'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. Image: Obama, PM at the White House
In a brief speech, United States President Barak Obama has welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. "Yours is the first official state visit of my presidency.Its fitting that you and India be so recognised," Obama told Singh at the ceremonial welcome at the White House. B Raman on how India can prevent another 26/11
In 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. Agni-II's night trial is a flop show
The first-ever night trial of India's nuclear capable Agni-II Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile has failed to meet all the mission parameters, defence sources said on Tuesday. 26/11: Questions that need to be posed, answered
Strategic expert B Raman on the 17 critical question that he wants answered on the Mumbai terror attacks. Glad I exercised restraint against Pak: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday acknowledged that there was tremendous pressure on him to retaliate militarily against Pakistan in the aftermath of 26/11, but said he's glad he exercised restraint. Images: Obama, PM at White House
Prime 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. 26/11 case to conclude on first anniversary
The prosecution is all set to wind up the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case in a special court on November 26, coinciding with the first anniversary of the dastardly strikes that left 166 dead. Eyewitness: How the Babri Masjid was felled
In the wake of the Liberhan commision'sreport being tabled in Parliament, Rediff.com's Sharat Pradhan recounts the day the Babri Masjid was felled. Tarun Vijay: Barack Obama, us and the US
'India will have to fight its own battles. It cannot expect the US to help us fight them.' Column: Why I am worried about Dr Singh's visit
'A nation that has no long-term strategic intent, and whose leaders can be easily manipulated through flattery, is a banana republic. Unlike China, which intends to rule the world, India, which can only imagine itself as a second-rate power, will remain one.' Interview with former diplomat M K Bhadrakumar
Former diplomat M K Bhadrakumar talks to Sheela Bhatt on what the Obama-Singh summit holds for India. Chef Hemant Oberoi looks back on Taj Hotel's night of terror
Star Chef Hemant Oberoi looks back on the Taj's night of terror. Lately, China has been assertive: PM Singh
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Monday dismissed the controversy that arose over the joint statement issued by United States President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on the eve of his state visit to Washington, seemingly mooting a role for Beijing in resolving the India-Pakistan dispute, saying, "What happens between President Obama and President Hu is not our direct concern." Exclusive: Ex-NSG chief's stunning disclosures
'Since I felt there could be more, I had told the local authorities to screen every hostage carefully, since we felt that some could have been staying as guests.' Former NSG director general J K Dutt in an exclusive interview. 'Mumbai terror attacks continue to haunt us'
'There is much that India and the United States can do together to reduce the global risks of nuclear proliferation, including by building a new global consensus on the way ahead. The negotiation of a verifiable Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty in the Conference on Disarmament will be a significant contribution.' Mixing religion with politics dangerous: Liberhan
The Liberhan Commission that probed the Babri Masjid demolition on Tuesday came down heavily on mixing politics and religion and has recommended a law providing for exemplary punishment for such misuse to acquire political power. India a very important country: White House
"I think it's the importance of our relationship with India on a host of issues. Obviously, counter terrorism is important," Gibbs said at his daily news conference. Liberhan comes down heavily on Vajpayee, Advani
A B Vajpayee and L K Advani head a list of 68 leaders of the Sangh Parivaar and bureaucrats held culpable by the Liberhan Commission for leading the country to the "brink of communal discord" over the Ayodhya issue. In a scathing indictment, the Commission said these leaders cannot be given the benefit of the doubt and exonerated of culpability. India: 'Obama administration sending a signal'
Karl F 'Rick' Inderfurth, former Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs in the Clinton administration, says the symbolism attached to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh being the first head of State to visit the White House during the term of the President Barack Obama administration is fitting, as it underlines the transformed United States-India transformed relationship.