Top Headlines http://www.indianexpress.com/index.php Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05 : 36 : 01 +05:30 indianexpress.com http://static.expressindia.com/frontend/iep/images/logo.gif Indian Express logo http://www.indianexpress.com/index.php Feed provided by indianexpress.com To beat Taliban, US looks at Afghan militias http://www.indianexpress.com/news/to-beat-taliban-us-looks-at-afghan-militias/544933/ Latest plan aims at regaining the initiative against the militants who are now giving the toughest fight in Afghanistan since 2001.... ‘Gilani’s wife got undue favour in Rs 570-million default case’ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/gilanis-wife-got-undue-favour-in-rs-570million-default-case/544932/ Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani’s wife was granted an “undue favour” when authorities settled a case registered against her for defaulting on bank loans..... Unhappy with security, Fonseka may move court http://www.indianexpress.com/news/unhappy-with-security-fonseka-may-move-court/544928/ Sri Lanka’s former top military general and the hero in the awr against the LTTE, Sarath Fonseka, who is likely to enter election fray against President Mahinda Rajapaksa.... Woman loses benefits over Facebook snaps http://www.indianexpress.com/news/woman-loses-benefits-over-facebook-snaps/544929/ Updating your pictures on your Facebook profile has a flip side to it too — as a Canadian woman on leave from office has found out.... YouTube to write a new script for hearing impaired http://www.indianexpress.com/news/youtube-to-write-a-new-script-for-hearing-impaired/544926/ In the first major step toward making millions of videos on YouTube accessible to hearing-impaired people, Google unveiled new technologies recently that will automatically bring text captions to many videos on the site.... The Pacific (and pussyfooting) president http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-pacific-and-pussyfooting-president/544923/ America’s president shows an alarming lack of self-confidence. So does China’s.... Turkish delight http://www.indianexpress.com/news/turkish-delight/544922/ IN HIS eighth novel—the first since he was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 2006—Orhan Pamuk, who was born in Istanbul in 1952... Softly, softly http://www.indianexpress.com/news/softly-softly/544920/ One man; one vote; one forlorn hope?... Taming the mafia state http://www.indianexpress.com/news/taming-the-mafia-state/544917/ The anti-graft pressure mounts on Hamid Karzai.... Briefly World http://www.indianexpress.com/news/briefly-world/544914/ Iran’s armed forces launched large-scale air defence war games on Sunday to show off the country’s deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program.