New Delhi, Nov. 29 : U. S. Ambassador to India, David C Mulford, on Saturday condemned the terror strikes in Mumbai, and said that he had been directed by President George W Bush to offer cooperation to the Indian authorities.

Agra/Lucknow, Nov 29 : In the wake of Mumbai terror attacks, security has been beefed up in Agra.

The city is famous for its ‘Taj Mahal’, a monument built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in commemoration of for his wife Mumtaz. It draws maximum tourist footfalls and it is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

The Taj Mahal is thronged by the national and the international tourists round the year.

Cautious after the atrocious attacks that killed more than 150 people, the security forces in the city have deployed special teams to keep a close vigil and have also strengthened the barricades near the monument.

Jammu, Nov. 29 : Giving a clean chit to the Pakistan Government as far the Mumbai terror attack was concerned, National Conference Patron and it''s Chief Ministerial candidate Dr Abdullah said that Islamabad could not be behind the attack as Pakistan''s Foreign Minister was in India.

Mumbai, Nov.29, We, in India will never learn our lessons. This has been our tragedy from the day Prithvi Raj Chauhan allowed Mohammed Ghori to go away having defeated him in the battle field. Prithvi Raj was to regret the day and pay a heavy price for it.

Bali, Nov 29 : Visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Saturday called upon the international community to fight terrorism relentlessly and jointly.

Patil who arrived in Indonesia for a five-day visit on Friday, urged the international community to join hands against terrorism.

"Act of terrorism is high on the agenda of international communities and we must jointly and relentlessly fight against terrorism. This is what is needed and I think that good sense will prevail in all the people," Patil told reporters.

Washington/Mumbai, Nov. 29 : The Internet proved to be a reliable resource during the terror mayhem in Mumbai.

New media allowed the world to look in on a city in crisis and receive real-time information from citizen journalists’ as events unfolded, reports CBS.

Before the sights and sounds of the attacks in Mumbai could be televised, cell phones and the Internet were abuzz, both in blogs and with images as the horror unfolded.