‘Maoists intend to overthrow Indian govt. by 2050′ (Press TV)
An Indian minister has warned that Maoist rebels are planning to topple the New Delhi government by 2050.
Canada asks Sri Lanka to start talks with Tamil groups (Hindustan Times)
Canada has asked Sri Lanka to start talks and the reconciliation process with the Tamil groups, saying such a step is crucial for lasting peace in the country.
India pushes Lanka for Tamil reconciliation (Gulf Times)
Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao urged Sri Lanka s leaders to open a new era of stability after the island s civil war by bringing minority Tamils into mainstream society, officials said yesterday.
13 killed, 52 injured in suicide attack in Pak’s Swat valley (Business Standard India)
At least 13 people were killed and 52 others injured today when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a heavily-guarded court complex in the restive Swat valley in northwest Pakistan, a day after multiple blasts in Lahore claimed 45 lives.
OK to say ‘jihadi terrorism’: Chidambaram (The Times of India)
Home minister P Chidambaram on Friday disregarded the objection of Kuwaiti ambassador Sami Al Sulaiman to justify the use of “jihadi terrorism” for Pakistan-backed terror groups and al-Qaida.
‘Jihad Jane’ joins growing list of American terror suspects (The Christian Science Monitor)
Homegrown militants like Jihad Jane are joining the Islamist terror threat to the US. For some, it’s as much about social distress as it is about radical ideology.
Yemen Arrest Yields Another U.S. Terror Suspect (New York Times)
The arrest of a New Jersey man, Sharif Mobley, in the Yemeni capital is the latest in an alarming string of cases involving radicalized American Muslims.
Naxalism graver threat than jihadi terror: PC (The Times of India)
Calling Naxalism a “graver problem” than jihadi terror, Chidambaram said the govt had a legitimate right to use as much force as necessary to regain control of areas dominated by Maoists.
