Situation in Pakistan very serious: Antony
New Delhi, October 19
Not ruling out the possibility of spillover effect of the “very serious” situation in Pakistan, India today said its defence forces are prepared to meet any challenge and expressed confidence that any threat, including that from Taliban, would be neutralised.




Union Defence Minister AK Antony at the 60th Raising Day ceremony of the Territorial Army in New Delhi on Monday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

Class XII marks will be crucial for IIT selection
Move seeks to tame ‘teaching shops’
New Delhi, October 19
Entry to IIT system will soon be linked to school performance at senior secondary level, with the current eligibility cut-off of 60 per cent at Class XII — required for IIT selection — proposed to be raised substantially.

‘Can’t see the benefit’: Coaching centres

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Decks cleared for second Central university in J&K
New Delhi, October 19
The Centre today paved the way for the establishment of a second central university in Jammu and Kashmir, with the Union Cabinet approving the Ordinance to this effect, for promulgation by the President of India.

Strong defence bond with India: Roemer
Agra, October 19
Days after the Obama Administration cleared a $ 7.5 billion non-military aid to Pakistan, the United States Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer on Monday said New Delhi should not have any apprehension over its defence relationship with the US.

Al-Qaida expands recruiting base to Europe, US: Report
Washington, October 19
The Taliban and Al-Qaida seem to have quietly expanded their recruiting base from South and Central Asia to European nations like Germany, UK and France and even to the US, with many of the new recruits travelling to Pakistan and Afghanistan for terror training.

Asthana Case Spell out stand on 2nd post-mortem, CBI told New Delhi, October 19 The mysterious death of Ashutosh Asthana — the key accused in the multi-crore PF scam, allegedly involving judges — today figured in the Supreme Court which asked CBI to spell out its stand on a plea for preserving the body for a second post-mortem.