A first: Death in drug trafficking case
Chandigarh, January 28
In a landmark judgment, a local court today awarded death sentence to a drug peddler and 15 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) to a Burundi national in a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) case dating back to November 2007. The two were convicted on January 19 and the quantum of sentence was pronounced today.

Bangladeshi pirates kill  3 Indian fishermen
Kolkata, January 28
A gang of Bangladeshi pirates attacked three Indian trawlers in the Bay of Bengal killing three fishermen, including a father and a son, and hijacked one of these vessels holding 14 fishermen captive. Nine fishermen were also injured in the firing by the eight pirates late last night off Kenduakhali in the Bay of Bengal, about 350 km from here, the police said today.

US making powerful bomb to ‘hit’ Iran
Washington, January 28
The US military has stepped up efforts to make their largest conventional weapon, the 13.6 tonne “bunker-buster” bomb, more powerful and capable of destroying Iran’s most heavily fortified underground nuclear facilities. 
(Details on World page)

82% turnout amidst violence in Manipur
CRPF man among five killed in attack by suspected Naga rebels
Guwahati, January 28
An 82 per cent of the electorate today exercised their franchise in Manipur Assembly poll which was marred by militants' violence that claimed five lives and left two injured.
(Details on Nation page)