“The terrorists who attacked various locations in southern Mumbai last week used digital maps from Google Earth to learn their way around, according to officials investigating the attacks. Investigations by the Mumbai police, including the interrogation of one captured terrorist, suggest that the terrorists were highly trained and used technologies such as satellite phones and the Global Positioning System (GPS), according to police.” [Link]
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“Sharpshooters and Indian Army commandos launched stakeouts across the heart of India’s financial capital on Thursday, trying to rescue hostages trapped in a series of attacks by militants that have left at least 101 people dead. At least four dead bodies and a trickle of hostages were escorted out of the iconic Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel — a castle-like 1903 landmark that was set on fire during the attacks and has been transformed into a smoldering symbol of a city under siege. ” [Link]
“The launch of Chandrayaan-1, as the vehicle is called (it means, roughly translated, ‘Moon Craft-1’) comes about a year after China’s first moon mission. The Indian mission is scheduled to last for two years, prepare a three-dimensional atlas of the moon and prospect its surface for natural resources, including uranium, a coveted fuel for nuclear power plants, according to the Indian Space Research Organization, or I.S.R.O. Allusions to an Asian space race could not be contained, even as Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, was due for a visit to China later in the week.” [Link]
“The canonisation was greeted with delight by Christians in the southern Indian state of Kerala, where Sister Alphonsa lived until her death in 1946. It is being described as a boost to the spirits of India’s Christians.” [Link]
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