A late 2008 diplomatic cable from the Islamabad embassy of the US has shed new light on the thinking inside the Pakistani establishment about Kashmir, Balochistan and the bombing of Indian embassy in Kabul in the same year. According to the cable, which described a high-level meeting between the US Assistant Secretary for South and […]
After remaining absent from the telecom scene for seven years, Mukesh Ambani too has now jumped into the ongoing ‘telecom war’ over the abolition of termination charges. In doing so, Ambani’s Infotel Broadband — the holder of the only pan-India wireless broadband license — has lodged itself of the opposite side of big incumbents like […]
Though the Government and Civil Society members of the Lokpal bill drafting committee disagree on the fundamental structure of the planned institution, the civil society members can be credited with having won major concessions from the government. Among the assurances that have been secured by the civil society members from the government side include the […]
The US President Barrack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron said they will increase pressure on Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi till he leaves, though Obama was slightly less hawkish on the attacks. “The President and I agree that we should be turning up the heat on Libya.. On Britain’s party, we would be looking […]
Home minister Chidambaram has accepted the responsibility for the ’50 most wanted’ goof up involving the listing of the arrested Wazhul Kamar Khan in a list given to Pakistan. “The Mumbai police did not formally communicate the news of the arrest to the CBI when the arrest took place [in August 2010,]” Chidambaram said. He […]
Indian public opinion would force the Indian government to take military action against Pakistan in case of another attack like Mumbai, home minister P Chidambaram told the Americans in 2009, according to leaked US diplomatic cables. Chidambaram also blamed Bangladesh and Myanmar for providing sanctuary to insurgents in the North East and called Myanmar “totally […]
State-owned mobile and fixed line telecom operator BSNL has accused the telecom regulator of “over-reaching” the judgments of the Supreme Court and the Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) by questioning the need for inclusion of capital expenditure in call costs. It said it is “shocked and surprised” at the move by the Telecom […]
Officials of the United Arab Emirates, home to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, said the tiny country had to “understand the needs” of its bigger neighbors like Iran and Saudi Arabia to survive and can only go so far in helping the US in the region. A cable leaked by Wikileaks reports the UAE Central Bank […]
Maharashtra home minister RR Patil has said that the state government will take responsibility for the security of Mumbai terror attack accused Ajmal Kasab from now on. The step has come after the state government received a Rs 10 crore bill from the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) — one of India’s para-military forces — […]
According to sources, the Maharashtra police is exchanging fire in an ongoing encounter with a group of Maoists in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. Around 250 Maoists are expected to be holed up in a forest. Initial reports suggest that the fire fight is happening in a forest near Halewara village in the district. The […]
India’s defence minister AK Antony has reacted to the Wikileaks’ revelation that parts of the Pakistani government were in touch with the terror groups who bombed the Indian embassy of Kabul in 2008. Antony said the biggest hurdle to better relations between India and Pakistan was the links between high officials in Pakistan and terror […]
Reports emanating from Kabul says that the Taliban leader Mullah Omar has met his end. According to TOLO TV, a Kabul based news channel Omar has been killed in Pakistan. “Mullah Omar was killed on way from Quetta to North Waziristan, ” TOLO television said in its news bulletin. However,there is no independent confirmation about […]
Many senior Pakistani military officers seemed out of touch with Western reality and are steeped in myths — particularly anti-American ones — while being in awe of the Chinese, according to the experiences of a US Army Colonel who was studying there. Colonel Michael Schleicher, who was attending a senior level course at Pakistan’s prestigious […]
The wikileaks cable has given a rare glimpse of the hard-nosed practicality of Pakistani administrators. Speaking to the Bryan Hunt, Principal Officer at the US Consulate in Lahore, Shahbaz Sharif, chief minister of the Punjab province, even joked about using ‘long beards’ — a sign of devotion — to charm the people. Sharif was talking […]
A prominent CPI leader from the Muslim community, M Rahmatullah, has quit the Left and joined Congress ally Indian Union Muslim League, accusing the Communists of losing touch with the minorities. Rahmattullah also accused the CPI of being part of a “new politics” that neglected the Christian and Muslim minorities of Kerala — an obvious […]
Days after seeking government nod to more than double its production capacity in Rajasthan, Cairn Energy announced it has started work on bringing the second field into production. In an update given to investors in London, Cairn said it expects to start production from its second oil field — Bhagyam — by end of the […]
The Congress leadership, including Congress president Sonia Gandhi is learnt to be putting tremendous pressure on discontented state party president Ramesh Chennithala to join the government under Oommen Chandy. According to sources, the Congress led UDF government is keen to be seen as a broad-based government and not one dominated by the minorities. The current […]
The air of uncertainty still hangs over the fate of the Taliban chief Mullah Omar. Unconfirmed reports emerging from a TV station in Kabul says that the one eyed chief of the terrorist organization,Mullah Omar, has been killed on his way from Quetta to North Waziristan. Reuters news agency quoting the Taliban spokesperson denies the […]
Taliban is keeping the heat continuing on the Pakistan police, army and American establishment. In the latest attack, fourth since Osama’s death on May 2, a suicide bomb struck the Peshawar police station this morning killing at least four and wounding 22. Police said that the blast was so powerful that it flattened the building. […]
Letsbuy.com, the online retailer based in Delhi, has started taking pre-orders for the much-awaited Samsung Galaxy S 2 smartphone for Rs 32,830 indicating that the phone is just days away from its India launch. The price is substantially below what it is selling for on Amazon in the US — $900 or Rs 40,500. The […]
