Tue, Nov 24, 2009
Images: Obama, PM at White HousePrime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Tuesday given a rousing welcome at the White House where he was received by President Barack Obama before they sat down for bilateral talks during which the two countries are expected to take their strategic ties to a new level.
How India can prevent another 26/11In his new book Mumbai 26/11: A Day of Infamy, B Raman takes a typically incisive look at last November's terror carnage in Mumbai, which he believes was truly an attack by Pakistan on India, and suggests ways we can prevent a recurrence of such attacks.
'After 26/11 I think that good deeds pay'Star Chef Hemant Oberoi looks back on the Taj's night of terror.
'PM's trip holds promise of realistic partnership'Former diplomat M K Bhadrakumar talks to Sheela Bhatt on what the Obama-Singh summit holds for India.
'I don't want Kasab to be given a death sentence'A year ago, Kia Scherr lost her husband and 13-year-old daughter in the Mumbai terror attacks. Yet, reports Arthur J Pais from Virginia, USA, they remain a constant presence in her life, as she channels grief into service.
Can this lead to another 26/11 attack?Will lax coastal security, corruption among the Customs, Fisheries department and the local police lead to another 26/11 kind of terrorist attack on India?
Mon, Nov 23, 2009
Exclusive! Sandra Samuel one year after 26/11rediff.com's Vaihayasi P Daniel traveled to the small Israeli town of Afula and discovered that Sandra Samuel, the heroine of 26/11, is still a mother to baby Moshe.
The man who escaped the terrorists twice on 26/11'I constantly think of how I only just barely escaped. But it bothers me that I could not do anything. Although I did have the daring to ask them who they were,' remembers Bharat Tamore.
Pix: Ceremonious, colourful welcome for PM in USPrime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived at the Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland at 1.02 pm local time on Sunday. The PM is visiting Washington, DC on a four-day State Visit at the invitation of United States President Barack Obama.
Video: PM arrives at airforce base, Washington DCPrime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur arrived at the airforce base in Washington DC on Sunday.
Sun, Nov 22, 2009
Pix: Gavaskar true Maharashtrian, not Sachin: SenaContinuing its attack on Sachin Tendulkar, the Shiv Sena on Sunday said there was no instance of him helping any Marathi cricketer while Sunil Gavaskar was a "genuine Maharashtrian" and had given Test caps to many players from the state during his tenure as India captain.
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Headley revelations may embarrass Mumbai policeThe Union home ministry believes the newly-formed National Investigation Agency will have to reinvestigate the 26/11 case if the David Headley-Tahawwur Rana probe produces unexpected links with the Mumbai terror attacks. This will be a serious matter and hit the Mumbai police's credibility.
Images: The NSG chief who led from the frontThe elite National Security Guard was under pressure to use gas to neutralise the heavily armed Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorists during the Mumbai terror attacks last year, but the idea was shot down for fear of repeat of another Russian theatre disaster.
Images: Jagan appoints himself as star campaignerThe Congress Member of Parliament from Kadapah Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, who made an unsuccessful bid to become the Andhra Pradesh chief minister after his father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy died in an air crash, made a debut as the party's star campaigner for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections.
Averting another Kuber: Protecting Gujarat's coastHow the the Border Security Force, the Coast Guard, the Navy and the marine police in Gujarat is maintaining a day-night vigil to protect India's western coast.
In 26/11 horror, some brilliant humanity stood outA year after 26/11, Helen Connolly, a yoga instructor from Canada, remembers her friends who died, describes her own healing and chronicles the light that shone through that horror.
US: Expert who infuriated India offered key postChristine Fair, who infuriated New Delhi when she alleged that India was meddling in Balochistan, has been offered the India portfolio in the Obama administration.
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
Pix: Karzai starts second innings as Afghan PrezKarzai was administered the oath of office by the head of Supreme Court Abdul Salam Azmi at a grand ceremony at the presidential palace in the presence of 800 guests, including External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.
Jews begin long road to recovery in MumbaiA year after terror ripped apart Chabad House, Matthew Schneeberger walks down the lanes of Nariman House to gauge the mood at the Jewish centre.
Director Vikram Bhatt's letter to Rahul Gandhi'Is democracy about living in fear? Is that what our forefathers fought the British for? Do you think there is any difference between a man who comes from out of the country to spread terror and the man who stays in this country and spreads terror? Terror is terror, no?'
'People just don't care about 26/11''The day after the attack, people were roaming this area, dressed like they were going to a party!" says an angry man who lost his brother that day.
'In the short term, Naxalism won't go'Mahendra Kumawat has a lifetime experience of dealing with Maoists, terrorists and other militancy. He explains why the fight against the Maoists will be a long and arduous one.
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
AMU: In the middle of a crisisWhat plagues the Aligarh Muslim University? Armed with historical facts, Dr Mohammad Sajjad lists the likely reasons for the recurring turmoil in one of India's oldest educational institutions.
A state dinner is a glamorous White House affairUS President Barack Obama's invitation to Indian prime minister for a state dinner is a reflection of the importance attached to not only Indo-US ties, but also the personal admiration of Manmohan Singh by him--if the history and tradition of the White House is of any indication.
Priceless Indian necklace returns homeA 19th century necklace belonging to the great Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh's wife will finally return to Punjab.