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New Delhi, June 27: Pakistan on Wednesday hit back at India over allegation that Pakistani state institutions were involved in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Coming to the defence of the ISI, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik dismissed India's charges and claimed that the allegations against the intelligence agency were baseless. Rubbishing 26/11 Mumbai terror attack plotter Syed

New Delhi, June 27: Amid expectations of a Cabinet reshuffle, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today strongly pitched for Rahul Gandhi's entry into the government, saying it was ''necessary'' to help in solving the problems faced by the country. Krishna noted that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had already asked Rahul Gandhi to join the government and his "invitation" stands. "We have always

Amritsar, June 27: Misled by reports of the imminent release of Sarabjit Singh from jail in Pakistan, his village on the border erupted in joy on Tuesday. His family called it a “relieving” moment and an act of kindness from President Asif Ali Zardari. Surjeet Singh (left) who has been languishing in a Pakistani jail for 30 years. At right is Sarabjit Singh... hopes dashed. The Presidency

New Delhi, June 27: Pranab Mukherjee resigned as Union finance minister on Tuesday, giving Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a free hand to reorient the key ministry during an economic slowdown while raising the possibility of a larger Cabinet reshuffle in about six weeks from now. Mukherjee submitted his resignation to the prime minister to end his career as Congress leader ahead of filing the

Islamabad, June 27: Hours after reports emerged that Pakistan was to free Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, the presidential spokesman tonight clarified that authorities had taken steps for the release of another Indian prisoner named Surjeet Singh who has been jailed for three decades. "I think there is some confusion. First, it is not a case of pardon. More importantly, it is not

Islamabad, June 26: After being on the death row for 20 years over bombing charges, Indian national Sarabjit Singh is being released with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari today commuting his death sentence. Zardari commuted Sarabjit's death sentence to life term which he has already completed having been in jail beyond 14 years. Therefore he is being released. The 49-year-old Sarabjit

Mumbai, June 26: A report on Muslim prisoners in Maharashtra jails by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) establishes that most of them do not have connections with criminal gangs, and points to an acute bias of the police for arresting them in some cases only because they belong to a particular community. A Study of the Socio Economic Profile and Rehabilitation Needs of Muslim Community

New Delhi, Jul 26: Pakistan today offered India counter-terrorism cooperation in the backdrop of the arrest of Abu Jundal, a LeT terrorist and key handler of attackers who struck Mumbai in 2008. Maintaining that Pakistan has been at the forefront in the campaign against terror, the Pakistan High Commission here said terrorism is a common concern. "As agreed at the highest level between Pakistan

New Delhi, June 26: A soon-to-be-published book claims that finance minister and UPA's presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee was engaged in an elaborate "cover-up" on the last days of Azad Hind Fauj founder and national leader Subhas Chandra Bose. Penned by former journalist Anuj Dhar, the book that is likely to hit the stands in July, dismisses the official version that Bose died in an air-crash

Srinagar, June 26: A fire destroyed a revered Muslim shrine in Kashmir on Monday, prompting anti-government protests by residents angered over what they said was a slow response by firefighters. The Peer Dastgeer Sahib shrine here was gutted but the holy relic of the 11th century Muslim saint is safe, an official said. “The holy relic [a hair of the beard] was kept in a fire/burglary proof vault