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Old
wine in new bottle, says India
New Delhi, March 27
The Obama administration’s new
strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan appears to be like ‘old wine in
a new bottle’ with strategic experts wondering whether it would
actually help defeat the Al-Qaida and the Taliban.
Editorial:
ISI-Taliban
terror nexus
EC
transfers DIG Asthana
Faces wrath for trying to
‘influence’ voters in SAD’s favour
Chandigarh, March 27
The EC today ordered the transfer
of DIG, Patiala Range, SK Asthana following allegations that he was
trying to influence voters in favour of SAD candidate Prem Singh
Chandumajra. Asthana has been asked to report to the Director General of
Police at Chandigarh, according to Home Secretary NS Kang. His new
posting will be issued in due course.
Gujarat
Riots Case
Kodnani
surrenders before SIT
BJP on the backfoot after high
court verdict
 New
Delhi, March 27
Besieged by indictment from the
higher courts for pushing a communal agenda, and playing on the backfoot
the BJP made desperate attempt today to salvage its image and project
itself law-abiding and honouring the courts and law of the land.
Gujarat state Child Welfare and Higher Education Minister Mayaben Kodnani walks to surrender before
SIT in Gandhinagar on Friday. — PTI
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US
President Barack Obama on Friday unveiled his plan for winning
the war on terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan describing Al
Qaida and its extremist allies as a “cancer that risks killing
Pakistan from within” and noting that the future of
Afghanistan is “inextricably linked” to that of Pakistan.
