"Moreover, there was always hope that the future held the
promise of progress and prosperity for the people of India and

New Delhi, Dec 19 (PTI) Indian President Pratibha Patil
turned 75 Saturday and celebrated her birthday with
differently abled children besides over 400 visitors from

"I would like to once again express my admiration with
your courage which you demonstrated when making a flight in a
Russian supersonic Su-30MKI fighter plane which symbolises

RUSSIA-PATIL

Protesters are observing a 48-hour bandh in Anantapur,
but no untoward incident has been reported so far, District
Superintendent of Police M K Singh said.

In Rajahmundhry, agitators disrupted traffic on the
national highway by staging a road blockade.

Hyderabad, Dec 19 (PTI) Relay hunger strikes, road
blockades and demonstrations in support of a united Andhra
Pradesh (India's southern state) continued for the tenth

"The magistrate will record Sabauddin's statement if we
submit the trial court's cognizance on February 2," Naqvi
said.

Defence lawyers demanded in earlier hearings that
Kasab should be brought to Pakistan so that he could be
cross-examined and tried under Pakistani laws.

Mumbai, Dec 19 (PTI) One of the accused in 26/11 terror
attack case, Sabauddin Ahmed, has filed a complaint before a
magistrate here alleging that David Headley was one of the