Naxal Menace
The buck stops with you, PC tells Buddha
Rules out military action against Maoists
Kolkata, April 4
Putting the onus on the West Bengal government to deal effectively with the Naxal menace, Home Minister P Chidambaram today said he has told Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee that the bucks stops with him and that talks can be held with the Left-wing extremists if they abjure violence.

Maoists love NREGA in Jharkhand

10 killed as Naxals blow up police bus
Landmine blast; SOG convoy targeted; 3 injured
Bhubaneswar, April 4
Maoist guerrillas on Sunday detonated a landmine and blew up a police bus, killing at least 10 security personnel and injuring three others in Orissa’s Koraput district, an official said.

Big cities on Naxal radar
New Delhi, April 4
Taking a leaf out of the methods adopted by Pakistan-based terrorists, the Maoists have plans to attack major cities and are trying to enhance their strike capabilities in the urban areas.

India satisfied with progress of talks on Headley
New Delhi, April 4
India today said it was yet to get access to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Headley, but was satisfied with the progress of talks with the USA over access to the terror suspect linked to the Mumbai terror attack.

Opinions page: ‘Soft state’ tag sticks

No more statues in Parliament
New Delhi, April 4
A decision has been taken to disallow further installation of statues and portraits in Parliament to maintain its neat and spacious look.

US meddling in Afghan affairs, says Karzai
Washington, April 4
Hitting out at his western backers for the second time in three days, President Hamid Karzai has accused the US of interfering in Afghanistan’s internal affairs and said the Taliban insurgency would become a legitimate resistance movement if the meddling doesn’t stop.

Was forced into phone ‘nikah’: Shoaib ‘I was cheated….Sania knows everything’; wedding on April 15 in Hyderabad Hyderabad, April 4 Breaking his silence over the controversy surrounding his alleged first marriage, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik today said he was cheated and forced into a telephonic ‘nikah’ with Hyderabadi girl Ayesha Siddiqui eight years ago. Case of cheating registered against Shoaib 20 held for burning Sania’s posters Does Azharuddin know the truth? The truth is that I have, to this day, not met the girl in the photograph. Ayesha Siddiqui was the girl who introduced herself as Maha Apa (or elder sister) of Ayesha. When I realised the fraud, it was the worst moment of my life — Shoaib Malik