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Sewer rats gnaw at Pak guts

10-hour siege of military base

Militants who apparently sneaked into a Karachi military base through a sewer held off security forces for 10 hours overnight, killed 10 personnel and destroyed two US-gifted aircraft intended for use against India. ... | Read..

Headley qualifies ISI link testimony

David Coleman Headley, who scouted the targets for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, testified today that he received weapons and leadership training from the Lashkar-e-Toiba since 2 ... | Read..

Anindya Mitra to be new Adv General of WB

Updated 15:30hrs (IST)

Barrister Anindya Mitra is set to be the new Advocate General of West Bengal, while ... | Read..

Ajit Kumar Seth to be next Cabinet Secretary

Updated 15:30hrs (IST)

Senior IAS officer Ajit Kumar Seth was today appointed the next Cabinet Secretary succeeding K M Chandrashekhar ... | Read..

HC notice to CBI on bail plea of Kani in 2G case

Last Updated 15:50hrs (IST)

The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India's premier investigation agency, ... | Read..

Nine policemen killed in Naxal attack

Updated 14:40hrs (IST)

A top police officer and eight constables were killed in a landmine blast triggered by Naxals in a jungle in Chhattisgarh's Gariabandh district ... | Read..

ISI, Major Iqbal helped Headley in 26/11 attack

Updated 14:30hrs (IST)

n further indictment of ISI, 26/11 accused David Coleman Headley today said the Pakistani spy agency and its operatives like ... | Read..

Populism tap opens in state

The Trinamul government has decided not to collect water tax from the state’s 127 municipalities, which goes against the rules laid down by the Centre’s Jawahar ... | Read..

Old boy’s home truth

Environment minister Jairam Ramesh today decried what he said was poor quality of research at the Indian Institutes of Technology, echoing sentiments long simmering across se ... | Read..

Revival hope for flying cradles

If the Arjun Munda government has its way, wannabe pilots will soon take wing. ... | Read..

Assam still awaits cabinet

On May 16, Puducherry chief minister N. Rangasamy orders the supply of 25kg free rice to families below the poverty level and hikes old-age pension to Rs 1,000 from Rs 750. ... | Read..

Smoke rises from the Pakistan naval base. (AFP)
Sewer rats gnaw at Pak guts

I heard that 15 (militants) went in through a sewer
An engineer in Karachi

Refresh button on India fears
The terror assault on the strategic Mehran defence facility near Karachi has spurred Indian con ... | Read..

Kayani ‘adventure’ plays on Delhi mind
The militant attack on Pakistan’s most important naval air station has destroyed powerful ... | Read..

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on revamp run
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