Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh are '2 Idiots': Shiv Sena

After initiating a tirade against Shah Rukh Khan for supporting the inclusion of Pakistani cricketers in the IPL, the Shiv Sena is now attacking Aamir Khan for voicing his opinion in favour of Pakistani cricketers. In another show of extremism, the political party has even named the two superstars as ‘2 Idiots’, severely criticizing them for favouring the opponents.

"In real life, Aamir and Shah Rukh have been proved as '2 Idiots' as both are making stupid statements supporting the cause of Pakistani cricketers. On the one hand, while SRK is openly displaying his love for Pakistani players, Aamir has even put nationalistic sentiments in his utterances on this issue,” said a statement in the party's Hindi mouthpiece ‘Dopahar Ka Saamna’.

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Pak presents evidence against 26/11 suspects

Pakistan government on Saturday presented evidence before an anti-terrorism court against LeT operations chief Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other suspects for their involvement in the Mumbai attacks.

The government's team of prosecutors presented evidence against the accused in the court of Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan in Rawalpindi, sources said. The details and nature of the evidence could not immediately be ascertained.

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Punjab CM seeks Ministry of Defence Approval for Raising 5 IRBs

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal urged the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to raise five Indian Reserved Battalions over the next three years to effectively tackle cross border terrorism and to maintain law and order in the state.

Badal called on Union Home Minister here in his office at New Delhi on Friday and apprised him that the cost of raising one IRB Battalion comes to about Rs.20-22 crore. The annual recurring expenditure of one Battalion comes to approximately Rs.26 crore and sought Ministry’s approval to bear the recurring cost of the said Battalions.

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State debt to become 'biggest problem': IMF chief

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Saturday that state debt will become the world's biggest economic problem and some countries will need seven years to fix their finances.

"The fiscal sustainability problem is going to be one of the biggest, maybe the biggest problem for the coming ... several years," Strauss-Kahn told the World Economic Forum in Davos. "We'll have to deal with this for five, six or seven years, depending on the country," he said.

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Serena lifts Australian Open trophy

Serena Williams put an end to Justine Henin's hopes of a Grand Slam title on her return from retirement with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win in the Australian Open final on Saturday. Williams withstood a determined challenge from Henin before securing her fifth Australian Open title and 12th Grand Slam singles championship overall.

Henin, who had most of the crowd support at Rod Laver Arena, couldn't match her fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters' feat of winning in her Grand Slam comeback tournament. Clijsters won last year's US Open on her return from a two-year retirement after getting married and having a baby.

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