Cong downplays US drawing a line between 9/11-26/11 attacks

The Congress has downplayed the distinction made by the US between 9/11 and 26/11 attacks and its apparent unwillingness to back any "hot pursuit" by India of Mumbai terror attack perpetrators similar to the operation in Pakistan to eliminate Osama bin Laden."We are not bound in any manner by the view of any other country in the matters of our security. That is their opinion. Our actions are premised on our own decisions and our independent policy. It is quite possible our independent policy can tally with any other country, but it will be our decision", party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi told reporters in New Delhi on Friday.

Paki needs to come out of its India centric mindset

Top US lawmakers and experts have asked Pakistan to come out of its India-centric mindset which they argued is nothing but destructive for it, a day after Islamabad resorted to rhetoric against New Delhi."Pakistan's strategic view and posture vis-a-vis India is, at least in this senator's judgment, and I think for many people who so talk about it is absurd in this modern context," Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said at a Congressional hearing.

Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden dead - Obama

Al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces, President Barack Obama has said.The al-Qaeda leader was killed in a ground operation based on US intelligence, the first lead for which emerged last August.Mr Obama said after "a firefight" US forces took possession of his body.

Technical snag halts Endeavour haunch

The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour was aborted just hours before lift-off because of a technical problem. The astronauts were on their way to the launch pad when NASA called off the countdown due to a malfunction in the shuttle's onboard heaters.A huge crowd had converged at Cape Canaveral area for the lift off. The Space Shuttle is likely to take at least three days to fix the fault.

Courtesy : AIR