Tomorrow will mark the third anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks. Stay with us through the day for a complete coverage of all the events.

Meanwhile, read up on our exclusive stories on the event. 

On the Wall Street Journal: Flight from the currency reflects Delhi's failure to control spending. Read

On the eve of 26/11, read this: Mordechai Kaler, brother-in-law of Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg, shares a personal and miraculous story about how the Mumbai Shluchim affected his family even after their passing.

To jog your memory, the Holtzbergs were killed during the 26/11 attacks at Nariman House. Their son, Moshe, who was just two then, and his nurse, survived the attacks. Read this story on the Daily Mail.

Meanwhile, BJP leader Uma Bharti today threatened to set on fire Walmart wherever it opens in the country to register her party's protest against allowing Foreign Direct Investment in retail. 

"By giving permission to Walmart to directly invest in the retail sector, the Centre has jeopardised the employment opportunities of Dalits, poor and backwards," she said.

On Reuters: Culture and continuity have prevailed in the Tata Group's search for a new chairman to head India's biggest business house. In hindsight, the sprawling conglomerate's flirtation with bringing in an outsider appears to have been only that.

Read more on the Cyrus Mistry story.

Incidentally, Shapoorji Mistry, his father, has shares worth Rs 117 crore in Tata Sons. In fact, the 27 members that comprise the board of directors at Tata Sons are primarily members of the Tata family, trusts and companies in the group.

This is what NDTV has on the arrest of Jigna Vora.  

Jigna Vora has been arrested for allegedly giving details like Mr Dey's motorcycle registration number and his address to fugitive underworld don Chotta Rajan, who is accused of masterminding the murder.

The police claims that after Mr Dey was killed, Ms Vora allegedly tried to mislead the police by publishing stories of a possible role of Dawood Ibrahim in the murder. The police are making these allegations on the basis of numerous stories that were published in the newspaper that Ms Vora works for, sources said.

Police had recorded Jigna Vora's statement twice in the past. The last time when Ms Vora's statement was recorded around a month ago, she had evaded all questions. She told the police that she hasn't spoken to Chotta Rajan and didn't know Mr Dey personally.

According to sources, the crime branch has reportedly got Ms Vora's call data record which shows that she made and received calls from Chhotta Rajan gang members. Also, independent witnesses have given statements to the police that she had a squabble with Mr Dey when a member of the Chhotta Rajan gang was gunned down in 2010, the sources said.

The Indian Olympic Association has announced that they will be holding a vote next month on whether or not to boycott the London Olympic Games.

Former and current Indian athletes have asked the Indian Olympic Association to take the action on December 5, because they object to Dow Chemicals 7m sponsorship of the wrap around the Olympic Stadium.

Read the report on Sky Sports.

An insider's story of Parliament proceedings today:

R Rajagopalan tweets: Pranabda threatened Dinesh Trivedi in the Union Cabinet. You are a first time MP and first time Minister. Do you know process of Cabinet.

Pranabda attitude and rudeness with Dinesh Trivedi in the Union Cabinet was unexpected. Ambika Soni and Narayanaswami apologised to Dinesh.

Arup Patnaik, Mumbai police commissioner is addressing the media on the arrest of journalist Jigna Vora in the murder of J Dey. He says the department has prima facie evidence against Vora and are probing her links with the underworld and her phone records.

Patnaik says this is the 11th arrest in the case and like all the other arrests is significant because of the links with the underworld. He says there is incriminating evidence against Vora.

He however warned it is premature to assume Vora has a role in the murder of J Dey.

Speculation is rife in central European media that Prince Charles could become the next King of Romania if the country's monarchy is restored, and give up
the British throne in favour of his eldest son William. 

The 63-year-old British king-in-waiting could stake claim to the throne in Romania because of his "ancestral links" with historical Romanian ruler, Vlad the Impaler, and the country's deposed King, Prince Michael, according to the media.

The Friday after Thanksgiving has become a shopping phenomena in the United States, with hordes of shoppers queueing up at all hours of the night for discounted holiday goods.

The annual tradition has even resulted in deaths, with victims crushed to death by teeming  crowds.

Even when the sales stay under control, images of crazed shoppers running through stores across the country invariably make headlines on what has been the country's busiest shopping day of the year since at least 2005.

Read more on Foreign Policy mag.

Update: Journalist Jigna Vora has been sent to police custody till December 1. She has been charged with murder and conspiracy in the killing of Mid Day journalist J Dey.

It may be recollected that the CBI had chosen not to oppose the bail pleas of these five on grounds that they faced specific charges, apart from the "umbrella section" of 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC, which entail five years sentence as maximum punishment.

The agency has also slapped charges of criminal breach of trust under section 409 of the IPC which carries life term as maximum punishment, against Kanimozhi and four others.

OK, finally, here it is. The Delhi High Court has denied bail to DMK MP Kanimozhi today. The bail plea hearing will be now be heard on Monday. Kanimozhi has been in jail since the last six months. The other accused whose bail plea was heard today include Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura, Bollywood producer Karim Morani and Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables directors Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal.

It may be recollected that the high court earlier said that bail cannot be granted on grounds of parity. In essence, Kani and the others had filed an application for an early hearing of the bail after the five corporates were granted bail this week. The bail plea was initially to be heard on December 1.

Just in: The Delhi Police today refused to take responsibility for the violence at the Ramlila Maidan during Baba Ramdev's fast and blamed the yoga guru during a hearing at the Supreme Court.

The Delhi Police has told the SC that Ramdev was responsible for the violence at the Ramlila Maidan in June. The crisis was created by the yoga guru's "irresponsible behaviour" and the Delhi Police was not to blame, the court was informed today.

The Supreme Court is hearing a suo motu petition on the alleged police violence at Baba Ramdev's anti-corruption gathering on June 4. "He has to take responsibility," Delhi Police counsel Harish Salve told the court. -- NDTV report.

Rediff.com has learned that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be visiting Manipur in early December. The state has seen over three months of economic blockades by tribal groups who are divided over the issue of a creation of a new district in the northeastern state.

Meanwhile, it is reported that MPP Youth Front has chalked out a plan to embarrass the Prime Minister during his visit to Imphal in case the Government of India refuses to retract its offer for a Supra State body and get the ongoing economic blockade lifted.

In Pakistan, the JuD protests against granting Most Favoured Nation status to India. See

Ms Bedi tweets: Team Anna met SR Yechury CPI(M) as Fup on Lokpal. They appear 2 b closer. But need United Opposition for a 'Miracle'

See our 13:06 pm post for a related story.

The father of a woman gunned down with her Scottish businessman husband was last night named as the chief suspect in what is thought to have been an 'honour killing'.

Glasgow-based Saif Rehman, 31, and Uzma Naurin, 30, from New York, were shot dead on a trip to Pakistan, when their car was ambushed in the north-eastern city of Gujarat.

Read the Daily Mail report.

Nice gory piece on cnn.com.

A Pakistani woman is being held on suspicion of killing her husband, cutting him up and trying to cook the pieces, Karachi police said today.

Zainab Bibi, 32, was arrested in connection with the murder Tuesday of her husband Ahmad Abbas, police said. Her 22-year-old nephew, Zaheer Ahmed, is accused of helping Bibi stab Abbas to death and carve his body into small pieces. More

Last week some of us who signed here sent an open appeal to you requesting you to personally initiate the process of opening a dialogue with the Maoists as that, in our opinion, was the only way out to resolve differences with those who are the sons and daughters of our soil, and not our enemies.

That's an excerpt from an open letter to WB CM Mamata Banerjee asking her to withdraw joint forces and the unconditional release of all political prisoners from the Junglemahal area. Read

Standard & Poor's has downgraded its sovereign credit rating of Egypt, citing weak political and economic conditions, especially after violent clashes earlier
this month. The rating of Egypt has been cut one notch from 'BB-' to 'B+', indicating a slightly riskier credit profile for the country.

S&P was recently in the news for downgrading the US' credit rating. Read

Attacking BJP, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today said the party's "India Shining" campaign was only for the leaders of the saffron brigade and not for the common people. 

"In 2004 (during the general elections) the opposition had launched 'India shining' campaign...They can give this slogan as their leaders do not visit your houses, don't eat food with you, drink dirty water of your wells...they can say India is shining," he told a public meeting in UP. "It is shining in their houses and air-conditioned cars but not in villages," Gandhi said.

And the last one from the Guardian: Anders Behring Breivik's, the man behind the Norway massacre, calls to police are made public. Norwegian television station reveals recordings of killer's offer to surrender when he phoned police from Utya. Read

These are the transcripts carried by the Times, London:

Yes, hello. My name is Anders Behring Breivik of the Norwegian anti-communist resistance movement, he says in a tone that betrays no panic or anger. I am on Utya at the moment and I wish to surrender.

The only emotion comes from the operator, who sounds surprised and unsure what to do. OK, he says, adding after a long pause: What number are you calling from?

Breivik: I am calling from a mobile.

Operator: Youre calling from your mobile.

Breivik: Its not my mobile. Its another one.

Operator: What was your name again? Hello? Hello?

But by then the line had gone dead, and the killer resumed the shooting.

The Guardian's take on FDI in retail in India.

India set to allow foreign supermarkets to open stores. Critics say move to open market up to multinational companies would risk putting small traders out of business. Read

Kareena Kapoor has emerged as the sexiest Asian woman in the world, according to a survey. Katrina, who had won the title for the last three years
by a large margin, slipped into second place. Hrithik Roshan's wife Sussanne received a massive number of votes and was one of the highest new entries at number 16. 

Other also rans included Priyanka Chopra (3), and Bipasha Basu (4), who both slipped down one place each. Frieda Pinto came 5th, followed by Deepika Padukone (7). New entries included Jacqueline Fernandez (12), Nargis
Fakhri (23) and Sonakshi Sinha (38). Aishwarya Rai Bachchan came 6th and Sonam Kapoor 9th. Lara Dutta stood at number 15 and Malaika Arora Khan at 19.

West Bengal Police is waiting for slain Maoist leader Kishenji's family to formally identify his body kept at the police morgue at Jhargram.

"The standard procedure for identification will be followed. The next of kin will identify the body," Director General of Police Naparajit Mukherjee said. 

"We are waiting for the family members who are on their way," he said after visiting the encounter site at Burisole jungle in West Midnapore district.

As a fallout of that assault on Sharad Pawar yesterday, the NCP had called a Pune Bandh today. However, the bandh evoked a partial response with many schools, commercial establishments and offices including Pune Mahanagar
Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) remaining open. Some others were closed as confusion prevailed over the shutdown call.

If you haven't see the video of the attack on the union minister, click here

Here's why the Opposition is against FDI in retail leading to adjournements in Parliament. The BJP has been opposing the government's move to allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, saying it would create unemployment in the country and adversely affect thousands of traders in the sector.

"FDI is not required in retail sector. Cold storage facility is not rocket science that you need FDI for it," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javdekar said outside Parliament House today.

The Union Cabinet yesterday allowed 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand stores and 100 per cent FDI in single brand stores in the country. Government has maintained that farmers will get higher remuneration and the FDI will help developing logistics and cold chains in the country.

Understanding the plant experience helps us understand the human one, too. 

Said Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, also the first person from the Indian subcontinent to receive a US patent, and considered to be one of the fathers of radio science. On the Smartset.com

On twitter: R Rajagopalan: Heated discussions in Union Cabinet taken two and half hours on FDI in multi brand retall. Differences amongst Congress Ministers on FDI. Sharad Pawar, P Chidambaram, supported Pranabda on FDI in multi retail, while five Congress ministers opposed.

"What is the hurry" asked Antony. Postpone till April - Jairam Ramesh expressed his views at Union Cabinet on FDI in multi retail.

More news on Team Anna: With the Parliamentary Standing Committee arriving at a "broad consensus" on recommending Constitutional status for Lokpal, Team Anna member Kiran Bedi today wondered whether the UPA will pass the buck on to Opposition if the bill is not passed.

"Lokpal to be Constitutional body (and) UPA would need the support of Opposition (for this)? If not, will it pass the buck? (We) need to stay alert," Bedi said in a tweet. 

Angry over Anna Hazare's statement on the attack on Union Minister Sharad Pawar, NCP supporters today staged a protest at the Gandhian's native village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district. 

'Several slogan-shouting workers of Pawar's party reached the Yadav Baba temple, once the abode of Hazare, and demanded that the anti-graft campaigner apologise for his remark made yesterday after a youth slapped the NCP supremo to protest corruption and price rise. 

Hazare had yesterday tied himself in knots with his reaction to the attack on Sharad Pawar first appearing to respond with contempt and later condemning it. "He got slapped! Only one slap?" he said to a group of journalists who broke out in laughter at his reaction. But later coming out of the room, he condemned the incident saying such acts of violence were not good. 

A report on PTI says that the Maharashtra Election Commission has decided to use marker pen instead of the indelible ink to mark voters on their forefinger because applying indelible ink in haste causes difficulties.

The report, however, does not specify what they are. No other changes otherwise. The ink will be applied on the left forefinger as it was done earlier.

At the Delhi High Court, DMK MP Kanimozhi's and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar's bail plea are still being heard. The HC said earlier that giving bail to the executives is no ground for other accused getting bail.

In Chennai, Karunanidhi waits it out...

Update on the killing of Maoist leader Kishenji.

Maoists today have demanded an independent probe into the circumstances leading to his death in West Midnapore district, alleging that Kishenji was killed in a fake encounter at Burisole jungle.

"To protest this we are calling a two-day statewide bandh from November 26 and a week-long protest," Maoist state committee member and spokesperson Akash said. 

He added, "Kishenji was arrested when our people were present nearby and then murdered in cold blood.We demand an independent investigation into the killing of our leader." 

Telugu poet Varvara Rao said, "The story of an encounter is a fabrication. Mamata Banerjee proved to be deceptive, speaking of peace with the Maoists while carrying on joint force operations." 

Rao said he was flying down to Kolkata from Hyderabad with Kishenji's niece to identify the body.

In other news, Republican US presidential hopeful Herman Cain has faced a backlash from physicians, including Indian-origin doctors, over his remarks that he was worried about being treated by a doctor who "sounded too foreign".

 Cain, 66, was talking about his battle with Sage IV colon cancer in 2006. he told supporters that he was concerned that one of the surgeons working with him in the chemotherapy process was named Dr Abdallah. He told a physician's assistant that the name sounded "too foreign."

He then expressed relief when he was told that the physician was a Christian from Lebanon, and not Muslim.

That's probably one candidate who will always remain a presidential hopeful.

Here are the details of what happened during the six minutes that Parliament was convened today.

The government decision to allow FDI in retail caused an uproar in both Houses of Parliament, with ruling UPA ally Trinamool Congress leading the charge and the entire opposition joining them.

Soon after Speaker Meira Kumar condemned the attack on Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Trinamool Congress members rushed near the Well of the Lok Sabha demanding cancellation of the decision of the Union Cabinet to allow 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail and 100 per cent FDI in single-brand retail.

Members of CPI(M), CPI and BJP were seen in the aisles raising slogans against the government's decision and trying to unfurl banners demanding roll-back of the Cabinet decision taken last night.   

Some members from Kerala were seen waving copies of Malayalam newspapers carrying a report on Tamil Nadu government's decision to ban a movie (Dam 999) that depicts a dam burst.

Back to memogate and the venerable Husain Haqqani, read Pakistani senior journalist Najam Sethi's opinion piece on the Friday Times. Read

Here's what's on the Husain Haqqani episode on Twitter today:

Brahma Chellaney: Hussain Haqqani's firing is just the latest evidence of who really rules Pakistan -- the military, which significantly still has US support. No wonder the Pakistani military gets away with anything -- from its involvement in an illicit nuclear-smuggling ring to sheltering bin Laden.

Just in: Mumbai journalist Jigna Vora has been arrested in the murder of senior crime journalist J Dey who was working with Mid Day. Dey (56) was shot dead on June 11.  

So far, a close associate of Chhota Rajan has been arrested for the murder by the Mumbai Police, apart from nine others, including builder Vinod Asrani and three sharp shooters.

Former premier Kamal Ganzouri has been appointed Egypt's new Prime Minister but protesters vowed to step up pressure on the country's military rulers and called for renewed agitation to demand the army quit power.

Ganzouri, an economist who served as Egyptian premier under ousted president Hosni Mubarak between 1996 and 1999, agreed in principle to lead a national salvation government after meeting Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling military council, state media reported. 

Ganzouri, who has distanced himself from Mubarak's regime, has also been suggested as a possible presidential candidate.

Just in: The Supreme Court refuses to declare as unconstitutional the impeachment proceedings against former Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen. You may recollect that the former HC judge made history by being the first judge to be impeached and removed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha over charges of corruption.

Read more of what happened in August this year

This is getting to be monotonous, but here it is... both houses of Parliament have adjourned till noon over price rise. Ditto on day 1, 2 and 3. Incidentally, each hour of Parliament costs the exchequer Rs 25 lakh.

Tomorrow marks three years since the terrorist attacks on Mumbai, which left 166 dead. See our special stories on the occasion.

Rahul Pandita tweets: Maoist ideologue Varavara Rao, Kishenji's niece and others are on their way to Kolkata to bring back Kishenji's body to Hyderabad.

On rediff.com, read:  the Maoist who spent 30 years waging war against the state.

Also see yesterday's Live! commentary for the details of Kishenji's killing.

Good morning. At the Delhi High Court, the bail hearing of DMK MP Kanimozhi has begun, along with five other accused in the 2G case.

Earlier, the hearing was slated for December 1, but after the five corporates got bail this week, Kanimozhi filed a plea in the HC for an early hearing of her bail plea. 

All the bail applications are being heard from 10.30 am onwards. Former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura, Bollywood producer Karim Morani, DMK-run Kaliagnar TV MD Sharad Kumar and directors of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd Asif Balwa and Rajeev Agarwal's bail pleas will be heard. 

Kishenji killed in encounter (The Hindu)
Elusive Maoist leader Molajula Koteshwara Rao, better known as Kishenji, was killed in an encounter with the joint forces at Burisole forest in West Midnapore district, a day after he narrowly escaped from there. Read

Heartbreak for India, Sachin fails to make 100th century (The Times of India)
Ravi Rampaul broke a billion hearts when he had Sachin Tendulkar (94) caught by Darren Sammy at second slip on the fourth day of the third Test. Read

JuD organises anti-India rally on eve of 26/11 anniversary (Indian Express)
Hafiz Saeed-led JuD is ostensibly protesting the impending grant of MFN status to India. Read

Cabinet approves 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail (The Hindu)

Nod for 100% FDI in single brand. Read

Sharad Pawar attacked (The Hindu)

Pawar was slapped by Harvinder Singh, a local transporter who had assaulted former Telecom Minister Sukh Ram outside a court on Saturday after he was sentenced in a corruption case. Read

2G scam: Delhi HC to hear Kanis bail plea today (The Times of India)
The Delhi High Court will hear bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and five others accused in the 2G case on Friday. Earlier, the hearing was slated for December 1.  Read