Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s disengagement-is-not-an-option line came under increased strain on Tuesday following Pakistan’s unhelpful attitude on the issue of bringing the 26/11 perpetrators to justice.

Over 3,000 rescue workers, which included mountaineers of specialised forces of the Army, ITBP and CRPF, engaged in tracing the missing helicopter carrying Arunachal CM Dorjee Khandu on Tuesday, the fourth consecutive day, failed to reach three possible locations where Sukhoi jets and Isro satellites have found “metallic traces” in the hills of the state.

Pakistan, which had denied knowledge of Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts, had a lot to explain following his killing by the US special forces in Abbottabad, near Islamabad, external affairs minister S.M. Krishna said.

The Delhi high court on Tuesday issued contempt notices to six more office-bearers of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association, taking the total number of ICPA members against whom contempt notices have been issued to nine, for allegedly disobeying its order to call off the ongoing strike in Air India, which entered the seventh day on Tuesday. The strike is still on.

Aligarh Muslim University Teachers’ Association (AMUTA) has proceeded on an indefinite sit-in strike on the campus to protest against the institution’s indefinite closure following a clash between rival students groups last week.

The Enforcement Directorate Monday issued summons to DMK supremo M.

Encouraged by the success of its recent rallies in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress is now holding a two-day convention in Varanasi on May 18 and 19 to discuss the strategy for the next Assembly elections.

The Reserve Bank’s 2011-12 monetary policy review will burn a hole in the pockets of the salaried classes. The half per cent rise in the repo rate (that at which banks borrow from the RBI) will translate into home loan rates rising to 9.75 per cent from 8.75 per cent. The rise will be even sharper for those borrowing to buy a car, personal needs like emergency funds, travel or hospitalisation.

Senior Congress leaders met at 10, Janpath here on Tuesday evening against the backdrop of the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and polling in five states.
Though there was no official word about the nature of the meeting the leaders had with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, a leader who was took part in the deliberations said it was a joint meeting.

Pakistan on Tuesday prepared for a backlash over Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden’s killing in Abbotabad on Monday as the Army, Inter-Services Intelligence and other security agencies and the police were put on high alert, with the Taliban threatening revenge attacks.