Saturday, August 12, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

US warns of terror attacks in India

New Delhi, August 11 The US Embassy here has warned of a series of bombing in or around New Delhi and Mumbai between today and August 16 by “foreign terrorists” and dropped a bombshell that the Al-Qaida could also be involved in such strikes.

Airline passengers undergo security checks at the domestic airport in New Delhi on Friday. Security has been beefed up following warning issued by the US Embassy of possible terrorist attacks in India. — PTI photo In video (56k)

Pakistan names Al-Qaida suspect 
Islamabad, August 11
Islamabad, August 11
Pakistan today named British national Rashid Rauf, who was arrested here, as a “key person” in the terror plot targeting US-bound airliners from Britain and claimed that there was an Al Qaida connection in the conspiracy.

World page: US mum on Pak links
Editorial: Nightmare averted

Vajpayee’s letter controversy blows over
New Delhi, August 11
An uneasy quietus prevails over the letter written by former Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee to Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee although the presiding officer asked both the ruling and Opposition not to prolong the "painful chapter".

India: The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION

Speaker rejects motion against PM
New Delhi, August 11
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today rejected the privilege notices given by the NDA and others against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for leakage of the Justice Pathak Authority Report to the media before it was laid in the House, saying it did not constitute any breach of privilege or contempt of the House.

Nation page: Not allowed to speak in RS

Bones of infant found in another well
Patran (Patiala), August 11
Around 100 bones, which seem to be of a three-month-old child, clothes and other material, used in carrying out an abortion, have been recovered from a second well in front of Sahib Hospital here. A team of the District Health Department was present at the well when the excavation started today.

Haryana makes registration of docs compulsory
Chandigarh, August 11
In order to deal with doctors indulging in malpractices like sex determination tests, the Health Department, Haryana, has made it mandatory for all doctors to be registered with the Haryana Medical Council.

2 LeT suspects arrested in Ludhiana
Ludhiana, August 8
Two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were reportedly caught by a special team of the local police from near Bharat Nagar Chowk late tonight.  They were caught during a special vigil in the city as part of the security for Independence Day celebrations. — TNS

Gen sent on ‘forced leave’
New Delhi, August 11
In a surprise move, the Director-General of Military Intelligence, Lt-Gen Deepak H. Summanwar, has been sent on “compulsory long leave” by the Army Headquarters, it has been reliably learnt. The action was taken in view of Lt-Gen Summanwar having “misused defence equipment and manpower” for a private project involving his wife and kin. — UNI