India

NEW DELHI - South Asia should be made a visa free region and the stalled dialogue between India and Pakistan resumed - this was the urging of well-known peaceniks from both sides of the border at the end of a three-day conference Tuesday.

NEW DELHI - The Government through its Indian Embassy in Beijing has sought consular access to the 21 Indian nationals, who have been detained by the anti-smuggling bureau of Shenzhen Customs (China) on January 8 for illegal transportation of diamonds from Hong Kong to Shenzhen.

NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday launched the first ever-mobile ticketing van 'Mushkil Aasan' for issuing reserved and unreserved train tickets in the capital.

NEW DELHI - The report published in the Pakistan Observer on Monday titled 'Chinese claim on Arunachal Pradesh' which attributed statements regarding movement of troops on the India China border to Indo Tibetan Border Police Force's Director General Vikram Srivastava has been described by a spokesperson of the Force as 'factually incorrect'.

MUMBAI - Mohd Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving gunman of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, who appeared in the Mumbai special Court on Tuesday, refused to accept his role in the attacks.