India’s emerging power makes Chinese Army worried: Pentagon

From DNAindia.com
Washington: India’s emergence as an economic, political and military power has left Chinese army worried, even as the two countries in the recent years have increased their economic and military cooperation, a report released by Pentagon said.
“The PLA (People’s Liberation Army) remains concerned with persistent disputes along China’s shared border with India and the [...]

SC rejects Dutt’s plea to contest LS polls

From DNAindia.com
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt’s plea to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections was on Tuesday rejected by the Supreme Court which refused to stay his conviction in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.
“We are not inclined to suspend his conviction,” a Bench headed by chief justice KG Balakrishnan said.
“It is not [...]

Morcha sways between Congress and BJP

THE GORKHA Janamukti Morcha was unable to decide who to support between the Congress and the BJP in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls at its central committee meeting held in Darjeeling late yesterday.
The president of the Morcha, Bimal Gurung briefed members of the party central committee about the talks he had both with the [...]

Buddha accuses Congress of double standards on Gorkhaland

From Merinews.com
CAMPAIGNING IN North Bengal, chief minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has come down heavily on the Congress and accused it of conspiring to “divide Bengal” where it is resorting to double standards on the Gorkhaland issue for the Morcha’s support for the Darjeeling seat.
Addressing a meeting of the CPI(M) in a tea estate [...]

Terror bid by Dawood foiled

From Deccan Chronicle
March 30: The state police and intelligence agencies have unearthed a conspiracy by the Dawood Ibrahim gang to assassinate prominent national politicians and disrupt the Lok Sabha elections in the state.
The police has arrested five gangsters owing allegiance to Dawood’s right hand man Chhota Shakeel including Rashid Malbari in connection with the plot.
Director-general [...]

Wagah put on alert

From Deccan chronicle
March 30: The Border Security Force is maintaining high vigil along the Wagah border after heavily armed gunmen on Monday stormed a police academy in Lahore, killing at least 22 policemen.
Sources in the home ministry said that an alert has been issued along the Indo-Pakistan border, especially along Wagah. “The troops have been [...]

Attack on police academy leaves 11 dead, over 90 injured

From Dawn.com
LAHORE: Terrorists used machine guns and grenades to launch a savage attack on a police training academy in Manawan, leaving at least 11 policemen dead and over 90 wounded, Dawn News reported. Two militants have also been killed, Rangers personnel said.
‘The number of killed is at least 11,’ a police official outside the police [...]

No headway in Pakistan; FBI looks to India for early trial

From PTI.com
After failing to make headway in Pakistan on its probe in the Mumbai terror strikes, the FBI team is working overtime with Indian investigators and legal officials to expedite the trial in a bid to put pressure on Islamabad to take action against genuine culprits.
A US team, which arrived here on March 24, has [...]

Varun charged with attempt to murder, rioting

Pilibhit, Mar 29 (PTI) BJP Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi has been charged with attempt to murder, rioting and other offences in an FIR filed in connection with violence that erupted here even as police today maintained a close vigil to maintain law and order in this district.
29-year-old Varun, along with Uttar Pradesh BJP chief [...]

Terror threat to India still high

From Deccanchronicle.com
Like in the case of most large countries, gauging India’s threat perception is a complex matrix involving military, political, economic and intelligence variables. But there are specific compulsions as well that need to be taken into account. The most pertinent of these in the Indian case is this country’s unstable neighbourhood — with Pakistan [...]