Raju inflated staff number to swindle
Diverted Rs 20 crore every month
Hyderabad, January 22
As fresh revelations emerged in the Satyam Computers fraud case, a local court here today extended the police custody of the disgraced former chairman B Ramalinga Raju and former chief financial officer V Srinivas by a day to facilitate further questioning.

Sukhbir’s ‘coronation’ over, power cuts
back in Punjab
Jalandhar, January 22
Uninterrupted power supply, ensured by the state yesterday ostensibly to let the people witness the “sonrise” at Amritsar, proved to be a one-day wonder with the state remaining powerless for several hours during the day. Things were back to “normal” this morning with the PSEB reverting to its load-shedding schedule with people raising a hue and cry.

PM discharged from hospital
Gilani sends flowers
New Delhi, January 22
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today wished Prime Minister Manmohan Singh good health by sending him a bouquet and a get-well message. The PM was, meanwhile, discharged from AIIMS early in the morning and was back at work from his 7, Race Course residence office.

Malegaon Blasts
Charges against 11 upheld
Mumbai, January 22
A special MCOCA court today upheld invoking of tough MCOCA against the 11 arrested accused, including Lt Col Prasad Purohit and sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, in Malegaon blast case saying there was prima facie evidence against them of having aided, abetted and conspired to commit criminal activities.

German top cop says LeT behind 26/11
New Delhi, January 22
Germany, which lost three of its citizens in Mumbai terror strikes, today said it felt that Lashkar-e-Taiba was responsible for the attacks but cannot hazard a guess on other groups that could be linked to al-Qaida being behind it.

Germany offers to train elite force

Pak: We gave blank cheque to China on
talks with India
Islamabad, January 22
Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan had given a "blank cheque" to China authorising it to negotiate with India on its behalf to deal with the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Speaking at a reception at the Chinese embassy here last night, Qureshi said he had told Chinese special envoy He Yafei to "go to Delhi and you have a blank cheque from us".

25-kg IED seized
Srinagar/Jammu, January 22
The police has nabbed two Harkat-ul Mujahideen militants, Aijaz Ahmad Lone and Hassan Mir, in Tral (south Kashmir) and seized Chinese grenades from them. Police sources said Lone and Mir were working as overground workers, sympathisers who helped active militants with logistical and other required support but did not indulge in killing themselves.

Slumdog: Rahman bags 3 Oscar nominations Los Angeles, January 22 “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” a drama in which Brad Pitt plays a man who ages backward, led the field of Oscar contenders with 13 nominations, organisers said on Thursday. “Slumdog Millionaire,” the tale of an impoverished orphan’s improbable victory on an Indian television game show, followed with 10, while the Batman sequel “The Dark Knight” and the gay-rights saga “Milk” each landed eight. Slumdog director Danny Boyle (second from left) with actress Freida Pinto (right), actor Dev Patel (second from right) and co-director Loveleen Tandon.