However, Lakhvi and some other accused raised
objections, saying their lawyers were not present. The judge
then put off the proceedings till the afternoon.

"What value does Kasab's statement have since he
himself had retracted it? The Indian magistrate and police
officers who were involved in recording the statement are not

The Navy spokesperson said as a result of
effectiveness of warship patrols and escorts in the Gulf of
Aden, pirates had shifted their attention to the area East of

New Delhi, Nov 23 (PTI) Augmenting its anti-piracy
efforts off the coast of Seychelles and Mauritius in the
Indian Ocean, India Monday deployed an additional naval ship

New Delhi, Nov 23 (PTI) Top Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) leaders including Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and
Murli Manohar Joshi have reportedly been indicted by a

Advani said he was surprised that the contents of the
report were leaked. Expressing shock over the indictment of
Vajpayee, he said "had I been indicted I would have it as a

The newspaper report led to a ruckus in both Houses of
Indian Parliament where BJP demanded suspension of the
Question Hour and a debate on the "selective leaks" on the

Mumbai, Nov 23 (PTI) A senior police inspector Monday
told a special court hearing the 26/11 terror attack case that

Thorawade said he tried to use wireless to pass on a
message about the incident but because of heavy traffic the
message could not be sent.

Sumir Kaul
Mumbai, Nov 23 (PTI) Vilas Warack, a gym instructor
who met terror suspect David Coleman Headley along with