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Mumbai attacks: Search on for Qasab''s ''sister'' who guided him

Terror AttackMumbai, Dec. 3 : A Mumbai terrorist captured by police has confirmed to interrogators that a woman in Islamic dress guided him around the city before and after the attackers went on a shooting spree.

Investigators said that an urgent alert had been issued to officers to find the woman referred to by Azam Amir Qasab as "sister."

Eyewitnesses had seen Qasab buying dried fruit with the burqa-wearing woman near Mumbai''s main train just minutes before the attack was launched.

A shopkeeper also insisted at least one woman had accompanied the pair.

Deepak Sandhu to be Media Adviser to the PM

Congress not to "play politics" over terror: PMNew Delhi, Dec. 3 : Deepak Sandhu, the Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau (PIB), is to be the new media advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh.

A source in the Prime Minister'' Office (PMO) said that a formal order on her appointment as the next media adviser is expected by this evening.

Mrs Sandhu will succeed Dr. Sanjay Baru, who left the PMO four months ago to join the academic world in Singapore.

India, Russia to strengthen cooperation

Crucial meeting of Indo-Russian defence cooperation body todayNew Delhi, Dec 3 (ANI): Russia''s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov met External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today ahead of India Russia Summit.

Zhukov and Mukherjee chaired the 14th session of the India-RussiaInter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC) on Thursday.

Both the countries are seeking to increase economic and energy cooperation amidst the growing fears of a recession.

Disabled in India to be empowered

Hamid AnsariNew Delhi, Dec 3 : Vice President Hamid Ansari understand the need for crashing a barrier free environment for persons with disabilities.

After presenting the ‘National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with the Disabilities’ at a function organised by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment here today, Ansari said that disability needs to be part of all programmes, policies and legislation with the objective to achieve equality in all political, economic and social spheres.

Six England players could pull out of India tour

India, EnglandLondon, Dec. 3 : At least six of England cricketers, who landed with the team in Mumbai last month, are likely to pull out of the tour to India, even as the ECB awaits an Indian Government assurance that the team will be guarded by crack commandos.

All rounder Andrew Flintoff and fast bowler Steve Harmison are thought to harbour major reservations about the trip. Fast bowler Ryan Sidebottom is out with an injury, and the other three who don’t want go, have not been named, former England fast bowler Dominic Cork says a majority of the team is pretty traumatized by last week’s terror attacks in Mumbai.

HTC Rolls Out ‘HTC Touch™ 3G’ For Indian Customers

HTC Rolls Out ‘HTC Touch™ 3G’ For Indian CustomersHTC Corporation, a worldwide leader in mobile phone innovation and design, rolled out the HTC Touch™ 3G for its Indian customers.

Continuing HTC's touch-phone tradition, the Touch™ 3G utilizes the superior TouchFLO™ expertise, HTC's finger-touch optimized navigation experience permitting quick, one-touch access to the people, messages and information people want.

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