In a bid to attract Indian consumers, South Korean major Samsung has introduced its MPower series of CDMA phones - MPower 569 and MPower 309.

The Mpower series of CDMA phones have the capacity of operating on Reliance Mobile, Tata Indicom and Virgin Mobile.

Both MPower 569 and MPower 309 support high speed wireless data of up to 153kbps which provide fast internet browsing experience on the Phone.

Indian missile scientists successfully test fired the third generation hit-to-kill anti-tank missile, Nag, at Pokhran test range in Rajasthan on Friday.

This marks the first in a series of winter trials to be conducted by the Army till this month-end. The winter trials would be followed by summer trials.

In his remarks, Nag's Progra Director and Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) Director P. Venugopalan said, “The trial was 100 percent success.”

On Thursday, chief minister M Karunanidhi warned that legal actions would be taken against those who are functioning or speaking in support of the banned organizations. The announcement came as the signs of tension between the Congress and pro-LTTE parties were growing.

Responsibility for Wednesday's car bomb attack in Lahore has been claimed by a pro-Taliban group called 'Ansar Wa Mohajir'. Pakistani authorities had arrested four alleged Indian nationals, whom they suspected to be involved in the bomb blast.

The News daily got a phone call from a man identifying himself as Toofan Wazir, the commander and spokesman of the group from somewhere in North Waziristan, to state that they were responsible for the blast in Lahore and earlier rocket attacks on Dera Ismail Khan City.

Prime Minister's Adviser on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik said that Pakistan is not accepting the plea for the consular assistance made by Ajmal Amir Kasab, the terrorist arrested during the Mumbai terror strikes.

During the function on Wednesday, at the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) headquarters, he said, "There is no question of consular access unless it is proved that Ajmal Kasab is a Pakistan national."

Master batsman, Sachin Tendulkar today supported the government's decision to call off India's cricket tour to Pakistan, following the terror attacks in Mumbai last month.  Tendulkar, who is on vacation at the hill resort Mussorie, with wife Anjali and two children, appreciated the government's decision as the incident of the loss of lives was immensely painful and of greater importance than cricket. About 173 persons lost their lives in the terror strike in the country's financial capital.