Mumbai Heat
No handover of wanted men
Islamabad, December 9
Pakistan today said any of its citizens found to be linked to the Mumbai terror attacks will not be handed over to India, but tried under the country's own laws.

India not impressed, wants concrete move New Delhi, December 9

India is closely monitoring the ongoing raids by the Pakistani authorities on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and expects Islamabad to go beyond “tokenism” by cooperating fully and transparently with New Delhi in bringing to book the perpetrators of the audacious attack on Mumbai.

Masood Azhar

Crucial session begins today
Upbeat Cong ready to take on Oppn; federal agency, meltdown on agenda
New Delhi, December 9
The resounding poll victories of the Congress in three out of five states will set the tone for discussions in the phase two of the 14th session of Parliament, starting tomorrow. In the evening, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met President Pratibha Patil and discussed internal security, the Mumbai terror attacks and other issues of national importance.

Police reveals names of all Mumbai attackers
Mumbai, December 9
Police have obtained the names of nine terrorists, killed in encounter during November 26 terror attack on Mumbai, from Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman who was caught alive and is in police custody, a senior police official said.

Shoaib alias Soheb from Sialkot, 20-year-old, was the youngest of the group while Nasir alias Abu Umar from Faisalabad was the oldest at 28.

Union minister booked
Patna, December 9
A construction company has lodged a complaint against the union minister of state for civil supplies Mohammed Taslimuddin and his son Mohammed Sarfaraz , a former minister of Bihar, for demanding Rs 2 crore as extortion.

Appointment of judges
Centre bends, goes by collegium
New Delhi, December 9
After dithering for weeks, the government has finally accepted the recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium for the elevation of three judges to the apex court, ending the rift on the issue that was threatening to snowball into a showdown.

Expelled cadet returns to IMA on fake papers
Dehradun, December 9
Authorities at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) have handed over a 30-year-old Gentleman Cadet (GC) undergoing training at the academy on “fake identity” to the Dehradun Police.

Sanjeev Kumar Yadav alias Deepak Yadav being taken into custody. — A Tribune photo