Mumbai gunmen trained in Pakistan - investigators (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:40 AM CST Reuters - Indian investigators said on Monday the militants who attacked Mumbai had months of commando training in Pakistan, adding to rising tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours as recriminations mounted at home. |
Crack commando recounts being shot by Mumbai attackers (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 01:51 AM CST Reuters - Indian commando Sunil Kumar Yadav spent nine hours searching for Islamist militants inside Mumbai's vast Taj Mahal hotel before he was fired on. |
Rice urges Pakistan to cooperate in Mumbai probe (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:03 AM CST Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice strongly urged Pakistan on Monday to give its total cooperation in finding the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks. |
Captured militant tells of training in Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:08 AM CST Reuters - The gunman captured during the attacks on Mumbai said he had undergone months of commando-style training in an Islamist militant camp in Pakistan, two senior officials involved in the investigation said. |
Airlines see temporary slowdown after attacks (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:08 AM CST Reuters - Indian airlines have seen some slowdown in passenger traffic following last week's deadly attacks in Mumbai, but said on Monday they expect it to be temporary and said operations were running on schedule. |
Rice to visit India on Wednesday, W.House says (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2008 08:56 PM CST Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to India on Wednesday at the request of President George W. Bush in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, the White House said on Sunday. |
SCENARIOS - What could happen after the Mumbai attacks (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:13 AM CST Reuters - Here are some political, economic and geopolitical scenarios for India after the attacks in Mumbai, where 183 people were killed during coordinated attacks by Islamist militants. |
Pakistani politicians to meet on India policy (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:02 AM CST Reuters - Pakistani prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has summoned political leaders to develop a "national consensus policy" on India as bilateral tension grows after a militant attack on Mumbai, Gilani's spokesman said on Monday. |
PM says to boost anti-terrorist capabilities (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2008 09:06 AM CST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said he would increase the size and strength of the country's anti-terrorist forces after militant attacks in Mumbai killed nearly 200 people. |
Maharashtra CM offers to resign (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 01:12 AM CST Reuters - Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, a member of the ruling Congress party, said on Monday he had offered to resign over the attacks in Mumbai that killed 183 people. |
Pregnant Indians risk passing diabetes to babies (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2008 11:54 PM CST Reuters - Up to 15 percent of pregnant women in India are developing diabetes, raising the risk of their children developing the disease, said experts on Sunday, who blamed factors including malnutrition. |
India-Pakistan tensions may pull in U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2008 06:44 AM CST Reuters - Tensions between India and Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks and threats to move troops to the border between the nuclear rivals are unlikely to lead to a flashpoint, analysts said on Sunday. |
NEWSMAKER - Chidambaram to lead India's war on militants (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2008 09:33 AM CST Reuters - Former Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, who led efforts to fend off the global financial crisis, now faces an even stiffer test -- rescuing India's government from the wreckage of the Mumbai attacks. |
NEWSMAKER - Manmohan Singh takes over economy hot seat (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2008 11:06 AM CST Reuters - India's economy will now be steered by the man who in 1991 protected it at its most vulnerable moment and then opened it up to the world -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. |
"Slumdog", "Hunger" sweep British film awards (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2008 09:01 PM CST Reuters - Director Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire", about a poor Indian boy who gets a shot at winning millions in a television game show, swept the British Independent Film Awards on Sunday with three prizes. |
ICC urges England to play tests in India (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2008 09:42 AM CST Reuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) urged England on Sunday to play next month's test series in India if player safety concerns are addressed in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. |
NEWSMAKER - Home Minister Patil resigns over Mumbai attacks (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2008 05:50 AM CST Reuters - Home Minister Shivraj Patil, who submitted his resignation on Sunday over the Mumbai attacks, is a veteran politician with the unfortunate reputation of being somewhat of a dandy. |