The main Opposition BJP on Wednesday asked government to build pressure on Pakistan on the issue of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, especially in the wake of revelation made by accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana. The party asked the government not to hold talks with Pakistan till it takes “credible action” to prevent terrorism from its soil targeted against India. The Congress, meanwhile, criticised the BJP and said it should introspect about its own track record.

Calling her statement an 'absolutely lie', agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday rubbished corporate lobbyist Niira Radia's claim that he pursued the issue of spectrum with former communications minister A. Raja.

External affairs minister S.M. Krishna insisted on Wednesday that dialogue with Pakistan will continue in spite of the disclosures made by a Canadian newspaper, which published certain Unites States court documents in which Rana has claimed that he was working for the ISI.

The young athlete, who lost her leg after being thrown out of a train by robbers, on Thursday demanded government job saying that a "small compensation" will not help her even as railways ordered a high-level probe into the incident.

The CBI probe into the 2G spectrum scam has established that former telecom minister A. Raja and former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura allegedly brushed aside the legal position and the mandate of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), while awarding Unified Access Service (UAS) licence to the new service providers with an intention to benefit a few telecom companies.

India on Thursday said there was no dilution in its position that all those responsible for the Mumbai terror attack should be brought to justice expeditiously and the on-going dialogue with Pakistan will seek to address the country's terrorism-related concerns.

The CBI probe into the 2G spectrum scam has established that former telecom minister A. Raja and former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura allegedly brushed aside the legal position and the mandate of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), while awarding Unified Access Service (UAS) licence to the new service providers with an intention to benefit a few telecom companies.

India's nuclear plants may soon get some additional safety features, including more provisions to add water to the reactors to deal with over heating of the core, a condition that led to the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar on Wednesday said that the people of this country should not expect the desired “magical outcome” against the menace of corruption by formulating and getting the Jan Lokpal bill passed in Parliament. The battle against corruption has to be fought simultaneously on all fronts, she emphasised.