Pakistan territory used for Mumbai attacks; U.S. seeks action
With evidence that the terrorists did use Pakistan territory to stage Mumbai terror attacks, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has told Islamabad that "non-state act...
'LeT commander Lakhwi arrested'
Zakiur Rehman Lakhwi, the commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) whose extradition India has sought for his organisation's alleged role in the Mumbai terror attacks, has ...
Obama backs country's right to defend itself if attacked
U.S. president-elect Barack Obama has reiterated the "basic principle" that if attacked a country has the right to defend itself, but would not say if India had the right...
Congress ahead in three states, BJP in two
The Congress seemed to be moving towards victory in Rajasthan and Mizoram and within handshaking distance of power in Delhi while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had for...
Tourism ministry asks states to beef up security at hotels
In its bid to ensure that tourists feel safe in the wake of the terror attacks on Mumbai's Taj and Oberoi Trident hotels, the tourism ministry has written to all state go...
Protests against setting up university on farmland in Orissa
More than 2,000 people, including women, Friday began a march from Orissa's temple city of Puri to state capital Bhubaneswar to protest the acquisition of farmland for se...
Kolkata Police ask schools to step up security
Kolkata Police have instructed leading schools here to install closed-circuit TV cameras and metal detectors besides arranging for special training for the students and s...
Politicians trying to gain mileage from attacks: Gulzar
Prolific writer-director-lyricist Gulzar, who has made two films on the issue of terrorism, blames laxity on the part of the Maharashtra government for the Mumbai terror ...
MphasiS wins two awards for the empowerment of disabled
MphasiS, an EDS company, has won the National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in the category of Best Employer, and the National Center for Promoti...
Sheer coincidence? Blast dates across India have a pattern
Is it just a co-incidence? An email doing the rounds these days lists the dates of the terror attacks in India over the last seven months. And they seem to be following a...