On November 26, 2008, Islamist terrorists landed in small dinghies on the shores of Mumbai, India and, over the next three days killed 164 and wounded 308.
Most of the attackers were killed by the police and army in fierce battles.
On Wednesday, at 7:30 a.m. local time, Indian authorities hanged the lone survivor of the terrorist squads that attacked Mumbai. Continue reading An "acceptable decision" to hang a terrorist in India
Prime Minister Stephen Harper woke up in Bangalore, India today but will go to sleep in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
Harper’s final event in India will be a visit to a boys school before the 7-hour flight east to Manila.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads today to his final stop in his six-days-and-five-nights tour of India. He arrived in Bangalore, the southern India city that is in the heart of India’s Silicon Valley. Here’s what he’s up to today:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s day in New Delhi, India begins Wednesday just as Americans are counting up their ballots Tuesday night. Sun News Network, of course, is providing live coverage of the U.S. election until the last ballot is counted. Here in New Delhi, we’ll be waiting to see what Harper has to say. Continue reading Harper's Asia tour: Day 3 itinerary
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in the Indian capital of New Delhi today as part of his six-day tour of the country. His itinerary includes a mix of cultural, business and political events.
I’m part among the group of journalists covering the PM’s tour. It’s just 8 a.m. as I post today’s itinerary for the PM. Today, it’s all about Indian politics.
Continue reading Harper's Asia Tour: Day 2 Itinerary
I’m part of the press corps that will be following Prime Minister Stephen Harper around Asia for the next several days. We leave Saturday. First stop is in India. Last time Harper was there (with me in tow as well), we visited the Golden Temple (me and said Temple, below) in Amritsar (spectacular) and this time, the Taj Mahal is on the itinerary. Never seen it.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has firmed up his itinerary for travel next week in Asia, announcing Wednesday that he will stop in the Philippines and Hong Kong.
I’ll be among a large group of reporters from the Parliamentary Press Gallery tagging along to cover the trip. Continue reading Harper heads to India, Philippines and Hong Kong
The Times of India, in a rather breathless report, says: Continue reading Canadian, Austrialian PMs could meet in the Punjab