Indian security officers trained in preventing terror attack
Select officers from Indian security agencies on Friday completed a two-week training course at the National Industrial Security Academy (NISA) on preventing terrorist attacks conducted by American trainers.

Manmohan`s US visit: Small ticket items on high value agenda
Moving beyond the transformational nuclear deal, India and the US are set to unveil a new template for deepening strategic partnership on key global challenges.

Advani not to be LS Leader of Opposition for 5 yrs: Naidu
L K Advani has told party leaders that he does not want to continue as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha for the whole of five years, senior leader M Venkaiah Naidu said today.

RTI can`t apply unless info is lawlfully held: SC to CIC
SC on Friday argued before the CIC that Right to Information cannot apply unless the sought information is "lawfully" held by an authority in a manner a title of property is held, which was rejected by CIC.

No decision yet on new Chief Information Commissioner
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today met Leader of Opposition L K Advani and Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily to decide on the new Chief Information Commissioner but the meeting remained "inconclusive".

Rs 12.41 cr fake notes seized till Sept: Govt
Counterfeit currency notes worth Rs 12.41 crore were recovered and seized till the end of September compared to Rs 25.79 crore in 2008, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.

Make Rahul PM if he is solving all problems: Amar Singh
Taking a dig at the Congress for giving credit to Rahul Gandhi each time a contentious issue was solved, SP General Secretary Amar Singh on Friday said it should make him the Prime Minister if he was doing all the work.

Non-transparent cardboard for voting compartments: EC
The Election Commission on Friday directed that only non-transparent cardboard and plastic board should be used for setting up voting compartments in a polling station in order to maintain secrecy of voting.

Families of Kuber`s crew members get compensation
The Gujarat government has finally announced compensation to the families of three fishermen, who were on board Kuber which was hijacked by the Pakistan based terrorists mid-sea for reaching Mumbai on November 26 last year.

`Signature of 26/11 accused matches with handwriting in maps`
Specimen signatures of 26/11 accused Faheem Ansari matched with the writings on maps of Mumbai terror sites seized from him by Lucknow Police at the time of his arrest in a bomb blast case in Uttar Pradesh last year.

Senior cops did not respond to 26/11 situation: Gafoor
Some of the top Mumbai police officers have been accused by their former boss of dithering from "responding to the situation" during the 26/11 attacks.

SC dismisses PIL seeking ban on immersion of idols
The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking a ban on immersion of idols of dieties during festivals like Durga Puja and Dussehrra saying it concerns the right to religious practice.

India contributes $1 million for Palestinian refugees
India has contributed USD one million to an UN agency here providing humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian refugees, fifty times more than what it contributed last time.

‘Delhi, Hurriyat talks can`t succeed without Pak’
Pakistan on Friday claimed that any talks between the Indian government and separatist Kashmiri leaders will not be successful without its involvement.

Linking reprocessing pact with NPT inconsistent: Mulford
Amid hectic negotiations between India and the US to wrap up the nuclear reprocessing pact, former US Ambassador David Mulford has said linking this issue with the signing of NPT by India will be "very inconsistent".