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Terrorists plotted to behead hostages

Working on a plot more sinister than Mumbai attack, David Headley and his Pakistani handlers, Illyas Kashmiri in particular, were to behead the heads of the hostages and throw the heads out of the window for their planned terrorist strike in Copenhagen.

Plotters planned film with Bhatt Jr

The plotters of Mumbai attack also wanted to make a Bollywood movie for launching aspiring actor Rahul Bhatt, son of film director Mahesh Bhatt, but dropped the plans because Lashkar-e-Tayyaba opposed it.

No clean chit to ISI: US

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US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has not given clean chit to Pakistan's ISI over Osama bin Laden's presence in the country, her spokesman said on Saturday.

US wrong on diplomatic immunity: Consul General

Indian Consul General in New York has said the US state department is wrong in its reading of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and asserted that diplomatic immunity is extended to family members of consular officers.

No longer proud of Mumbai attacks: Headley

Mumbai attacks co-accused David Coleman Headley told a Chicago court that he is no longer proud of the 26/11 carnage, in which he played a key role.

CIA team gets permission to see Osama compound

A CIA team has received permission from Islamabad to examine the compound where Osama bin Laden was gunned down by US commandos in Pakistan's Abbottabad city, CNN reported.

Mumbai attackers left clues for Indian agencies

Ten terrorists from Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) group who carried out the deadly 2008 terror attacks left behind several tell tale signs that helped Indian investigators, according to released court documents.

US closely cooperating with India on counter-terrorism

The United States is closely co-operating with India on counter-terrorism issues, a state department official said on Friday.

Media attention is crazy: Diplomat's daughter

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The daughter of an Indian diplomat who hit the headlines after she was wrongfully arrested on the suspicion of sending obscene e-mails to a teacher, says media attention is crazy.

Manhattan wants Strauss-Kahn to pay for his stay

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Manhattan Borough wants former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to pay for his stay in the luxury pad where he is under house arrest as he awaits trial on sexual assault charges.

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