Attempt to 'blow up' American airliner thwarted
An attempt to blow up an American Airlines plane, on flight from Paris to Miami with 197 passengers on board, was thwarted when alert crew members overpowered a man who tried to ignite explosives concealed inside his shoes.
December 22
Envoy's recall the first step: Advani
The Union home minister said he had information that the US and the UK may have issued a demarche to Pakistan on the need to take action against terrorist outfits.
India well versed in art of war: PM
Atal Bihari Vajpayee said peace was India's ideal goal, but 'if crisis knocks at our door, the country will not retract from its duty'.
Bush wants action, not words, from Pak
The US president said he had always told world leaders: 'Thank you for your condolences. I appreciate your flowers. Now arrest somebody if they are in your country'.
Think before you take on us: LeT to Pak
Lashkar-e-Tayiba chief Hafeez Mohammed Saeed claimed that his organisation was 'promoting education' and 'preaching Islam' in Pakistan.
Freezing LeT accounts not enough: India
An external affairs ministry official said that henceforth it would not be easy for the separatist Hurriyat leaders to gain access to the Pakistani mission in Delhi.
Musharraf calls India's action arrogant
Deploring India's decision to recall its high commissioner in Islamabad, Pakistan said the present tensions could be defused only through diplomatic contact.
US convinced by evidence against Jaish, Lashkar
The Bush administration has, however, rejected claims that the Pakistan government was in any way involved in the attack on Parliament.
India does not have infinite patience: Singh
The external affairs minister said the attack on Parliament was an attack on India's sovereignty.
Special court for Parliament attack trial
Minister of State for Home I D Swami said POTO provides for trial by a special court.
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Karzai takes over as Afghanistan's interim head
External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh represented India at the swearing-in ceremony.
Pak announces $100 million aid for Afghanistan
President Musharraf said Islamabad would soon reopen its embassy and four consulates in the country.
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OTHER REPORTS
IT, communication ministries merged
The new ministry of communication and information technology will have three departments -- telecom, IT and posts.
CRICKET
Rain saves India
Only 15.4 overs were possible on Day 4. Prem Panicker reports...
MOVIES
Truly Sumptuous!
Chocolat is a treat you must not miss.
Rajnikanth stays mum
While Shankar moves on.
The Dutta Deol duel
Subhash K Jha on the cause and the effect.
GUIDE TO THE
NET
The Reezak worm spreads as a Christmas greeting
The latest worm doing the rounds is an email attachment called Christmas.exe.
Read the world's funniest joke here
The world's funniest joke, voted by popular demand over the Internet, has been unveiled after an experiment lasting three months.
December 21
FEATURE
Bidding adieu to victims of WTC with a cake
Nilgiris, a bakery group in Bangalore, has baked a 24 feet cake replica of the World Trade Center to 'send a message of peace and love to the citizens of the world'.
AMERICA'S WAR
Security Council okays multinational force for Kabul
To comprise between 3,000 and 5,000 men from Britain, France and several other NATO states, it will begin deployment on Saturday.
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December 20
AMERICA'S WAR
'India, Pak should focus on Afghanistan': PTI
The US is worried that escalating tension between the South Asian neighbours will take the world's focus away from its war on terror.
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December 19
AMERICA'S WAR
Al Qaeda men, Pak guards clash, 15 killed
The clash occurred when the Al Qaeda fighters snatched arms from their guards while they were being shifted from a town in the North West Frontier Province.
'Pakistan's agenda of controlling Afghanistan intact'
The chief of Afghanistan's military security, General Mohammed Zahir Akbar, said Pakistan still wants to use the country to spread terror in Kashmir.
Karzai supports international security force
Karzai, in Rome on his first trip abroad after being named to head an interim Afghan administration, said he would make every effort to end terrorism in Afghanistan.
UN sets up fund for Afghan interim government
Money from the Afghan Interim Authority Fund would be channelled towards building infrastructure and administrative expenditure for the interim government.
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