'Not many Hindu organisations involved in blasts' 'Generally people say the terrorists come from madrasas or slums. But that is not the case. Those who have been recently nabbed, they had very good schooling in towns of India and there are some technocrats and IT-savvy people. By and large women are generally not found in the modules, or in planting or making of bombs'
India sidelined in Lankan war Perhaps the Indian establishment does not subscribe to the thesis that un-exhibited power is more potent. Innovative diplomacy and statesmanship with no nonsense approach is the need of the hour.
'We have busted 400 terror modules' 'When fire has erupted all around your house, how can you have the luxury of a cool home? We have Pakistan and Bangladesh where 67 blasts took place in 2005. In Nepal they had huge insurgency, now Maoists have come to power. In Sri Lanka, what people called the most deadly terrorist outfit, the LTTE, is there'.
'The US has not shut terror havens in Pakistan' Barack Obama said recently that Pakistan is using money the US gave it to fight terrorism to 'prepare for a war against India'. Sheela Bhatt spoke to Charles Michael Johnson, who produced two reports on the lack of oversight during the disbursal of US funds to Pakistan. An exclusive, startling interview.
Image: Tribesmen gather around an unexploded bomb after a strike by the Pakistani army in the Zamazula area of the South Waziristan tribal district.
Photograph: S H Khan/AFP/Getty Images
2 suspected terrorists shot dead in Delhi Delhi Police on Friday shot dead two persons, suspected to be terrorists involved in the September 13 blasts in the national capital.
Indian troops do battle in Britain This was the first time in the history of independent India that a mechanised infantry company travelled to Britain for joint training with the UK Army.
Porn is no more the top search on Internet Social networking sites are the biggest drawers, when it comes to Internet searches, dethroning online pornography, according to a new survey.
'We do not blame all Christians' Bajrang Dal Karnataka unit convenor Mahendra Kumar speaks about why the violence erupted and his outfit's agenda.
Chiranjeevi hosts grand Iftaar party Actor-turned-politician and Praja Rajyam chief Chiranjeevi on Wednesday hosted a Roza-E-Iftaar party in Hyderabad.
Prince William gets his calling Prince William, the second-in-line to the British throne, has decided to become a full-time helicopter pilot with the Royal Air Force's search and rescue force.
Mangalore limping back to normal Mangalore limped back to normal on Tuesday barring minor incidents of violence in the city's outskirts.
Church attacks: Mangalore in turmoil The coastal district of Karnataka remained tense for the second day in a row on Monday, following group clashes, protests and demonstrations by various people to protest the attack on Churches by right wing Hindu activists on Sunday.
BJP makes a 'Sankalp' in Bengaluru BJP kick started its Vijay Sankalp rally in Bangalore in which it announced that L K Advani would be the next prime minister.
T P Sreenivasan: Inscrutable China India cannot choose its neighbours and we have to deal with the inscrutable China till eternity. Lessons of each experience should be learnt rather than wished away.
Tarun Vijay: When cowards run the State, the nation bleeds If citizens encourage and harbour the wicked, forget dates like December 13 that should be remembered, forget to take revenge on anti-nationals, continue with their late-night parties when dead bodies of their fellow citizens lie splattered in busy fashion markets, no one can save that deadwood society.
Yoginder Sikand: The intent behind the terror attacks Deadly enemies though they present themselves as, Hindu and Muslim chauvinists desperately need each other. Without each other they are incomplete, indeed unable to survive. That is what this series of blasts, as well as the entire history of Hindu and Muslim communalism, clearly suggests.
M R Venkatesh: SIMI's 'success' is a result of our secular polity SIMI does not believe in a nation-state. Its ultimate aim is to have an Islamic Caliphate with an Islamic India an integral part of such an arrangement. And to achieve this, SIMI sees secular, democratic modern India as a hurdle. Yet it is the secular cabal that acts as a cheerleader for SIMI!
Arif Mohammed Khan: Terrorism is no crime, it is an act of war 'Once we acknowledge that terrorism is an act of war waged against India then it becomes the paramount duty of the central government to decide how long we will allow ourselves to bleed and how soon shall we put an end to this aggression.'
B Raman: Discrepancies in IM's emails need to be studied Intriguingly, the IM describes its latest e-mail warning of the New Delhi blasts as 'our third consecutive e-mail'. It says: 'The Indian Mujahideen accepts the sole responsibility for Delhi serial blasts, and we claim this, through our third consecutive e-mail, which is, unfortunately, still a mystery for you. It is very sad to see the bad condition of your cyber forensics.' Why does the IM talk of three e-mails when the media has received five e-mails?
B Raman: The Indian Mujahideen threat is real It is important to have a common investigation cell for the whole of India to identify the various elements involved in this wide area network and neutralise them. Piecemeal investigation in different states ruled by different political parties, each with its own partisan perception and agenda, will result in our continuing to bleed at the hands of this network.
Image: Police officials check the wreckage of an autorickshaw destroyed in a bomb blast at Gaffar Market in New Delhi on September 13.
Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty images
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