New Delhi, Oct. 11 : Armed Somalian pirates have released unharmed three Indians and 26 other members of the crew on board a hijacked cargo ship after keeping them in captivity for more than one and half months.

"The vessel has been released from Somali pirates and all crew are safe and healthy," Directorate General of Shipping said in a release.

The Indian crew released are Jeeva Kiran D''Souza of Kasargod in Kerala, Akbar Ali Rafeeque Juwale of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra and Anthony Clive Themudo of Goa.

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 11 : Deepavali may still be two weeks away, but the city''s Little India districts of Brickfields and Jalan Masjid India are already buzzing with the holiday spirit.

According to the New Strait Times, colors, sounds and smells are already infusing these areas with festive fervor, and sidewalks are already crammed with Indian traders setting up stalls overflowing with Deepavali products.

Textile shop owners are doing a brisk business and some have even fanned out onto the streets to cater to Indians on the hunt for material for the perfect Festival of Lights outfit.

Srinagar, Oct 11 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that his government is committed to tackling terrorism, but cautioned against labeling members of any community as terrorists.

Dr. Singh told reporters here on Friday that terrorism posed the biggest threat to the country.

New York, Oct. 11: Indian software major Satyam Computer Services has reportedly been banned from doing any off-shore work with the World Bank after forensic experts and bank investigators discovered that spy software was covertly installed on workstations inside the bank''s Washington headquarters, allegedly by one or more contractors from Satyam Computer Services.

According to a FOX News report, apart from Satyam, two IP intrusions have been reported from China, and there have been six intrusions in all.

Srinagar, Oct 11 : Prime Minister Dr.

Washington, Oct. 11 : India and the United States signed the 123 Agreement in Washington on Friday night, paving the way for nuclear commerce between the two countries.

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice formally signed the landmark bilateral nuclear cooperation accord.

After signing the agreement, Mukherjee said, "Both India and the US Administration have now completed all our internal procedures to be able to sign this path breaking agreement."