The 37-yr old comic star, Sacha Baron Cohen who plays Bruno has been compelled to beef up security measures for himself and his kin, since he has been receiving death threats from Islam terrorists. As an act of vengeance, the extremists have targeted him for his deriding remarks about a terrorist faction in the film where he dons the role of a gay fashion idol.

Yesterday, Baron Cohen’s lawyers have informed the Daily Star that he has been targeted by an extremist faction that has taken accountability for the latest terror attacks. The group most probably, the Al Aqsa Martrys’ Brigade have been offended by Baron Cohen calling Osama bin Laden, the Al Qaeda head, a ‘dirty wizard or a homeless Father Christmas’ in his film ‘Bruno’.

In the movie, the ostentatious fashion correspondent is seen telling the group’s believed head, Ayman Abu Aita that he wants to be famous and wants the best guys in the industry to kidnap him. Ayman Abu Aita is seen irately summoning for Bruno to go away after he affronts Bin Laden saying he was interrogated under phony pretence and asserted that he no more belonged to the militant faction.

The Martyrs’ Brigade have made an announcement in which they condemned the misuse of their brother Ayman’s name and the name of Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade for which they were rightful in responding to this misdeed in a way they found appropriate.

Baron Cohen has even made a verbal punch at Hamas, the Palestinian military group, gaffing them for hummus, the chick pea paste in the movie.

The only surviving suspect Ajmal Kasab captured during the 26/11 terrorist assault on Mumbai has confessed his involvement in the attack. He took a U-turn on his stand and gave a full confession of how the act was planned and carried out. He also gave full details of who all from across the border in Pakistan were involved in planning and providing logistic supports to carry out the terror attack. Out of the 10 terrorists of Pakistani origin who carried out the attack 9 were killed by the armed forces.

Police sources confirmed that the terrorists had killed more then 160 people which also included many foreigners as targets were Taj Mahal Palace and Tower and Oberoi-Trident hotel, Mumbai’s historic CST train station and the Jewish cultural center, Chabad House. Police sources also confirmed that Ajmal Kasab, age 21, was trained in Pakistan by the banned terrorist outlet Lashkar-e-Tayyiba.

The Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam has provided all the evidence which also includes video footage from surveillance camera and 134 witnesses. Kasab was involved in the massacre at CST station and Cama hospital. He faces 86 criminal charges which also include murder, attempt to murder and waging war against India.

Today during the court proceeding when prosecution witness Constable Arun Jadhav stepped into the witness box, Kasab asked court permission for speaking to his lawyer Abbas Kazmi. After talking to him for 30 seconds, his lawyer confirmed to the court that Kasab wanted to confess. After that Kasab said in the court that “Mujhe mera gunha kabool hai (I plead guilty to my crime).”

Prior to her meet up with top Indian bureaucrats on the final segment of her visit to India, Hillary Clinton gave a speech to a chosen congregation of students and teaching staff at Delhi University on Monday morning.

Clinton addressed a gathering held at the 700-capacity Convention Hall located in the Old Vice Regal Lodge, Delhi University, North Delhi in the midst of heightened security measures. Close to 2000 officials inclusive of Delhi Police and intelligence agencies in close collaboration with the US security officers had left no stone unturned to solidify the security stance at the Delhi University on Sunday, with their bevy of sniffer dog crew and teams on stand having undergone major combing operations of the venue, sanitising it to avert any possible disruption.

Clinton has been offered the highest diplomat grade security cover, touring around in a bullet resistant car navigated and lead by security personnel. The venue of her stay at the capital, the Taj Palace Hotel is a citadel of sorts with rigid monitoring of guests and hotel staff engaged in catering her. The whole floor on which Clinton’s room is placed has been acquired by the US intelligence personnel with the information of her suite withheld.

On Sunday, Hillary Clinton had visited the ITC Green Buildings located in the Gurgaon, the satellite town and visited the agricultural event held at the Pusa Institute situated in central Delhi.

She is meeting up with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his 7RCR residence. The one-to-one discussion with the Prime Minister would last for 40 minutes followed by lunch. She would be meeting external affairs minister S.M. Krishna with a likely signing of the MOU, followed by a meet up with UPA president Sonia Gandhi and Opposition party leader, Mr. L.K. Advani with a media briefing due for the day.

Terror tops Hillary Clinton’s Agenda along with end user verification to facilitate Defence Corporation. She is likely to sign agreement on sale of nuclear deal and agreements on health and agriculture.

The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton touched down Mumbai at 10:18p.m., with a two hour snag in schedule amidst gusty winds and driving rains. The US Air Force Boeing 757 that took off from Czech Republic, landed in Mumbai amidst concerned air traffic supervision as it made an entrance into Indian airspace.

Half an hour post landing and a rigid security cover, a fleet comprising of 20 vehicles took off from the VIP terminal as it drove to the sea facing, Hotel Taj Mahal Palace and Tower at Colaba, that was amongst the terror targets last year.

Obama’s senior most official, Clinton’s five-day visit to India is aimed at initiating a fresh move towards further strengthening the strategic relationship between the two countries, pushing for greater business with India.

As a symbolic act of solidarity, Clinton is staying at the Tower Wing at the Taj Hotel. She has paid tribute to the 26/11 victims, signed the register at Taj Hotel, met up with the Taj hotel staff and was shown about the hotel areas that were damaged due to the terror attacks.

During her two day stay in Mumbai, she is scheduled to meet India Inc’s best corporate CEO’s including Mukesh Ambani, Swati Piramal, Jamshed Godrej, Chanda Kocchar , a centre of the self-help group (SEWA) in south Mumbai and at Xavier College for a meeting with Brand Ambassador of Teach India, Aamir Khan.

She would be arriving in New Delhi on Monday to meet the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and external affairs minister, S.M.Krishna, Sonia Gandhi and L.K.Advani. She is slated to give a speech at the Delhi University.

Ex Vice President Dick Cheney in currently embroiled in serious accusations which state that in the course of the Bush governance, he categorically ordered the CIA to conceal crucial information regarding a covert anti- terrorism program from the Congress. According to an erudite source, the present CIA director, Leon Panetta had made the startling revelation to the Congress members.

The shocking exposé made by Panetta to the Senate intelligence agency and the House regarding Cheney’s direct involvement in the matter was initially accounted in the New York Times, ensuing which all attempts to get in touch with Cheney to get a response were futile.

The informant who disclosed the matter to CNN desired complete confidentiality as the issue was top secret. Paul Gimigliano, the CIA speaker refused to remark on the report stating that it was not agency policy to disclose matters that transpired during secret meetings. He further added that when the matter was bought to the notice of Director Leon Panetta, he proposed that the matter be known to the Congress and quick, effective action to be taken in the matter.

A letter from the Seven House Democrats on 26th June to Panetta that was made public, confirmed that CIA masked major actions from the Congress members and has hoodwinked the members from 2001 onwards. The letter however did not specify what information was hidden or in what manner they deceived the Congress members.

The anti-terrorism program being highlighted had been started soon after the 11th September, 2001 terror attacks on Washington and New York and was by no means completely functional and that it remained on shelves more than it got implemented. Panetta finally brought it to an end.

The revelation ensued post a Barney between the CIA and the Speaker, Nancy Pelosi who blamed the former for deluding the Congress during a covert briefing in 2002 on the ruthless grilling methods adopted on the terror suspects. To this the CIA retorted that Pelosi was informed during the course of the briefing about the crude methods like waterboarding amongst others that were employed.

When questioned regarding the Democrat’s letter, George Little, the CIA speaker stated that Panetta stood by his statement given on the 15th May. Little mentioned that Panetta believed in keeping the Congress well informed on the matter, which was amply evident in his actions.

The current eye-opener comes in a time when lawmakers are mulling over increasing the number of House and Senate members from the existing eight to forty. A White House memorandum has cautioned that President Obama’s high ranking advisers would suggest a veto in that regard, if the expansion plan was included.

A well-orchestrated series of twin bomb explosions rocked the Tal Afar city located in Nineveh province in Northern Iraq on Thursday morning. The Nineveh Military Operations Command revealed the current death count standing at 43 with 65 injured.

The ghastly incident occurred within few days subsequent to the departure of the U.S. troops as they passed on security control to the local power on June 30. The Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki has cautioned just the month before on the possible augment of terror attacks in a bid to trample down the mass buoyant self-reliance in the nation’s security strength that ensued after the exit of the U.S battle troops.

The attackers gave conclusion to their heinous intentions within minute’s proximity at around 7:30a.m.local time according to police officials. The first bomber had donned a police uniform, blasting himself to tatters close to the residence of a police official and his brother who were involved in counteracting terrorism. The entire kin of the police sergeant lost their lives while his brother was critically injured in the incident. As several onlookers thronged the blast site to offer assistance, a second blast ensued.

There were violent outbreaks in Nineveh province on Wednesday where Shiites were the sole targets. A car bomb blew up on Wednesday in Mosul, the provincial capital of Nineveh that exhumed 19 lives and injured many others. On Thursday morning, a bomb set off in the bustling market area of Sadr City in Baghdad, a pre-dominantly Shiite shanty taking the lives of seven while wounding 20 others.

Bombs slyly planted in a bicycle and car in a Shiite majority locality located in south-west Baghdad injured six persons. In the Karrada district in Baghdad, a road bomb intended to attack the convoy belonging to the Central Bank governor, narrowly missed him, while killing one onlooker and injuring five others.