegedly plotting terror strikes in India, was in Kochi on a “talent spotting mission” days before the 26/11 attacks. HT reports.

Kalyan ends ties with SP to rejoin BJP

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:41:11 +0500

Snubbed by Mulayam Singh Yadav, former UP Chief Minister Kalyan Singh announces the breakup of his less then 10-month-old friendship with Samajwadi Party and indicates his willingness to return to BJP, while his son Rajbir Singh resigns from SP. HT reports.

Kalyan Singh s son Rajvir quits Samajwadi Party

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:18:52 +0500

Kalyan Singh's son Rajvir resigned from Samajwadi Party today saying his father was insulted by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. "There is no point staying in a party where my father is not respected," Rajvir said.

Proof of India s role in Balochistan at suitable time Gilani

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:37:58 +0500

The evidence regarding Indian involvement in Balochistan will be presented at "a suitable time", Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today adding that "the country's nuclear assets are safe".

Sri Lanka should find political solution that benefits all Pranab

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:27:29 +0500

Seeking a political solution to the Tamil issue as a sequel to the victory over LTTE, India has asked Sri Lanka to ensure that every stakeholder gains from the settlement irrespective of religion and ethnicity.

Pak spy held at Delhi airport with vital documents

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:04:22 +0500

An alleged Pakistani spy who had been living in Delhi for the last four years was arrested at the international airport just as he was about to leave the country. “Pictures of the Meerut Cantonment and sketches of other army bases have been recovered from him,” said a police officer, who was part of the team that questioned him. HT reports.

No clean chit to anyone in Headley case Home secretary

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:47:56 +0500

Security agencies probing the David Headley terror case have not given a clean chit to anyone, including filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's son Rahul, who had an acquaintance with the US national arrested by FBI for plotting attacks in India at the LeT's behest, said Union Home Secretary G K Pillai.
FBI files fresh evidence against Rana, prosecutors seek time

APEC leaders vow new economic model after crisis

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:54:00 +0500

Asia-Pacific leaders including the US and Chinese presidents today pledged to reject trade protectionism and pursue a new strategy for growth after the world's worst economic crisis in decades.

Al Qaeda men promoting jihad from UK prisons report

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:34:55 +0500

Al-Qaeda leaders are allegedly promoting jihad from inside the high-security prisons in Britain by smuggling out propaganda for the Internet and finding recruits, a British Home Office funded think tank has claimed.

Government threatens action against striking Bihar doctors

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:22:29 +0500

As the strike by junior doctors in Bihar's premier government-run hospital in Patna entered its sixth day today, authorities threatened action and called for an end to the strike that has affected thousands of patients.

Tendulkar s greatness is beyond comprehension

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:38:48 +0500

Two decades in sport is more than a generation and Sachin Tendulkar carries on and on - not wanting to think about the day he would have to stop playing the game. He is one of the greatest cricketers and in modern day parlance an entertainer par excellence with the highest TRP rating because he scores runs by tons with relentless brilliance. Sach frames | Special coverage

Sri Lankan cricketers fear for safety in India

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:45:50 +0500

Scarred by the terror attack in Lahore this year that killed six policemen and injured seven players and officials, the Sri Lankan cricket team now fears for its safety in India. The team wrote two letters to the BCCI and the additional commissioner (protection and security) of Mumbai police, saying it is unhappy with the security arrangements, reports Anand Vasu.
Keeping Aussies safe

In Naxal battle latest weapon is fiction

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:21:40 +0500

Go ahead, solve this great Bastar mystery. ‘Burnt in oil’, a nationally showcased fact-finding report by human-rights NGOs, says a 60-year-old man in a remote Chhattisgarh village was hanged and dipped in a cauldron of hot oil by security forces mid-September, reports Neelesh Misra.

I am poor says Koda I T says he bought ships

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:02:17 +0500

On a day Madhu Koda said he was a “poor” man who had been framed, and would not keep a Monday appointment with investigators, new evidence emerged that the former Jharkhand chief minister and his associates had bought two cruise ships, reports Manish Tiwari.

And if he wasn t well connected

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:55:04 +0500

When it comes to its children, the political class is united. It’s them first. And it is the rest of us afterwards. But I don’t think that any of us will let it be. We recognise what the politicians are up to. They think that if they hold firm, the issue will die down and all of us will find other things to worry about. After all, they managed to get Manu Sharma out of Tihar jail without anyone noticing, writes Vir Sanghvi.

Congress BJP in war of words over Koda scam

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:32:34 +0500

With the first phase of Jharkhand assembly polls less than a fortnight away, the war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress over the alleged corruption by former chief minister Madhu Koda has intensified.

NIA probes Headley s role in terror acts conducts raids

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:58:16 +0500

Intensifying its probe into the alleged role of suspected American terrorist and LeT operative David Headley in the Mumbai terror attacks, a team of National Investigation Agency today conducted raids at several places in Mumbai.

Uma wants to join NDA writes to Advani Rajnath Sharad

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:53:26 +0500

Former BJP leader and chief of Bhartiya Janshakti Party, Uma Bharti has written to leaders of the NDA expressing the desire to make her party a part of the alliance.

Won t allow our territory to be used against India Nepal

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:01:49 +0500

Nepal has said that it will not allow its territory to be used against India, after New Delhi raised security concerns, including the possible nexus between Maoists of the two countries.