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India's home ministry on Tuesday recommended the rejection of the mercy petition of Pakistani terrorist and 26/11 lone survivor Ajmal Kasab.

The mercy petition to the president, made by Kasab after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence, has been rejected and the recommendation in this regard forwarded to the president, a home ministry spokesman told IANS.

Kasab was one of 10 Pakistanis who sailed into India from Pakistan and landed at Mumbai to launch the Nov 26-29 mayhem, which left dead 166 people, including many foreigners.

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Mamata scared of entering any village: CPI-M

from IANS

Mamata scared of entering any village: CPI-M

Ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's visit to Kamduni village, the opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Tuesday said she was now "scared" to enter a village in the state.


Delhi: Sex racket busted, one arrested

from IANS

Delhi: Sex racket busted, one arrested

A sex racket was busted in Delhi after two Uzbek women who were held hostage for five months in a house and were repeatedly sexually abused by customers, escaped, police on Tuesday said.

SC agrees to hear PIL on US surveillance

from PTI

SC agrees to hear PIL on US surveillance

The Supreme Court today agreed to give an urgent hearing to a PIL on the issue of US National Security Agency snooping on Internet data from India

US House passes bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks

from PTI

US House passes bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has approved a legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

26/11 braveheart seeks uniform back from court

from in.com

26/11 braveheart seeks uniform back from court

Senior IPS officer Sadanand Date, who was injured in the gun battle with Pakistani terrorists Ajmal Kasab and Abu Ismail during the 26/11 attacks, has approached a local court seeking getting back his uniform.

PM assures help to flood-hit Uttarakhand

from IANS

PM assures help to flood-hit Uttarakhand

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday directed all central government agencies to assist in rescue and relief operations in flood-affected Uttarakhand and assured Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna of all help, a statement said.

HSBC officials caught laundering money

from IBNLive

HSBC officials caught laundering money

The latest sting operation by the online magazine exposes how some employees in two foreign banks in India have also been involved in accepting black money and agreeing to launder it.