Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed appeals by the federal and Punjab provincial governments against Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed’s release from house arrest for want of evidence. He is thus a free man again and no longer subject to house arrest. This is a major setback to India’s efforts to nail him for involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, of which he is believed to have been the mastermind.

A key suspect in the Pune German Bakery blasts was arrested at Mangalore’s Bajpe Airport on Monday morning by a team from the Mumbai anti-terrorist squad. The suspect, Abdul Samad, alias Samad Bhatkal, had arrived on a flight from Dubai, sources said. According to investigating officials, Samad is a key suspect in the Pune blasts along with Yaseen Bhatkal. Samad is related to Riyaz Bhatkal, the founder of the Indian Mujahideen who is wanted by the ATS of four states.

Widespread public outrage against the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) was witnessed on Monday during slain Gorkha leader Madan Tamang’s funeral procession even as nine GJM leaders resigned in protest. Braving pouring rains, thousands of ordinary residents of Darjeeling took part in the procession which began at 7 am from his

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh on Monday said that he will take action against telecom minister A. Raja if he is found guilty by the CBI.
“Our government has been clear that corruption is a problem. If I come to know that there is any involvement at any level in corruption, we will take action,” said the Prime M

The BJP demanded late Sunday night that JMM supremo Shibu Soren resign as Jharkhand chief minister by Monday, with the tieup between the two falling apart. A BJP delegation will submit a letter to state governor M.O.H. Farook on Monday morning withdrawing support.

Investigators on Sunday recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the wreckage of the Air India Express aircraft that crashed in Mangalore on Saturday, killing 158 of the 166 people on board.

Sunday’s announ-cement is the second occasion time the Ambani siblings have publicly buried the hatchet. Incidentally, the public announcement of a settlement during their earlier spat had also come on a Sunday.

After running a coalition government successfully at the Centre, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will unveil a “report to the people” on the achievements of his government on Saturday. He will present the report on the occasion of the first anniversary of his government’s second consecutive term in office.

Six persons died as cyclone Laila crossed the coast at Bapatla, about 270 km from Hyderabad, on Thursday afternoon, taking the total number of deaths to nine. Among the dead was a constable belonging to Ongole.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday evening confirmed the arrest of naval war room leak-accused and former Indian Navy officer Lt. Ravi Shankaran (Retd) in London. Sources said the Indian government has initiated the process of extradition of Shankaran to India to face trial. Shankaran, who was evading arrest till