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    Terrorists plan strike in Jammu, security beefed up

    Jammu, Sep 16 (IANS) Security in and around Jammu has been beefed up following intelligence inputs that militants plan to strike here, a police official said Tuesday.


    Himachal Pradesh lion safari loses roar

    Nahan (Himachal Pradesh), Sep 16 (IANS) Eight Asiatic lions at the Renuka lion safari in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh are fighting a losing battle against diseases and abnormalities brought about by inbreeding.

ADB downgrades Asian growth forecast, warns of inflation

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Manila, Sep 16 (Xinhua) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tuesday said developing Asian economies will revert to a more moderate growth outlook of 7.5 percent this year and experience a high inflation rate of 7.8 percent.



US attacks could have serious implications for Pakistan (Comment)

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Three days before Pakistan elected its 14th president, on Sep 3, at 3 a.m., two CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters landed in the village of Zawlolai in South Waziristan with ground troops from the US Special Forces. The troops fired at three houses and killed over 17, including five women and four sleeping children.



My loyalty towards Jaya will never change: Rituparno Ghosh

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh, who has for the first time directed acting legend Amitabh Bachchan in ‘The Last Lear’, is a big fan of Amitabh’s wife Jaya. But even after working with Amitabh, Ghosh says his loyalty towards Jaya will not change.



Divya Dutta’s autograph hoax

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Actress Divya Dutta pulled a fast one on co-actor Shreyas Talpade while shooting for the forthcoming comedy film ‘Welcome To Sajjanpur’ when she posed as Ramesh to fool Shreyas into signing an autograph.



My best is yet to come: Amitabh Bachchan (Film Snippets)

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan’s performance in “The Last Lear” has been tagged as his best ever. But he says that his best is yet to be seen.



Afghanistan hands over son of Pakistani scientist held by US

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Islamabad, Sep 16 (DPA) Afghan authorities have handed over to Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul the son of a Pakistani scientist allegedly linked to Al Qaeda, and held in US custody, officials said.



Three films, three shades of terrorism

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Three films and three different perspectives on the same theme, last week’s releases “Hijack”, “A Wednesday” and “Tahaan”, were portraits in contrasting shades of identical themes. All three dealt with different facets of terrorism, and had a slick spin to offer.



Delhi’s response to terror attack was as good as London: NRI eyewitness (Special)

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) I happened to go shopping with a young non-resident Indian guest from London in New Delhi’s business and shopping hub Connaught Place on Sep 13, when multiple bomb blasts shattered the peace of India’s capital.