India urges Pak for transparent probe into Mumbai attack

India has demanded that Pakistan undertake a transparent investigation into the 26/11 terror attack in the backdrop of ‘substantial linkages’ established between LeT operatives Tahawwur Rana and David Headley during their trial in U.S. “It is something Pakistan must consider seriously. It is in its own interest and in the interest of the region and […]

India ‘disappointed’ over Rana’s acquittal in 26/11 case

Govt on Friday expressed “disappointment” over Tahawwur Hussain Rana’s acquittal by a US court on charges of plotting the Mumbai attacks and said it will soon take a decision on filing a charge sheet against him and LeT operative David Headley in an Indian court. “We are disappointed that Rana was acquitted on the count […]

DMK says it will not pull out of UPA government.

Naxals blow up anti-landmine vehicle, 10 security men dead

In the second brazen attack in as many days, Naxals on Friday blew up an anti-landmine vehicle, killing 10 security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district. The anti-landmine vehicle of the security forces was approaching a bridge near Gatan village when the Naxals triggered a powerful blast and opened indiscriminate fire on them, police said. Seven […]

Rana acquitted in Mumbai attacks case, guilty of helping LeT

Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana was on Friday acquitted by a US court on charges of plotting the Mumbai attacks but was found guilty of supporting Pakistan- based terror group LeT and planning a strike in Denmark. A 12-member jury in Chicago ruled that 50-year-old Rana was not guilty of conspiracy to provide material support to the […]

India announces humanitarian assistance of USD 3mln to Libya

India on Thursday announced a humanitarian assistance of USD 3 million to strife torn Libya where the clashes between the forces of Muammar Gaddafi and the opposition continue unabated. This comprising USD 1 million cash through UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and relief material and medicines to the tune of USD 1 […]

Nine dead in attack on Afghan wedding party: Official

Nine people were killed and five others wounded when gunmen attacked a wedding party in eastern Afghanistan overnight, a provincial spokesman said on Thursday. The groom was a relative of the district chief in Dur Baba of Nangarhar province, and women and children were among the casualties, said the spokesman Ahmad Zia Abdulzai. “Nine people […]

Govt lowers pension age limit for BPL category

An additional 72.32 lakh persons in the age group of 60-64 years and living below the poverty line will get pension benefits with the Government on Thursday lowering the age limit to 60. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also decided to increase the rate of pension to persons of 80 years […]

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi ordered mass rapes, says investigators

INVESTIGATORS of war crime claims hey have clinching evidence  that the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi ordered mass rapes and bought containers of sex drugs for troops to attack women. Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno-Ocampo told reporters at United Nations headquarters in New York  yesterday that rape was apparently what he called a “new aspect” […]

Celebrated painter M F Hussain dies at Royal Brompton hospital in London at 2:30 a.m. local time.

Celebrated Indian artist M F Husain, who earned both fame and wrath for his paintings, died in London on Thursday after being unwell for over a month. He was 95. Popularly known as MF and regarded as “Picasso of India”, the artist breathed his last at the Royal Brompton Hospital at 2.30 am local time. […]