Lanka Allots Oil Blocks for India,
China
For the first time ever, the Sri
Lankan Government has invited India
and China to explore for oil in two of
the seven blocks identified for
exploration along its sea belt on a
“nomination” basis which means that
the two nations will not have to bid
on tenders.<More>
Terrorists Target Mumbai Again
Terrorists struck Mumbai, the Indian financial nerve
center, by blasting a string of 7 powerful bombs within
11 minutes on commuter trains and stations packed to the
brim at commute hour killing 150 people and injuring 439
others.<More>
No US Support for India as Nuke
Weapon State
US Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice said that while the US will
“not support India joining the Non
Proliferation Treaty as a nuclear
weapon state” it will strive to
“include India” in the “global
nonproliferation regime” through
the civilian nuclear deal. <More>
Coalition Forces Kill 70 militants
Coalition forces in Afghanistan
followed an air-raid on a
terrorist hideout which killed 40
Taliban terrorists with a land
raid on a different hideout
killing another 30 terrorists in
the volatile Halmand province in
Southern Afghanistan but the claim
is unverifiable.<More>
