Headley revelations may embarrass Mumbai police
The Union home ministry believes the newly-formed National Investigation Agency will have to reinvestigate the 26/11 case if the David Headley-Tahawwur Rana probe produces unexpected links with the Mumbai terror attacks. This will be a serious matter and hit the Mumbai police's credibility. Images: The NSG chief who led from the front
The elite National Security Guard was under pressure to use gas to neutralise the heavily armed Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorists during the Mumbai terror attacks last year, but the idea was shot down for fear of repeat of another Russian theatre disaster. Images: Jagan appoints himself as star campaigner
The Congress Member of Parliament from Kadapah Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, who made an unsuccessful bid to become the Andhra Pradesh chief minister after his father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy died in an air crash, made a debut as the party's star campaigner for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections. Averting another Kuber: Protecting Gujarat's coast
How the the Border Security Force, the Coast Guard, the Navy and the marine police in Gujarat is maintaining a day-night vigil to protect India's western coast. In 26/11 horror, some brilliant humanity stood out
A year after 26/11, Helen Connolly, a yoga instructor from Canada, remembers her friends who died, describes her own healing and chronicles the light that shone through that horror. US: Expert who infuriated India offered key post
Christine Fair, who infuriated New Delhi when she alleged that India was meddling in Balochistan, has been offered the India portfolio in the Obama administration. Pix: Karzai starts second innings as Afghan Prez
Karzai was administered the oath of office by the head of Supreme Court Abdul Salam Azmi at a grand ceremony at the presidential palace in the presence of 800 guests, including External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. Jews begin long road to recovery in Mumbai
A year after terror ripped apart Chabad House, Matthew Schneeberger walks down the lanes of Nariman House to gauge the mood at the Jewish centre. Director Vikram Bhatt's letter to Rahul Gandhi
'Is democracy about living in fear? Is that what our forefathers fought the British for? Do you think there is any difference between a man who comes from out of the country to spread terror and the man who stays in this country and spreads terror? Terror is terror, no?' 'People just don't care about 26/11'
'The day after the attack, people were roaming this area, dressed like they were going to a party!" says an angry man who lost his brother that day. 'In the short term, Naxalism won't go'
Mahendra Kumawat has a lifetime experience of dealing with Maoists, terrorists and other militancy. He explains why the fight against the Maoists will be a long and arduous one. AMU: In the middle of a crisis
What plagues the Aligarh Muslim University? Armed with historical facts, Dr Mohammad Sajjad lists the likely reasons for the recurring turmoil in one of India's oldest educational institutions. A state dinner is a glamorous White House affair
US President Barack Obama's invitation to Indian prime minister for a state dinner is a reflection of the importance attached to not only Indo-US ties, but also the personal admiration of Manmohan Singh by him--if the history and tradition of the White House is of any indication. Priceless Indian necklace returns home
A 19th century necklace belonging to the great Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh's wife will finally return to Punjab. She saw the terrorists 2 days before 26/11
26/11 survivor Anamika Gupta on her unforgettable encounters with the terrorists. For 1984 riot victims, peace is still elusive
An excerpt from journalist Jarnail Singh's book I Accuse The Anti-Sikh Violence of 1984. One year on, Mumbai police taking no chances
Warning that the terrorists are educated and sophisticated, Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan said the city police have many quick-response teams ready to thwart another 26/11-style terror attack. Images: Award winning wildlife photographs
Capturing a leopard is no joke, even on a camera. Bangalore based kidney specialist Ajith Huilgol did the difficult task with art and also won a runner-up award at the UK-based Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2009, in the 'Behaviour: Mammals' category Images: How to prevent another 26/11
A year after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, are we better equipped to avert another such attack? Security experts don't think so. Obama pitches for press,religious freedom in China
Maintaining that the United States and China are not 'predestined adversaries', President Barack Obama on Monday said his country does not seek to impose any system of government on any other nation, but subtly pushed for greater freedom of expression in the Communist country. Ex air chief: Govt was unsure about war
'The Indian Air Force was ready to strike at Pakistan. However, ultimately it depends on what the government wants,' says former Air Chief Fali H Major. 'Electoral defeats don't affect us. We fight back'
CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat discuss his party's future, the coming battles in Bengal and Kerala, and the Maoists in an exclusive interview with rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt. How life has changed for a 26/11 hero's family
Vaishali Omble, the slain Tukaram Omble's daughter, on how the family's life has changed a year after the policeman's death. Why Lankan war hero Fonseka and Rajapaksa broke up
According to General Sarath Fonseka's retirement letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, it all boils down to the government's fears of a military coup and its mistrust of Sri Lanka's first and only serving four-star general. 'Independence for Kashmir unworkable, unthinkable'
No book on South Asia published in recent years has received the kudos veteran diplomat Howard B Schaffer's The Limits of Influence: America's Role in Kashmir, published by Brookings Institution Press, elicited.In an interview with rediff.com's Aziz Haniffa, he explains why the Barack Obama administration should intervene in resolving the contentious Kashmir issue.