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Unhabitated islands can become jihadi bases

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:12:01 GMT

Nearly 1,200 uninhabited islands in the Indian seas pose a major security threat as these are being scanned by Pak-based terror outfits. Mumbai attack | Full coverage

Rice wants tough action from Pak

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:57:01 GMT

Rice said that there is need for “direct and tough action” by Islamabad.

Dawood sitting pretty in Karachi

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:42:01 GMT

Even as India seeks Dawood Ibrahim's extradition yet again, the don is ensconced safely in his plush bungalow in Karachi. Probe | Wanted by India, living in Pakistan

Should India have given shorter list to Pak?

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:27:01 GMT

Pakistan prez trashed India's "list of 20" and refused to hand them over to India.

Four terror suspects escape in Hyderabad

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:12:01 GMT

Four terror suspects escaped after shooting at policemen in Santosh Nagar in the southern part of Hyderabad that falls in the periphery of the old city. One of the suspects, Vikaruddin, is accused in Mecca Masjid bomb blast case.

Job was to cause mayhem through all possible means: Ajmal

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:57:01 GMT

Ajmal, the only terrorist caught alive by the Mumbai Police in the 26/11 attack, was promised close to 1.5 lakh Pakistan rupees for his family for carrying out last week’s terror attacks,

US intelligence official hints at Lashkar hand

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:42:01 GMT

US National Intelligence director Mike McConnell has pointed to involvement of groups operating out of Pakistan in the Mumbai attack.

Deshmukh gone, NCP, Cong leaders lobby for successor

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:27:01 GMT

Congress finally accepted Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh’s resignation as Maharashtra CM.

Beware of the flying jihadi, Antony tells armed forces

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:12:01 GMT

A K Antony asked armed forces to prevent possible jihadi strikes.

India expects Pak to round up terrorists: Pranab

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:57:01 GMT

India expected cooperation from Pak to arrest and bring to justice terrorists who were behind the Mumbai attack.

Was intelligence establishment on a vacation?

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:42:01 GMT

The finger-pointing at each other by various arms of the internal security mechanism are certain to give credence to the charge that the political leadership has been on vacation concerning security-related issues.

Congress brass building up case

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:27:01 GMT

Even as the Manmohan Singh government builds a strong case against Islamabad’s non-co-operation in nabbing masterminds of the Mumbai terror attacks, and urges the US to demonstrate its non-partisan commitment to check terrorism in the region, the Congress brass is firmly pushing for a fitting reply to Pakistan.

Ex-ISI quotes Left, wants govt to listen to Karat

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:12:01 GMT

Hamid Gul, former chief of ISI and ideologue of fundamentalism, has said that New Delhi should listen to views of the Indian Communists parties here and stop playing a ‘lackey’ to the US.

Rice assurance to Advani

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:57:01 GMT

US secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assured leader of opposition LK Advani of Washington’s “full cooperation” to India in the aftermath of Mumbai terror attacks.

Use coercive diplomacy to destroy Pak terror edifice: BJP to Centre

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:42:01 GMT

BJP asked govt to use coercive diplomatic to destroy Pak terror.

Sonia vows befitting reply to terror

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:27:01 GMT

Sonia Gandhi said that India would give a strong reply to terrorists.

Terror threat to Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai airports

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:12:01 GMT

Airports in Delhi, Bangalore & Chennai put on high alert in wake of intelligence inputs that terrorists may strike these installations Investigations| Sovereignty breached?

US sets stage for strikes if Pak does not act

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:57:01 GMT

The United States has set the stage for punitive internationally-backed strikes by India against terrorist camps in Pakistan. Terror cover | Places targeted

US says FBI gathering evidence in Mumbai attacks

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:42:01 GMT

US Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Wednesday that FBI agents are working with Indian police to provide assistance and gather evidence about the attacks by militants.

Antony warns of airborne terror threats, calls for alert

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:27:01 GMT

Defence Minister A K Antony has warned armed forces of possible terror attacks from airborne platforms similar to the 9/11 attacks. FBI assisting in Mumbai investigations

Channels may be restricted from live coverage in emergency

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:12:01 GMT

Maharashtra Government is considering restricting the news channels from showing live such incidents.

Chidambaram for result-oriented 'rapid action' against terror

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:57:01 GMT

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has called for result-oriented "rapid action" to check terrorism.

Taj was told in September to step up security: Official

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:42:01 GMT

Three police officials spent at least five hours with the security staff at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai Sep 30 and gave them 22 instructions to ensure the hotel's protection.

Explosive devices defused at Mumbai train station: TV

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:27:01 GMT

Explosive devices were found and defused at Mumbai's main railway station on Wednesday, television channels reported.

Reopening of Mumbai Taj critical to IHCL's credit profile

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:20:43 GMT

Time taken for reopening of Taj Mahal Palace and Towers, one of the targets of last week's terror attacks on Mumbai, will have a critical bearing on the credit profile of Tatas-owned India Hotel Company Ltd which runs the heritage hotel, rating agency ICRA said today.

Gujarat police give clean chit to Kuber boat owner

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:12:01 GMT

Gujarat police gave clean chit to the owner of Kuber that had been hijacked by terrorists to reach Mumbai coast.

100 countries sign cluster bomb ban; US, Russia, China refuse

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:57:01 GMT

Nations began signing a treaty banning cluster bombs on Wednesday in a move that supporters hope will shame the US, Russia and China and other non-signers into abandoning weapons blamed for maiming and killing civilians.

Suspected extremist opens fire in Hyderabad, two cops injured

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:42:01 GMT

Two policemen were injured when a suspected extremist opened fire, while they were trying to arrest a former SIMI activist.

Lashkar's naval wing may be functional

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:27:01 GMT

Lashkar-e-Toiba had plotted to carry out the Mumbai strikes on September 27 but changed its plans at the last moment in view of Delhi Police’s encounter at Batla House and busting of Indian Mujahideen modules.

Rice urges Pakistan to act fast on Mumbai attacks

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:12:01 GMT

The US Secretary of State urged rapid and resolute action over the Mumbai attacks on a trip to Delhi to ease tension between India and Pakistan. Mumbai investigations

Mumbai aftermath: Rice in India, Mullen in Pakistan

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:57:01 GMT

As part of US diplomatic efforts to defuse India-Pak tensions, Rice arrived in Delhi while Mullen reached Islamabad. Investigations| India's sovereignty breached?

PM asks Bangalore police to be on high alert

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:42:01 GMT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the Bangalore police to be on high alert to prevent any untoward incidents.

India to give 'fitting reply' to terrorism: Sonia Gandhi

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:27:01 GMT

Congress president Sonia Gandhi warned on Wednesday that India would give a "fitting reply" to terrorism.

Coast Guard defending India's shores with depleted assets

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:12:01 GMT

India's vast 7,516-km-long coastline is the country's Achilles' heel.

Zardari downplays Obama's remark to attack inside Pakistan

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:57:01 GMT

President Asif Ali Zardari has sought to downplay the remarks of President-elect Barack Obama that if the US has actionable intelligence it has the right to attack high value terrorist targets in Pakistan with or without Islamabad's permission.

Cyber cafe owner being questioned for alleged terror links

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:42:01 GMT

Police is interrogating a cyber cafe owner at Tiruvuru in Krishna district for suspected terror links.

Hoax calls in Delhi schools trigger panic

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:27:01 GMT

Anonymous calls about terror strikes in two schools today triggered panic in the national capital but extensive searches by police in its premises found that they were hoax.

Mumbai attacks: US promises full cooperation to India

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:12:01 GMT

Two sides asserted that perpetrators of carnage must be held accountable.

Pak refuses to hand over 20 terrorists wanted by India

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:57:01 GMT

Pak will not hand over any of listed 20 terrorists, acc to media report.

India to show Rice 'evidence' of Pakistani link to attacks: source

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:42:01 GMT

India will Wednesday present visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with evidence of a Pakistan link to last week's Islamic militant attacks on Mumbai, a government source told AFP.

Brazil to sell 100 missiles to Pakistan

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:27:01 GMT

Brazil's Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex) has cleared the sale of 100 missiles to Pakistan under an agreement reached in April between the two countries.

Expert calls for better web surveillance of al-Qaida

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:12:01 GMT

Improve current surveillance to "watch, read and listen for cues emanating from al-Qaida and its regional franchises, largely on the Internet," according to Chris Bronk of Rice University.

NATO chief warns of terror strike in Western Europe

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:57:01 GMT

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has warned that terrorists have the potential to strike in western Europe.

Countries can enter Somali waters to fight piracy: UN

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:42:01 GMT

The UN Security Council has passed a resolution permitting member countries to enter the territorial waters of Somalia to fight piracy.

Coast Guard defending India's shores with depleted assets

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:27:01 GMT

The brazen Mumbai terror attack has underlined that India's vast 7,516-km-long coastline is the country's Achilles' heel with the Coast Guard grappling with depleted assets.

Terrorists planned to ram boat into US consulate in 2007

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:12:01 GMT

In 2007, two persons from Indonesia stayed at Taj and had planned to storm US consulate at Breach Candy. Are Mumbai attacks breach of India's sovereignty?