Manmohan points the finger at Pakistan
“It utilised terrorism as an instrument of State policy”

Dossier: handlers used virtual number to contact a mobile with one of the terrorists
New Delhi: Amidst the clutter of telephone calls the Indian intelligence agencies were monitoring into and out of the Taj Mahal hotel on the night of the November 26 terrorist attack was one from a ‘virtual number’ – ...

No proof given, says Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Tuesday the information given to it by India on the Mumbai attacks did not constitute “proof” and, responding to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s speech in New Delhi, warned that allegations against ...

Chief Ministers back anti-terror initiatives
Some express concern over certain aspects of National Investigation Agency and amendments to Cr.PC

We cannot choose our neighbours: Manmohan
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Tuesday that the country’s external policies were dictated by a desire to have a supportive neighbourhood. Unfortunately “we cannot choose our neighbours.” Some countries ...

‘Military action by India will be a big mistake’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said on Tuesday that if India took military action against Pakistan, it would be its “biggest mistake.” He was addressing the Committee on Foreign Relations in the National ...

CPI(M) Central Committee to meet in Kerala
NEW DELHI: Preparations for Lok Sabha election, including poll strategies, and the emerging economic situation in the country in the wake of the global crisis, will come up for discussion at a three-day meeting of the Central Committee of the ...

Court grills CBI on flip-flop in Mulayam case
New Delhi: Even as the Central Bureau of Investigation said it would soon finalise its report after examining material against the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mulayam Singh, the Supreme Court on Tuesday grilled it, asking why it ...

Terror: BJP charges Centre with inaction
Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Venkaiah Naidu has charged the UPA government with inaction on the terror front and called for strict laws to deal with the issue. Terrorism was the biggest challenge for the country, Mr. Naidu said ...

INTERNATIONAL
40 die in Israeli strike at school
Tel Aviv accused of using “unconventional weapons”

Kashmir: “Obama’s comment a mistake”
Washington: The statement by President-elect Barack Obama regarding American intervention in Kashmir is his first “foreign policy mistake”, said a leading U.S. expert on South Asia on Tuesday. A Kashmir initiative by ...

BUSINESS
Job loss feared in export sector
Exports will fall short of target, says FIEO

TENNIS
Devvarman bucks the trend
Qualifier Cipolla stuns Wawrinka; Bopanna loses

NEWSCAPE
Intimations of a galactic disaster loom ahead
Milky Way heading for a crash, but it may take 7 billion years

When romantic fiction meets a game of rugby
London: “Oh my God.” Her hand covered her mouth. She glanced at him in desperate panic. “They filmed me kissing you. And it’s up on the giant screens.” Her voice rose, her cheeks were scarlet, and her ...

Magistrate pulled up for taking case on file in “cavalier” fashion
Stringent action should be taken against her: HC

Premium FSI proposal returned for review
CHENNAI: The Government of Tamil Nadu has returned the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority ‘s (CMDA) recommendation on premium Floor Space Index (FSI) for reconsideration. The CMDA had earlier recommended that the premium FSI ...

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