Sunday, December 19, 2010, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 2:30 am (IST)

Cong’s fightback plan ready
Will push for probe into ‘terror’ links of right-wing bodies; plenary begins
New Delhi, December 18
A day after an embarrassed Congress struggled to respond to the latest WikiLeaks revelations that party general secretary Rahul Gandhi had told the US Ambassador that radicalised Hindu groups were a more serious threat than Pakistan-abetted terror, its leadership is all set to turn the heat on the BJP by accusing the RSS-affiliated organisations of instigating terror activities.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and AICC president Sonia Gandhi at a party meeting in New Delhi on Saturday. Tribune photo/AFP

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Indians’ tolerance for all faiths comes in for praise in US cable
New Delhi, December 18
More leaks on Saturday of diplomatic cables from the US Embassy in New Delhi turned out to be music for Indian ears. At least some of it. One of the cables said America can learn a lot from Indians’ tolerance for all faiths.

Pak Army ‘paid wages’ to Lashkar
Washington, December 18
The Pakistan army “paid wages” to terror organisation Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and sustained it, according to a diplomatic cable unveiled by whistleblower website WikiLeaks.

Varanasi Blast
Man held at Mumbai airport
Mumbai, December 18
A man was detained at Mumbai airport today after an anonymous phone caller informed the police in the metropolis that he was allegedly involved in the December 7 Varanasi blast. The anti-terror squad of Mumbai police informed the authorities at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport about the name of the person against whom a call was received, official sources said.

Gambhir leads charge Gautam Gambhir in action in 2nd innings in first Test in Centurion on Saturday. Gambhir (80) and Virender Sehwag (63) contributed 137 runs for the first-wicket stand after South Africa declared their first innings closed at 620 for four. India were 190 for 2 at close at the end of 3rd day’s play.  — AFP

US recalls CIA chief from Pakistan
Washington, December 18
The top CIA official in Pakistan has been called back home from Islamabad after his cover was blown allegedly by the ISI, resulting in serious threat to his life.
(Details on World page)

Justice Reghupathi insists he named Raja in letter
Chennai, December 18
The furore over former Union Minister A Raja's alleged attempt to influence the judiciary in a criminal case refused to die down with former judge Justice S Reghupathi again insisting today that he had named Raja in his letter to then Madras High Court Chief Justice H L Gokhale.

Milkha reveals how he got ‘Flying Sikh’ tag “You didn’t run, you flew,” said the then Pak President Ayub Khan Chandigarh, December 18 While everyone knows who the Flying Sikh is, many wouldn’t be aware that the veteran Olympian, Milkha Singh, got this name in Pakistan in 1960 at a track event that he never wanted to contest.                                                   Milkha Singh