Indian MP Beaten Up By Own Party (Sky News Report)

An Indian politician has been beaten up by members of his OWN party after a debate got out of hand. Sambhajirao Kunjir was left bloodied after being hit with chairs during a meeting to elect a new president for the Pune District Congress Committee. [Read more of this post]  Read More →

No change to war strategy, Pakistan ties after leak: US

BAGHDAD: The US military’s top officer on Tuesday said information in leaked documents on the war in Afghanistan did not call into question the US strategy or Washington’s relationship with Pakistan. Admiral Mike Mullen said he was “appalled” at the leak of 90,000 secret military files on the Afghan mission, but that the information... [Read more of this post]

US lawmaker says leaks paint ‘outdated’ Pakistan picture

WASHINGTON: A top White House ally in the US Congress warned Monday against judging Pakistan’s role in the Afghan war by “outdated reports” in a massive cache of leaked Pentagon documents on the conflict. “Some of these documents implicate Pakistan in aiding the Taliban and fueling the insurgency in Afghanistan,” House Armed Services... [Read more of this post]

India reiterates warning over US arms supply to Pakistan

NEW DELHI: India described Monday the scale of US military assistance to Pakistan as “disproportionate” to Islamabad’s needs and warned that it could be used to target India. Defence Minister A.K. Antony said he had raised New Delhi’s concerns during talks last week with visiting US National Security Advisor James Jones and Chairman... [Read more of this post]

India test fires interceptor missile

NEW DELHI: India on Monday successfully tested an interceptor missile capable of destroying an incoming ballistic missile, after cancelling a launch earlier this year due to technical glitches, an official said. The test was carried out from a range in Chandipur in eastern Orissa state, a defense ministry official said on condition of anonymity... [Read more of this post]

Taliban capture two US soldiers (Aljazeera)

The Taliban have captured two US soldiers in Logar province in eastern Afghanistan. The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) confirmed on Saturday that two of its soldiers were captured. Isaf did not specify the nationality of the captured soldiers, but US officials told the Associated Press that the soldiers are Americans. ... [Read more of this post]

US worries about repeat of Mumbai attacks: Mullen

NEW DELHI: The US military’s top-ranking officer said Thursday he feared extremists might launch another attack on India, similar to the 2008 rampage in Mumbai, in a bid to spark a war with Pakistan. Speaking to reporters on board his plane bound for New Delhi, Admiral Mike Mullen praised India for showing restraint in the aftermath of the... [Read more of this post]

Muralitharan becomes first man to take 800 Test wickets

GALLE: Muttiah Muralitharan has become the first-ever bowler to take 800 Test wickets, reaching the milestone on the last ball of his career as Sri Lanka closed in on victory in the first Test against India. Muralitharan claimed the last wicket of India’s second innings when he had Pragyan Ojha caught at slip by Mahela Jayawardene, ending India’s... [Read more of this post]

Iran Now Says Nuclear Scientist Was Operating As Double Agent (New York Times)

TEHRAN — Iran fired a new salvo on Wednesday in what is becoming a bizarre propaganda war over the supposed defection and later return of an Iranian nuclear scientist, with Iran’s semiofficial media suggesting that he was a covert operative who had provided “valuable information” about the Central Intelligence Agency’s inner workings. American... [Read more of this post]

India, Pakistan tone down Wagah border show

NEW DELHI: A daily, goose-stepping display of choreographed aggression by soldiers on the India-Pakistan border has been toned down because of knee injuries to the participants, a report said Wednesday. For years, the military flag-lowering ceremony that takes place every evening at the Wagah border post has drawn crowds of partisan tourists who... [Read more of this post]

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