Sunday, October 7, 2001, Chandigarh, India
 Updated at 11.30 pm (IST)

• Britain confirms involvement in strikes

• Schroeder backs attacks, German role unclear

US fighter planes ‘begin’ sorties in Pak airspace
Islamabad, October 6
US F-18 fighter aircraft have begun sorties in the air corridors over Pakistan airspace, media reports said today. US air force jets carried out surprise sorties on October 4 using the air corridor provided by Pakistan, Pakistan Observer said.

• Taliban open fire on aircraft

• Taliban ‘danced’ after WTC attacks

Assaults on Sikhs on the rise in Britain
London, October 6
Assaults on Sikhs and Muslims in Britain are on the rise, according to community leaders, despite condemnation and assurances from Prime Minister Tony Blair. Most of the cases of assault are not being reported to the police for fear of reprisals, community leaders say.

• Sodhi’s murder: Man pleads innocent

Four RR jawans killed in IED blast in valley
Jammu, October 6
While four security personnel were killed and 20 persons, including six police and Rashtriya Rifles men, were wounded in Kashmir today, the elite in the summer capital, including senior bureaucrats, Army and police officers remained engaged in the first Sher-e-Kashmir Open 2001.

Joshi tries to set book row at rest
Asks NCERT to delete objectionable portions
New Delhi, October 6
Bowing to pressure from the Sikh community, the Centre today asked the NCERT to delete the chapter denigrating the community from the class XI history textbook.

Bandh hits life as protesters block traffic Baba Bhaniara’s effigies burnt Amritsar, October 6 The city observed a complete bandh today in response to a call given by various Sikh organisations in protest against the torching of “birs” of Guru Granth Sahib at different places in Punjab in the past few days. Activists of the Panthic Morcha raise slogans during a bandh against incidents of sacrilege at Amritsar on Saturday. — Photo Rajiv Sharma (More stories on Punjab page)