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23
killed in suicide blast at Pak MP’s house Islamabad,
October 6
At least 23 persons were
killed today and 60 others injured, including a prominent
opposition PML-N parliamentarian, when a suicide bomber struck
at his home in Pakistan’s heartland of Punjab province.
New Delhi, October 6
Blaming the extremist Hindutva
agenda for the ongoing persecution of Christians in Orissa, Archbishop
of Delhi Vincent Concessao today said that the Christians leadership
would have to meet BJP top brass to discuss the issue and work out a
solution.
India
lodges protest with Sri Lanka New Delhi, October 6
India today conveyed to Sri Lanka
its unhappiness and grave concern over the growing casualties of unarmed
Tamil civilians as a result of military action in the island nation. Sri
Lankan deputy high commissioner in New Delhi Palitha Ganegoda was
summoned by national security adviser M.K.Narayanan and told that the
escalation of hostilities in the North and the resultant fallout was
leading to a great deal of concern in India.
Cash-for-Votes Clean
chit for Amar, Ahmad? Panel to discuss, adopt draft
report on Oct 17 New Delhi, October 6
The Lok Sabha panel probing
cash-for-vote scam that rocked Parliament on July 22 today met amid
strong speculation that Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh and
Congress leader Ahmad Patel had been given a clean chit in the matter.
Man
who sent terror emails held Mumbai, October 6
The Mumbai police said today that
they had arrested the main accused, who sent emails to various media
houses just before the recent spate of blasts on behalf of terror outfit
Indian Mujahideen. The police said, the hacker named Mohammed Mansoor
Asgar, was a techie employed with a top multinational company.
March
to Lal Chowk stalled Separatists to spell out future
plan tomorrow Srinagar, October 6
Strict curfew restrictions across
10 districts of the Kashmir valley continued for the second consecutive
day without any relaxation to prevent the separatists’ march to Lal
Chowk scheduled for today. The situation remained peaceful and no
untoward incident was reported from any part of the valley, officials
said.
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