‘Donations’ for UP CM’s birthday bash
Maya’s MLA kills Xen who said no
Lucknow, December 24
In an outrageous incident, an executive engineer of the Uttar Pradesh public works department (PWD) was brutally beaten to death in Aurraiya district of the state, reportedly by none else than local BSP MLA Shekhar Tiwari and his supporters in the wee hours of Wednesday.

Mumbai Heat
India wants to make us a scapegoat to cover its security failure: Gilani
Islamabad, December 24
Ruling out the possibility of a war with India in the wake of heightened tensions, Pakistan premier Yousuf Raza Gilani today alleged that the Indian government was trying to find a “scapegoat” to cover up for the intelligence failure behind the Mumbai terror attack.

No link to attacks: Sharif

BSF officer talks of build-up on Raj border
Jaipur, December 24
Tension between India and Pakistan became more palpable at the international border in Barmer with Additional Director General, Border Security Force, UK Bansal stating heavy army build-up on the other side of the border. Bansal told reporters at Barmer this evening that Pakistan army had taken over rangers in Sir Creek area.

If you get a mail, trust the govt to know it
New Delhi, December 24
You now have better reasons to think twice before writing or saying anything. The government just assumed the power to intercept your computer communications for investigation of offences. It can also access your phone records and letters “in the interest of national sovereignty”.

Close shave for Rajdhani Express
Guwahati, December 24
New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express was saved by a whisker when unidentified militants detonated a bomb on the railway track between Khatkhati and Bokajan Railway Station in Karbi Anglong Hill district of Assam in the wee hours today just after the train had crossed the spot.

12-yr-old weds 35-yr-old
Jaipur, December 24
As much as 50 kg wheat, 5 kg ghee, 3 kg cooking oil, tea and a few cakes of detergent soap was all that made a widow and mother of six children to marry her 12-year-old daughter to a 35-year-old man in Channa Bakhar village of Jodhpur district. The shocking child marriage took place secretly in the village last weekend with the members of family hiding it even from the villagers.