Two landing crafts, loaded with tanks and fully armed army troops are ready to enter the belly of INS Jalashwa, Indian Navy's latest acquisition. Some 12 stories above the ship's belly, a UH Helicopter is preparing to take off for a recce mission on the high seas.
Giving details of the multiple terror attacks in Mumbai, Maharashtra police chief A N Roy said terrorists struck in quick succession and in all there was shooting in 12 places. The Director General of Police made it clear that there would be no negotiations with the terrorists, and "we will very soon get them either alive or dead".
An anti Musharraf protest was organised in London where Pakistanis gathered to demand the restoration of democracy in Pakistan. The protest leaders, who included cricketer politician Imran Khan's ex-wife Jemima Smith, stood across the street calling the chants but it was clear that the main organiser had chosen to stand behind the barriers and in the crowds.
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, independent India's best-known soldier, has died; he was 94. Manekshaw spent his final days at a military hospital in Wellington; he had developed several medical complications. Manekshaw was affectionately called Sam Bahadur because of his association with the Gorkha Rifles. He died a little after midnight with his immediate family by his side.
