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VOL 15, No. 798
December 25, 2009
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DOUBTS OVER U.S. HELP ON HEADLEY
NEW DELHI: Seeking to corner the government, Opposition parties in Indian Parliament asked it to spell out the kind of cooperation that the US had extended in probe against David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana as they noted that Indian investigators had not even been allowed access to them. BJP, Samajwadi Party and Left parties questioned in the Rajya Sabha whether the US had passed on all information related to Headley and Rana, Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives held in Chicago in October and charged with conspiracy in Mumbai attacks. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitely said the case was becoming more and more curious by the day with reports suggesting that Headley, a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative of Pakistani-origin, was a double agent for the CIA.
FESTIVE GLOW: The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit for the festive season ó a tradition that began 77 years ago in New York. Pic Mohammed JafferSnapsIndia
FIA election held amid fraud charges Details on page 9
AAPI welcomes increase in residency slots Details on page 18
Sikh musicians compensated by US Airways Details on page 36
India seeks partnership from US aviation firms
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Secretary Mineta endorses Kamala Harris Details on page 13
NYU students launch India learning plan Details on page 12
Indian American gets 12 years for fraud Details on page 7
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Buddhi sentenced to 57 months for hate messages SRIREKHA N. CHAKRAVARTY India Post News Service
NEW YORK: Former IT student and a PhD student of Purdue University Vikram Buddhi was on Dec 12 sentenced to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release for posting hate messages in 2006 against the then President George W Bush, vice President Dick Cheney and their respective wives. Buddhi, who was arrested in 2006, was sentenced by senior Judge James T Moody after being convicted of making threats to Bush, the then Vice President Dick Cheney and their wives, and calling for bombings of US infrastructure. Thirty eight-year-old Buddhi can appeal the sentence in a Chicago court within 10 days of the judgment. Since he has already been in prison since April 2006, the months are likely to be deducted from his sentence term. Buddhi, who represented himself during the sentence hearing after firing his lawyer Arlington Foley, said earlier that he was given the short end of the stick, and claimed the trial had been unfair. Details on page 6 Certified by “CIRCULATION VERIFICATION COUNCIL Readership 117,765”
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Delhi from Jan 7-9 Details on page 5
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