| Putin in India to ink arms deals worth crores Russian PM Vladimir Putin will sign more than a dozen pacts, including an accord to resolve the troubled sale of refitted Soviet-era aircraft carrier, the Admiral Gorshkov, and a contract to sell India 29 MiG fighter jets. |
| Govt has right to use force to tackle Maoists: Chidambaram Terming naxalism as a "graver problem" than jihadi terrorism, home minister P Chidambaram vowed to effectively tackle the threat from Maoists, who have declared a war against the Indian state, before the term of the government ends. |
| 'ISI continues to maintain links with Lashkar' Several US Congressmen have expressed concern that despite best of the efforts by the Obama administration, the ISI continues to maintain links with LeT and that Pak is not taking decisive action against the terror outfit. |
| Sachin Tendulkar named UN Goodwill Ambassador India's cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has been named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme. |
| IPL-3 starts today, Delhi Daredevils bookies' pick Daredevils have entered semis in both seasons, but failed to win. That, say bookies, is set to change and Gambhir's men are favourites to win IPL-3. |
| Gujarat riots: SIT summons Narendra Modi The SC-appointed SIT summoned Gujarat chief minister for questioning over the murder of ex-Congress MP Ahsan Jafri and 68 others in the 2002 riots. The questioning will be on the basis of the FIR filed by Ahsan's widow Zakia Jafri. |
| Facebook asked to install 'panic button' after murder British officials say they're pressuring Facebook to make a ``panic button'' available on its web pages following the death of a teenager at the hands of a man she met on the popular social networking site. |