Centre to give Rs50 crore grant to quake-hit Sikkim: Chidambaram

The Centre would give Rs50 crore immediately as grant for relief and rehabilitation work in quake-ravaged Sikkim where nine villages are still cut off in the North district, Union Home Minister P Chidambaramtoday said.

Pakistan promises a united fight against terror

Pakistan may give India voice samples of the seven accused in the Mumbai terror attacks, currently standing trial. This would be one of the positive "outcomes" that India is looking for. After a day of talks with Pakistan's interior minister Rehman Malik, Chidambaram declared, "We are looking for the outcome. Only outcomes will decide that we are on right track."