Pak has lot to answer for, says Brown
New Delhi, December 14
As the international community tightened the noose around Islamabad on the issue of terrorism, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today asserted that Pakistan has “a lot to answer for” the heinous terrorist attack on Mumbai recently.

Editorial: Duplicity won’t do Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown is greeted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Sunday. — Reuters

IAF violated airspace by mistake: Pak
New Delhi/Islamabad, December 14
India today refuted Islamabad’s charge that Indian Air Force (IAF) jets flew into the Pakistani airspace, claiming the neighbouring country was indulging in propaganda after it had been established beyond doubt that elements in Pakistan were behind the Mumbai terror attack.

Mumbai Heat
‘Lashkar responsible for attack’
New Delhi, December 14
Visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday categorically singled out the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) as being responsible for last month’s terror attacks in Mumbai that claimed nearly 200 lives and injured about 300.

Normal ties with Pak only when terror stops: PM
Shangus (Anantnag), December 14
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Pakistan to prevent its territory from being used by some elements for terrorist activities against India, saying the nation always stood for better and normal relations with the neighbouring country.

Kashmiri women wear Congress caps as they listen to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at an election rally at Khandroo in Anantnag district, some 75 km from Srinagar, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Mohd Amin War

No move to postpone LS poll: Govt
Kolkata, December 14
The Centre is not considering any proposal for advancing the Lok Sabha poll, the external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee said today. He was addressing a public meeting at Behrampore, the district from where he won the 2004 parliamentary elections.

46 farmers commit suicide every day in India: Research
New Delhi, December 14
Forty-six farmers commit suicide every day in this country even as packages were rolled out in a bid to bailout the debt-ridden community from crisis. A whopping 16,632 cases of suicides by farmers, including 2,369 women were reported across the country last year with Maharashtra retaining the dubious distinction of having the largest number of such incidents despite a slump in figures.

High day temperature in Dec may hit wheat yield: Experts
Chandigarh, December 14
With wheat sown in 34 lakh hectares across the state high day temperature is giving farmers the jitters. At this stage it is the biting cold which promotes tillering of wheat seed which helps raise the wheat yield. Despite having reached mid-December the region is yet to witness trademark shivering cold.

RTI exposes gaffe in recruitments Shimla, December 14 Is it possible to select a candidate for any post without preparing a merit list of candidates? The answer is “yes”, if one goes by the information supplied by the Himachal Pradesh High Court under the Right to Information Act regarding direct recruitment of additional district and sessions judges in 2007.