Maoist split on suicide squads

By Sanjay Basak and Namrata Biji Ahuja, From The Asian Age
An “ideological debate” is raging among India’s Maoists over forming “suicide squads” on LTTE lines, sources in Chhattisgarh revealed.
A senior state police official told this newspaper it was found during interrogations that major differences had cropped up within the central committee, the Maoists’ highest policymaking [...]

Counterfeit notes deep conspiracy

By Aarti ,From Daily Excelsior 
The recent recovery of fake money worth around Rs 1.62 crore from the currency chest in State Bank of India’s Dumariyaganj branch, Uttar Pradesh, is a matter of serious concern.
With the media regularly reporting such seizures from individuals including instances of some ATMs spewing fakes, circulation of counterfeit currency in the [...]

Bashr confesses role in Ahmedabad blasts: Cops

From Press Trust of India
Mufti Abu Bashr, the alleged mastermind of Ahmedabad blasts, has “confessed” to his involvement, Gujarat police claimed on Tuesday, adding top SIMI leader Safdar Nagori was allegedly a key conspirator and may be also involved in Jaipur and Hyderabad terror attacks.
Bashr, whose arrest from Uttar Pradesh was announced on August 16, [...]

A view point:The Amarnath land row

By Prof Narinder Singh
Congress-PDP coalition Government came to power in the State of Jammu and Kashmir in 2002. Although less in numbers, the PDP got the coveted post of Chief Ministership for its patron Mufti Mohd. Sayeed, Mehbooba Mufti was mainly responsible for securing the top post for her father through hectic lobbying in political [...]

Ready for long battle: Samiti

From Daily Excelsior
JAMMU, Aug 18: Lambasting the Union Government for not showing any concern towards the Jammu people who are on agitation for last 58 days, Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti (SAYSS), spearheading the ongoing movement, today warned that it is ready for a long drawn battle.
“The Union Government should not remain under this [...]

Stronger Geelani’s new slogan: Ham Pakistani hain, Pakistan Hamara Hai

From Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Daily Excelsior
SRINAGAR, Aug 18: Chairman of the hardliner faction of Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani today sought the mandate of being “Kashmiris’ only leader” from a massive gathering of over one Lakh people and made it clear that nothing short of accession to Pakistan would be the solution of the [...]

US wants ISI under civilian control

From The Asian age
Lahore, Aug. 9: A report appearing on the website of the Voice of America has claimed that the Bush administration is pressing the Pakistan government to bring the ISI agency, Pakistan’s primary spy service, under civilian control.
According to the report, Washington has taken this step apparently frustrated over what it believes to [...]

Differences crop up in all-party delegation on J&K

New Delhi (PTI): Differences on Sunday cropped up in the all-party delegation that visited Jammu and Kashmir with National Conference disapproving the nationwide agitation called by the BJP on the Amarnath issue, and the saffron party blaming the government for delay in holding the talks.
After a two-day visit to the strife-torn state, the delegation led [...]

Highlights of Indo-US Nuclear deal

Taken from The Financial Express
Following are the key aspects of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal:
* The agreement not to hinder or interfere with India’s nuclear programme for military purposes.
* US will help India negotiate with the IAEA for an India-specific fuel supply agreement.
* Washington will support New Delhi develop strategic reserves of nuclear fuel to [...]

Ashwani Kumar appointed the director of CBI

From India merinews.com
AFTER MUCH speculations and uncertainty, finally the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the premier investigation agency of the country has got its new director. On July 31 (Thursday) night, the central government appointed Himachal Pradesh police chief Ashwani Kumar as the new director of CBI. The senior Indian Police Services (IPS) officer superseded [...]