Obama to accord red carpet welcome to Manmohan Singh

Sunday, November 22, 2009 2:19:44 PM IST

A red carpet welcome awaits Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he lands at the Andrews Air Force Base today as the first state guest of President Barack Obama for a visit that is expected to take the Indo-US strategic relationship to the next level.

National Investigation Agency files chargesheet in its first case

Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:03:18 PM IST

Moving swiftly in its first case, the National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against 14 people, including politicians and bureaucrats, in connection with the alleged siphoning off developmental funds allotted to North Cachar Hills in Assam in nexus with militants.

Headley said: 'We'll retaliate against India'

Sunday, November 22, 2009 10:50:31 AM IST

David Headley, a Pakistani origin American citizen at the centre of a global terrorism investigation on charges of plotting terror attacks in India and Denmark, has been portrayed as a man "with feet in East and West." He also wrote in e-mail messages about retaliation against India.

6 killed, 54 injured in Assam twin blasts

Sunday, November 22, 2009 10:47:23 AM IST

Six people were killed today and 54 others injured, including 34 seriously, in the two blasts suspected to have been triggered by ULFA near a police station in Nalbari town of Assam, five days ahead of the banned militant outfit's raising day.

China tells India it favours direct India-Pakistan talks

Sunday, November 22, 2009 8:17:10 AM IST

After being snubbed, China has conveyed to India that it has no intention of playing a broker in Indo-Pak relations and favours direct talks between them.

Rana lived near Gujarat police chief’s bungalow

Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:33:24 AM IST

The National Investigation Agency and the Gujarat police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad have found that alleged Lashkar-e-Tayyeba operative Tahawwur Rana had visited Ahmedabad three months after 21 synchronised bomb explosions rocked the city, reports Stavan Desai.

India-US N-deal near finish line

Sunday, November 22, 2009 12:50:55 AM IST

An Indian negotiating team in Washington “is in the final stretches of arriving at a nuclear fuel reprocessing agreement” with the United States. The pact is likely to be announced during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s five-day state visit to the US beginning on Sunday, reports Varghese K George.

A year on, we are still sitting ducks

Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:41:52 PM IST

Our response to 26/11 has been a failure. At the time we believed that the event was so horrific that Pakistan would stand isolated in the community of nations. And that our shared experiences would lead the US to help us in our own battle against terror. Both hopes have been belied, writes Vir Sanghvi.

RIL makes daring bid for MNC petrochemical giant

Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:28:14 PM IST

India’s largest private-sector company, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), has submitted a bid to acquire Netherlands-headquartered petrochemicals giant LyondellBasell, reports HT Correspondent.

Congress may hush up Koda scam like Bofors scam: Rajnath Singh

Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:18:55 PM IST

"Congress can cross all limits to patronise corruption. Congress can hush up the Madhu Koda scam case like Bofors kickback case. In Madhu Koda case several Congress leaders could land in trouble and the case could be hushed up," alleged the BJP president Rajnath Singh.

China, US have no role in India-Pakistan issues: Yechury

Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:49:53 PM IST

The Left parties are opposed to any third party intervention -- be it by the US or China -- in India and Pakistan issues, a Communist Party of India-Marxist Politburo member said on Saturday.

700 terrorists operating in J&K, says DGP Kuldeep Khoda

Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:31:55 PM IST

There are nearly 700 terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir and the infiltrating militants in the state are getting funds and equipment from Pakistan, J&K Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda said today.

Now, Maharashtra CM asks railways to recruit locals

Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:19:00 PM IST

"Locals must be given importance. Whoever is a domicile of Maharashtra must first get an employment opportunity
irrespective of the language the people of Maharashtra speak or the belief they follow", Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan said while urging Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee to keep this in mind in railway recruitment.

Bullets did not pierce Karkare's bullet-proof vest: report

Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:38:48 PM IST

Setting at rest the controversy that slain Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare died because of defective bullet-proof jacket, post mortem report have revealed that he received five bullets in and around his neck.

India concerned over 'perceived missteps' of Obama admn: Daily

Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:49:39 PM IST

The Obama administration's "perceived missteps", including a reference to Indo-Pak ties in a Sino-US joint statement, have triggered concerns among Indian officials that the country has been suddenly relegated to the second tier of the America-Asian relationship, a media report claimed in Washington today.

Koda says he will report to ED only after Jharkhand polls

Saturday, November 21, 2009 3:11:17 PM IST

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who has failed to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the money laundering case against him, on Saturday said he would be available for questioning only after the Assembly polls.

Canada introduces express business visas for Indians

Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:26:07 PM IST

Canada has announced a new liberal business visa regime for Indian businessmen to catch up with other industrialised nations in boosting trade with India.

Rana had stayed in a hotel in Kochi in November 2008: DGP

Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:16:00 PM IST

Kerala police on Saturday said terror suspect Tahawwur Rana, arrested by the FBI for his role in terror attacks in India, had stayed in a hotel here for two days in Nov 2008.

Two Pakistanis held in Italy for 26/11 attacks

Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:53:18 PM IST

A Pakistani father-son duo in Italy, who managed a money transfer agency that was allegedly used to finance the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, was arrested on Saturday in the northern Italian city of Brescia.

CIA director in India, to meet NSA

Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:49:51 PM IST

CIA director Leon E Panetta arrived in the Capital to hold discussions with security experts including National Security Advisor MK Narayanan on issues like cooperation on fighting terror and sharing of intelligence.

India attaches high priority to its ties with US: PM

Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:11:37 PM IST

As he prepares to meet President Barack Obama in Washington, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said a "sustained and dynamic" Indo-US partnership is essential to meet major global challenges like international terrorism, climate change and economic slowdown.

Security forces deployed after violence

Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:53:25 AM IST

The authorities on Saturday deployed additional security forces in an Orissa town after two people were killed when tribal activists attacked a police station in the area on Friday, an official said.

Indian appointed to key IMF post

Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:29:18 AM IST

With a proven track record in managing complex work programmes, Indian economist Siddharth Tiwari has been named as the Secretary of the IMF by its Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

'India will be among top three economies by 2050'

Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:54:09 AM IST

Discerning a dramatic shift in the world's economic balance of power, a US think tank has projected that by 2050 India would become one of the three largest economies of the world with the US and China.

31 dead, 82 trapped in mine explosion

Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:47:02 AM IST

A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 31 people and trapping 82 others nearly a third of a mile under ground, government authorities said.

PM leaves for US; N-tech transfer, terror on agenda

Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:55:52 AM IST

PM Manmohan Singh’s visit to the United States — the first by a head of state after Barack Obama became president — is expected to “take the strategic partnership between the two countries to the next level”, a government spokesperson said on Friday. Singh and Obama will discuss counter-terrorism, non-proliferation and climate change among other things in Washington on Tuesday. Varghese K George examines...

Lift Azhar cricket ban, Cong MPs urge

Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:42:20 AM IST

A move is afoot within the Congress to revoke the life ban on former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin. The argument: most other international cricketers accused of match-fixing have been accepted back into the fold. Vinod Sharma reports...

Sugar row: Govt bows to farmers

Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:12:04 AM IST

The government on Friday bowed to pressure from sugarcane farmers, Opposition parties and some of its own leaders and allies and announced a rollback on the sugar control order that has paralysed Parliament for the last two days, reports HT Correspondent.

China has a stake in Kashmir: Hurriyat leader

Friday, November 20, 2009 9:35:40 PM IST

Welcoming the US-China approach on Kashmir, Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said Beijing has a 'stake in the peace in the region'. Mirwaiz plans visit to Beijing

Tell Pakistan not to use terror as state policy: PM to US

Friday, November 20, 2009 9:13:14 PM IST

Expressing concern about the rise of terrorism in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India wants the United States to use all its influence with Islamabad to stop using terror as an instrument of state policy.

Make Rahul PM if he is solving all problems: Amar Singh

Friday, November 20, 2009 8:37:18 PM IST

Taking a dig at the Congress for giving credit to Rahul Gandhi each time a contentious issue was solved or a relief package announced, SP General Secretary Amar Singh today said it should make him the prime minister if he was doing all the work.

India, Hurriyat talks can't succeed without Pak, says Qureshi

Friday, November 20, 2009 8:32:16 PM IST

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi today said that any talks between the Indian government and separatist Kashmiri leaders will not be successful without their involvement.

After Taj hotel, Headley visited Oberoi too: Investigators

Friday, November 20, 2009 7:17:24 PM IST

American terror suspect David Headley had also stayed at Oberoi besides the Taj--the two hotels attacked on 26/11-- before the Mumbai carnage reinforcing suspicion of his link with the audacious strike, according to investigators.

Sena smash and grab at TV channel office

Friday, November 20, 2009 5:18:49 PM IST

Shiv Sena activists on Friday ransacked the offices of IBN Lokmat in Mumbai and Pune and beat up employees, accusing the Marathi news channel of running a campaign against chief Bal Thackeray.

HC raps Govt, says it favoured 'influential' Manu Sharma

Friday, November 20, 2009 2:56:59 PM IST

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

Friday, November 20, 2009 1:19:13 PM IST

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. Scorecard | Special: The Legend
Tendulkar completes 30000 runs

Gambhir's century keeps India afloat in first Test

Friday, November 20, 2009 1:10:54 PM IST

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

Friday, November 20, 2009 12:48:45 PM IST

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

Friday, November 20, 2009 12:45:06 PM IST

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

Friday, November 20, 2009 11:31:01 AM IST

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'

Friday, November 20, 2009 10:54:47 AM IST

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

Friday, November 20, 2009 10:41:27 AM IST

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

Friday, November 20, 2009 9:30:07 AM IST

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’

Friday, November 20, 2009 12:42:20 AM IST

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

Friday, November 20, 2009 12:04:20 AM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:05:05 PM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:52:45 PM IST

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?

Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:21:24 PM IST

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'

Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:00:27 PM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:49:43 PM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:42:31 PM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 4:56:43 PM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 4:44:23 PM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 3:23:46 PM IST

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?

Thursday, November 19, 2009 3:01:39 PM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:25:15 PM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:15:57 AM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:37:56 AM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:25:26 AM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:06:07 AM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:35:07 AM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:40:16 AM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:35:23 AM IST

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

Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:21:15 AM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:40:06 PM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:01:19 PM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:46:19 PM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:07:04 PM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:53:50 PM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:03:09 PM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1:41:11 PM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:18:34 PM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:24:07 AM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:07:21 AM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:01:03 AM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7:47:03 AM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1:40:48 AM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1:25:49 AM IST

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:30:19 AM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:20:55 PM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:50:12 PM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:34:01 PM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:02:57 PM IST

"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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:31:26 PM IST

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'

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:20:13 PM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 4:30:05 PM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 4:16:27 PM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 4:09:24 PM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:06:17 PM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:33:17 AM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:41:45 AM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:27:12 AM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:46:44 AM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:58:28 AM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:05:09 AM IST

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:01:15 AM IST

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

Monday, November 16, 2009 10:57:03 PM IST

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

Monday, November 16, 2009 10:36:47 PM IST

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

Monday, November 16, 2009 5:41:33 PM IST

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

Monday, November 16, 2009 5:34:00 PM IST

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.