Decision on Deshmukh after consulting allies: Congress
New Delhi: A decision on Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's resignation would be taken after consulting allies of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Defence Minister A K Antony said here on Monday.
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Mumbai terror attacks: Rumours and facts
New Delhi: Since the terrorists struck Mumbai and pounded its landmarks, several sensational reports appeared in the media. Many of them floundered during reality checks.
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FBI team visits terror attack sites
Mumbai: Sleuths of the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Britain's Scotland Yard on Monday visited the Taj Mahal and the Oberoi Trident hotels and other sites hit by the terrorist strikes in Mumbai for an assessment of the havoc, officials said.
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US asks Pak for 'most committed' help in probe
Washington: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday said the US has told Pakistan to help in the investigation of Mumbai terror attacks in "the most committed and firmest possible way".
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India demands 'strong action' from Pakistan
New Delhi/Islamabad: India on Monday made it clear that the bloody terror strikes in Mumbai were carried out by Pakistan-based militants and asked Islamabad to take “strong action” against the “elements responsible for this outrage” - a sign that ties between the two countries are headed for a rocky patch.
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Gutted Taj chars Mumbaikars' memories
The sight of fire leaping out of Taj hotel and its gutted rooms - as terrorists ravaged the grand heritage building in Mumbai - made Anilbhai Bhatt, 65, feel that his childhood had been consigned to flames.
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No place for terrorists’ bodies in India: Muslim group
Mumbai: The terrorists behind the Mumbai strike should not get a "final resting place anywhere in sacred Mother India", because Islam does not permit the killing of innocent people, a prominent Muslim organisation said on Monday.
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'Why the fuss?' asks Deshmukh
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Monday defended his decision to visit the battered Taj hotel with his actor son Riteish Deshmukh and Bollywood filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, saying it was "no big deal."
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Political heads roll in terror aftermath
More political heads rolled on Monday in the aftermath of Mumbai terror attacks with Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on the way out and his deputy R R Patil submitting his resignation.
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R R Patil follows 'conscience,' tenders resignation
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R patil, who was in the cross hairs in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, resigned today.
"I pondered over the issue the whole night yesterday. Finally, I have decided to quit as per my conscience," Patil said.
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