Kasab can’t be handed over, India tells Pak
Islamabad/New Delhi, February 14
Pakistan said on Saturday it could seek the custody of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Mumbai mayhem, if its investigations required this, but India immediately nixed the idea.

We may seek the custody of Kasab if the investigation demands. — Rehman Malik, Pak Interior Minister, speaking in Karachi earlier in the day

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Taliban breathing down our necks: Zardari
New York, February 14
President Asif Ali Zardari has made a startling admission that Taliban militants are present in “huge amounts of land” in Pakistan and his government is fighting for the “survival” of the country.

Sapient shows the door to 500 Indians
New Delhi, February 14
The global meltdown hitting the IT industry made its way into software major Sapient’s offices with reports suggesting that the company had laid-off 500 of its employees at its Bangalore, Noida and Gurgaon offices.

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Vandals’ Day
New Delhi, February 14
Incidents of harassment of siblings in Ujjain, a policeman beating up a young couple in Haryana and protests by way of moral policing marred Valentine's Day celebrations across the country today.

Srinagar takes global flight

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi (waving to people) on Saturday inaugurated the new terminal building of the Srinagar Airport, where the first flight from Dubai landed in the afternoon. She also flagged off the extended rail link from Mazhom to Baramulla and described the three events as ‘saugatein’ (gifts) to Jammu and Kashmir. Tribune photos: Amin War (Details on J&K page)

Public rallies banned at Jallianwala Bagh
Amritsar, February 14
In an expected fallout of the Jallianwala Bagh episode, a meeting of the Jallianwala Bagh Local Management Committee, presided over by Governor of Bihar RL Bhatia, today banned all political and public rallies on the premises here.

Punjab page: DSP, SHO transferred

Declare Punjab sensitive: Capt
Chairman of the Congress campaign committee and former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has accused the Badals’ of indulging in “political terrorism”, to prevent him from campaigning for Lok Sabha elections. Disagreeing with Punjab’s Chief Election Officer over the number of Lok Sabha seats that are sensitive, he said, “Not five, but all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab are highly sensitive”.
(Details on Punjab page)