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  • LTTE plans to attack PM, Home Minister, TN CM: Intelligence

    NEW DELHI: The LTTE, which is almost on the verge of a wipe out, is trying to regroup and planning to launch spectacular strikes on high-profile targets like Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, home minister P Chidambaram and Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi. According to an intelligence input, some cadres of the LTTE, who escaped […]

    Communist rebels in Philippines kill 10 soldiers: Military

    Communist rebels waging a decades long insurgency in the Philippines killed 10 soldiers as the troops were returning to camp to observe a Christmas truce, the military said today. Yesterday’s attack by the New People’s Army (NPA) on the central island of Samar came 48 hours before an 18-day ceasefire was to take effect, and […]

    Attacks in Afghanistan kill 3 kids, NATO soldier

    The international Red Cross on Wednesday warned of an increase in the number of Afghan armed groups operating in the country as bombings killed three children and a NATO soldier in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan. NATO said the service member was killed in a blast this morning in the south, while three boys, aged […]

    Army to dedicate 2011 to its disabled personnel

    The army will dedicate the year 2011 for its personnel disabled while serving the nation and a number of programmes will be launched for their welfare, Army Chief General V K Singh said in New Delhi today. “We are working out programmes under which we will give attention to all our disabled. It is not […]

    Court reserves verdict on Swamy’s plea to try Raja in 2G scam

    Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday moved a designated CBI court seeking prosecution of former Telecom Minister A Raja in the 2G scam case in which he wants to be appointed as the Prosecutor. Filing a private complaint in the court of Special Judge Pradeep Chaddah, Swamy made a three-fold prayer which included that […]

    Chidambaram reiterates appeal to militants for talks

    Militancy-related violence in northeastern states barring Assam and Manipur was subsiding, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday and appealed to all rebels to come forward for talks. The Centre, he said, was working for solving problems of the northeastern states and stressed that peace was necessary for good governance. Reiterating his call to […]

    Balakrishnan insists that Raja’s name was not mentioned

    Facing criticism on the controversy surrounding former minister A Raja allegedly attempting to influence a Madras High Court judge, former CJI K G Balakrishnan  insisted that the Minister’s name was not mentioned by Justice H L Gokhale in his report. Joining issue with sitting Supreme Court judge Gokhale, who contradicted him on Tuesday, Balakrishnan issued […]

    China, India are partners for cooperation and not rivals in competition: Jiabao

    Rejecting the “dragon” and “elephant” comparison made between China and India, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday said there is enough space for both the two Asian nations to develop and prosper. “China and India are partners for cooperation and not rivals in competition. There is enough space in the world for the development of […]

    Taiwan, China to hold fresh round of talks next week

    Taiwan and China tuesday agreed to hold a fresh round of negotiations next week focusing on medical and health cooperation, officials said. Top Taiwanese envoy Kao Koong-lian arranged the talks with Chinese counterpart Zheng Lizhong in Shanghai, said Taiwan’s Straits Exchange Foundation, which handles civil exchanges with the mainland in the absence of official contacts. […]

    Reluctant retiree new leader of Thailand’s Red Shirts

    The new head of the “Red Shirts”, Thida Thavornseth, admits she never wanted the job and is quick to stress her independence from fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who is widely thought to be the movement’s driving force. “I don’t care anything about Thaksin,” she said in English, with a laugh, when asked about the […]