New Delhi

NEW DELHI - A few pointers that the APPD could do well to remember. First, the delegation will have to convince the people that they are there to make a departure from the hallmark of Indian statecraft, which is to pretend to talk when pushed to the wall and forget about it when it is afforded breathing space.

NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit paid a visit to the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash (LNJP) Hospital on Monday morning to inquire about the health and welfare of two Taiwanese tourists who had been shot at and injured near Gate No.3 of the Jama Masjid in the Walled City on Sunday.

NEW DELHI - Condemning the firing incident at Delhi's Jama Masjid on Sunday in which two foreign tourists were injured, Union Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy has said that the incident would not effect the Commonwealth Games.

NEW DELHI - An all-party delegation, led by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, will visit Jammu and Kashmir today to assess the ground situation in the state.

NEW DELHI - With the shooting near the historic Jama Masjid Sunday morning renewing security concerns about the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, the US Sunday issued an advisory to its citizens in India asking them to "maintain a heightened situational awareness".