Monday, May 2, 2011

Deep divisions come to the fore at Singur

Deep divisions come to the fore at Singur

Deep divisions come to the fore at Singur

Posted: 02 May 2011 05:48 PM PDT

Ironically the day Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was sworn in as West Bengal CM, industrialist Ratan Tata announced that Singur, 40km from Kolkata, would be the site of the world's cheapest car.

Bengal: Polling in Singur, Nandigram today

Posted: 02 May 2011 05:34 PM PDT

The fourth phase of elections will be held in Howarh, Hooghly, East Midnapore and 13 seats of Burdwan. It is significant for the key opponents: Trinamool Congress and CPM.

AMU teachers on strike against campus closure

Posted: 02 May 2011 05:21 PM PDT

Aligarh Muslim University Teachers' Association on Monday began an indefinite sit-in on the campus against the institution's indefinite closure following a clash between rival students groups last week.

Sundareshan out, G C Chaturvedi in as oil secy

Posted: 02 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT

The government on Monday appointed Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as petroleum secretary and shifted incumbent S Sundareshan to the ministry of heavy industries.

Jairam Ramesh clears Posco project

Posted: 02 May 2011 05:17 PM PDT

Jairam Ramesh gave the nod for the pending forest clearance to the state government, paving the way for the Korean steel giant to acquire the forest land required for the project.

I-T dept slaps Rs 130 crore tax demand on Reddys' OMC

Posted: 02 May 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Obulapuram Mining Corporation, owned by the Reddy brothers of Karnataka, has sought the Supreme Court's permission to sell 2.5 lakh tonnes of iron ore lying at its Andhra Pradesh mine to enable it to pay Rs 130 crore tax demanded by the Income Tax department.

BJP: India better learn a lesson from America

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:35 PM PDT

BJP reacted to the news of Osama bin Laden's death by demanding that Parliament attack accused Afzal Guru be hanged and reiterated that Delhi must ask Islamabad to hand over terrorists involved in attacks on India in all future talks.

Killing a boost for anti-Pak talks hawks

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:33 PM PDT

Osama bin Laden's killing near Islamabad may strengthen the hands of sceptics in Congress who are wary of speeding up re-engagement with Pakistan to revive bilateral relations.

Man who tweeted the Osama operation live

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:24 PM PDT

A huge window shaking bang here in Abbottabad Cantt. I hope its not the start of something nasty" - that's what went through Sohaib Athar's mind as a helicopter hovering nearby rattled the windows and doors around 1am near the Abbottabad mansion where Osama Bin Laden was hauled in.

26/11 likely to return to centrestage in talks

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:17 PM PDT

India's threat comes from LeT, JeM etc, which derive inspiration from al-Qaida. They have one thing in common- they are all under control of ISI.

Learn lessons from US mission: Bollywood

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:13 PM PDT

Bollywood celebrities on Monday said if the US could get into Pakistan and kill bin Laden, India should also bring the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks to justice and act against fugitives like Dawood Ibrahim.

'What about justice for 26/11 attack?'

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:11 PM PDT

The news of Osama Bin Laden's killing drew thousands of online comments. Remarks on timesofindia.com varied from euphoric to cynical, from amusing to cautionary.

Navy Seals were training in Afghanistan for a month

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:50 PM PDT

This was the Seal Team Six, known for its strategic exploits. Its official name is Naval Special Warfare Development Group - a name which not many are familiar with.

A hero or a villain? Arabs divided

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:23 PM PDT

He was once a hero. But several Middle East experts said Osama's death has become irrelevant in an Arab world fired up by popular revolt against oppressive leaders.

Family of 9/11 victims celebrate Osama's end

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:20 PM PDT

As news of Osama bin Laden's killing reached this northeastern corner of India, Yamnen Laba's face lit up. "I'm so happy justice has been done. I thank US President Barack Obama," he said.

How stateless terror haunted United States

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:09 PM PDT

The al-Qaida founder used his experience of the 90s Afghan jihad to devise a "business" model using real but fanatic, even corrupt charities, hawala trade, training camps in remote areas, alliances with rogue regimes, powerful religious indoctrination and, above all, operatives familiar with western surroundings.

Red-faced Pakistan claims role in op, but no one is convinced

Posted: 02 May 2011 02:55 PM PDT

The revelation that Osama was living in a sprawling house in a garrison town about an hour away from the Pakistan capital demolishes, once and for all, the Pakistan government's protestations of innocence.

Obama may stop aid to Pak for doubletalk

Posted: 02 May 2011 02:51 PM PDT

Osama's presence in Pakistan, something Pakistani officials have long dismissed, goes to the heart of the lack of trust Washington has felt over the last 10 years with Pak.

India asks Pak to hand over 26/11 accused, other terrorists

Posted: 02 May 2011 02:39 PM PDT

The location of Osama's lair in Pakistan's heartland of Punjab is validation of India's campaign about Pakistan's duplicity as a member of the anti-terror global alliance.

With Osama dead, Obama can start troop pullout

Posted: 02 May 2011 02:37 PM PDT

With Osama bin Laden dead, US President Barack Obama can honour another promise to the American people by starting to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan as per his stated deadline of July 2011.

Osama's killing may strengthen anti-talks section in govt

Posted: 02 May 2011 02:15 PM PDT

Osama bin Laden's killing near Islamabad may strengthen the hands of sceptics in Congress who are wary of speeding up re-engagement with Pakistan to revive bilateral relations.

Osama saw India as enemy, wanted to join jihad in Kashmir

Posted: 02 May 2011 02:04 PM PDT

The links between anti-India terror groups and Osama's jihadis have been known at least since 1998 when members of Harkat-ul-Ansar, a terrorist group focused on Kashmir, training alongside al-Qaida members in Afghanistan were killed in a US missile attack.

Who says Osama is a terrorist, ask Muslim religious leaders

Posted: 02 May 2011 02:03 PM PDT

Muslim religious leaders, cutting across sectarian divisions, questioned the "America-propounded" description of the al-Qaida leader as a terrorist, asking what judicial procedures had been followed to pronounce him as one.

Pak's status as safe house for jihadis confirmed

Posted: 02 May 2011 02:01 PM PDT

Pakistan is known to protect leaders of anti-India groups like LeT and JeM but Osama's death confirms that even the leading targets of the "war on terror" found safe hideouts in the country.

Qaida's model of 'stateless terror' unlikely to vanish in a hurry

Posted: 02 May 2011 01:53 PM PDT

The threat is potent not only because Al Qaida's influence plays out through thousands of charities, financiers, sleeper cells and training camps run by jihadi fellow travellers, but its decentralised model promises to self-replicate for the foreseeable future.
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