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Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:41:00 GMT

Watch: Unarmed cops take on Mumbai attackers

CNN-IBN is in possession of new CCTV footage from the Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus on Wednesday night -lathis for our men in khakhi against grenades and assault rifles. The Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus after the merciless terrorist attack. This was the
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:41:00 GMT

Top US military officer in India region - Gates

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Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:40:00 GMT

Mumbai Lessons: Regional and Global Implications&

The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies 901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22203 (Ballston Metro Station, Orange Line to Vienna Chairman: Prof. Yonah Alexander Director, International Center for
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:40:00 GMT

Terror unites people of Rajasthan across party lines

Jaipur: Thakur Das has been running a traditonal Rajasthani saree shop for the last three decades on the busy market of Johri Bazaar in Jaipur. On May 13 this year, he witnessed the terror attack that killed more then 60 people and injured over 300. 'It
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:40:00 GMT

Gibraltar wedding party caught in Mumbai chaos

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Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:40:00 GMT

Angry, Sanjay Dutt lashes out at Govt over terror

Mumbai: Just like the ordinary man on the street in Mumbai, Bollywood stars too have reacted angrily to the latest terror attacks on the city. An angry Sanjay Dutt said, 'We Mumbaikars are tired of being in the same situation, being the soft target. Why
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:39:00 GMT

Goa cops trying to flush out those staying without proper papers

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Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:39:00 GMT

Obama, McCain back India on Mumbai terror probe

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is arriving in New Delhi on Wednesday and may head to Islamabad next. Rice will discuss the Mumbai terror attacks even as US president-elect Barack Obama and the man he defeated, John McCain, both made
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:39:00 GMT

Could Mumbai happen here?

The Editor, Sir: Three days in Mumbai - could it happen here? What's here to stop it? I have always believed in Murphy's Law: If something can happen, it will. For whatever reason, the terrorists in Mumbai were clear on one thing, and that was to kill as
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:39:00 GMT

India Promotes Safer Sex, HIV Awareness

Members of India's community of hijras -- pre- and post-operative transsexuals and cross-dressers -- who work as commercial sex workers are helping to promote awareness about safer sex and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, AFP/Google.com
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:38:00 GMT

Probe confirms terrorists' Pakistan and LeT links

Mumbai: Investigations into the Mumbai terror attacks are throwing up more details with sources now saying the terrorists were in constant touch with each other and with their coordinators based in Pakistan. The dramatic visuals of captured terrorist
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:38:00 GMT

Mumbai cops narrate terrorist Kasab's arrest

Mumbai: Only one terrorists out of the 10 who attacked Mumbai on November 26 has been caught alive. Ajmal Amir Kasab from Pakistan was caught because of the quick thinking and courage of a few police personnel even as one Mumbai Police constable lost his
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:37:00 GMT

RCom raises $150 mn for GSM equipment, know-how

Mumbai: The country?s second largest telecom company by subscribers, , or RCom, has received $150 million (Rs757 crore) from trade finance and promotion agency (EDC) to buy technology and equipment from Canadian suppliers for the launch of its GSM
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:36:00 GMT

Terror-struck baby Moshe is now in Israel

Prachi Jatania / CNN-IBN Tags: Moshe, Jewish , Mumbai E-mail this report | Print this report TERROR VICTIM: The 2 year old lost his parents to the attacks at Nariman House. Featured Blog Featured Slideshows Mumbai: One of the most heartrending stories of
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:36:00 GMT

'No specific intelligence on Mumbai terror attack'

Mumbai: Mumbai Police Commissioner Hassan Gafoor has denied that they had any specific intelligence regarding Mumbai attacks but said that immediately after the September 20 Marriott Hotel attack in Pakistan, there was an alert saying that places like
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:36:00 GMT

U.S. STOCKS - Market rises on financials, energy, GE

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as investors scooped up beaten-down shares after Monday's sell-off and news that bellwether General Electric would keep its dividend unchanged in a tough economy. But stocks pared gains after General
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:35:00 GMT

Janhit Congress kicks off campaign

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) on Tuesday launched its campaign for the next general elections by announcing its candidates for two of the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in the State and making several promises to the people at a rally held here
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:35:00 GMT

Use of solar energy emphasised

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Governor A. R. Kidwai said on Tuesday that increasing the use of solar energy would help in meeting Indias power needs, especially in the future. Inaugurating a newly-constructed environment-friendly green building of the Institute of
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:35:00 GMT

J&K campaign in full swing

Srinagar: Electioneering for the fourth round of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir has intensified as political parties and independents are organising rallies and road shows to woo voters. Eighteen Assembly constituencies spread over four
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:35:00 GMT

Coastal towns handicrafts spell magic in Romania

PUDUCHERRY: Artisan from Puducherry V.K. Munusamy was part of a five-member team which was selected by the Centre to represent and demonstrate the handicrafts of the country at a 10-day exhibition in Bucharest, Romania. For Mr. Munusamy, who is also the
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:34:00 GMT

Top military officer travels to India, Pakistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting the South Asia region amid tensions over last week's Mumbai attacks, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday. 'Adm. Mullen is in the area, as is
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:34:00 GMT

Temple tragedy goof-up may cost

JODHPUR: Dark memories of the temple tragedy at Mehrangarh Fort which claimed 214 lives exactly two months ago continue to haunt the voters in this Sun City making the position of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party precarious in three city
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:33:00 GMT

Arrested terrorist is a Pakistani: Mumbai cops

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Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:33:00 GMT

Mayawati splits ATS into 4 zones

Police stations to be manned by officers of inspector rank Police and PAC to be equipped with ultra-modern weapons LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Tuesday decided to revamp the State Anti-Terrorist Squad, splitting it into four zones
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:33:00 GMT

Why The Location Of The Mumbai Attacks Matters

In India, a five-star hotel is different. You frequent a five-star hotel because you have made it. It is a symbol of economic status like nothing else is. It's not just the movie stars and the business leaders, and especially not just the foreigners who
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:33:00 GMT

Rajasthan parties parade senior leaders

JAIPUR: Both the major players in the current electoral battle in Rajasthan, the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress, claimed they were sure of winning a clear majority as the campaign for the 200 seats of the Assembly ended on Tuesday evening. The
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:33:00 GMT

India: Potato farmers find it tough to sell old crop as price falls

Potato growers, who were happy last year because of bumper production and even preferred to store their produce in cold storage to sell later, are disappointed now because prices have declined and they are finding it difficult to sell their produce.
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:33:00 GMT

Left Front, Congress retain two municipalities each in West Bengal civic polls

KOLKATA: The Left Front and the Congress retained two municipalities each in the civic polls held on Sunday. While the Left Front increased its strength in the Jhargram Municipality and won in the Howrah Municipal Corporation, the Congress made a clean
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:33:00 GMT

Japan and India cool to Saudi suggestion of $75 crude target

Tokyo/New Delhi: Big Asian oil consumers India and Japan gave a cool response yesterday to Saudi Arabia's suggestion that $75 (Dh275.25) a barrel was a 'fair' price for oil, saying cheaper crude was preferable during the worst econ-omic crisis in
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:32:00 GMT

Terror haunts likely India visitors

New Delhi: Tourist arrivals in India are set to fall by up to 15 per cent this season after militants went on a three-day rampage in Mumbai, tour operators said on Tuesday. The expected drop in numbers will squeeze a sector already hit by the global
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:32:00 GMT