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11 pirates killed as Navy sinks hijacked ship
15 sea brigands held, 20 fishermen freed
New Delhi, January 29
In a major strike, an Indian naval warship, acting in self-defence, has sunk a hijacked ship that was being used by pirates in the Arabian Sea. A total of 11 sea brigands are feared killed while 15 of their accomplices have been captured alive and 20 hostages have been freed from the clutches of the pirates.

Link between pirates, ultras: Intel agencies

Black money
Up to SC to reveal names, says Moily
Bangalore, January 29
Amid growing Opposition calls for making public the list of Indians who have stashed black money abroad, Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily today said the UPA Government had nothing to hide on the issue and it was up to the Supreme Court to reveal the names.

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Mumbai, January 29

Egypt burns, Mubarak relents

An Egyptian army armoured personnel carrier drives past anti-government protesters in Cairo on Saturday. Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refused to bow to mounting pressure to quit even as nationwide demonstrations against his 30-year rule entered the fifth day. — AP/PTI

Nation page: Indians in Egypt safe: Govt Opinion page: Egypt's day of reckoning Mubarak has deputy for first time  Ahmad Shafiq named Prime Minister Obama asks Mubarak to refrain from violence against protesters World page: Saudi King Abdullah supports Mubarak

Mobile tariffs may rise
Govt move to allow market to drive 2G Spectrum price might result in firms hiking charges
New Delhi, January 29
In a major shift in policy that may make mobile telecom services costly, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today said henceforth all operators would have to pay market price for initial as well additional spectrum.

Karmapa aide’s home searched
IT, IB sleuths join probe
Dharamsala, January 29
Income tax authorities and intelligence agencies today joined Himachal police in investigation of the Karmapa case. Sources told The Tribune that income tax authorities collected details of cash and documents confiscated by the Himachal Pradesh police from the monastery of the Karmapa in the last two days.

Tibetan Govt backs its leader

‘China link’ back to haunt the lama
Shimla/Dharamsala, Jan 29
The alleged Chinese links of the 14-year-old lama boy, who had taken the world by surprise when he made a sudden appearance in Mcelodganj on a frosty January morning in 2000, are back to haunt him even after a decade's existence in India. Even on January 5, 2000, when the 17th Karmapa, Ugyen Trinley Dorjee, had told the story of his flight to freedom from Tsurphu monastery in Tibet to Mcleodganj, thousands of kilometers away, there were apprehensions expressed by intelligence agencies of his being a Chinese man.