Rich tributes were on Saturday paid to the 26/11 martyrs on the third anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks

Rich tributes were on Saturday paid to the 26/11 martyrs on the third anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks by Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and a host of other leaders.

The Governor and Chief Minister laid wreaths at the Police Memorial here this morning and observed silence for a while in memory of the 18 security personnel, including then ATS chief Hemant Karkare, who died fighting the Pakistani terrorists during the three-day siege in November 2008.

Home Minister R.R. Patil, PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, Minister of State for Home Satej Patil, Member of Parliament Nitesh Rane, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Umesh Sarangi, DGP K Subramanian, ATS chief Rakesh Maria, Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik and family members of the martyrs were among those who paid tributes.

Senior Government officials and top police officers also attended the event.

The Police Memorial in Marine Drive, south Mumbai, will remain open on Saturday for public to enable them to pay respects to the bravehearts.

On November 26, 2008, Ajmal Amir Kasab and nine other heavily-armed gunmen, who arrived here by sea, attacked various places, including the Taj Mahal Hotel, Nariman House, Oberoi Hotel and Mumbai CST railway station, killing 166 people and injuring several others.

Kasab, who was caught alive and sentenced to death by a trial court, is currently lodged in the high security Arthur Road Jail here.

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No Bollywood stars, racers or glamour at first F1 party

"F1 racers aren't here today cause they have a rule of not partying before the race," said actor Arjun Rampal, who is hosting the after-parties on all three days at Jaypee Integrated Sports Complex.

"I am glad that I have got the opportunity to host an event like this. Formula One is a very glamorous sport and we have all the F1 bosses and socialites of Delhi present here. You will see the drivers, Bollywood celebs and Lady Gaga on Sunday," he added.

Rampal, who is the co-owner of Lap, which is organising the after-parties for F1, assured that Sunday's party will be a much grander event with Lady Gaga's performance and Bollywood's A-listers like Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor attending.

Friday night's bash happened to be the 81st birthday party of Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone, who was accompanied by Rampal on the red carpet. "All the drivers are very happy with the tracks. And I think India has a great potential and we can sustain the momentum by frequent participation," said Ecclestone.

With none of the F1 racers present at the event except Narain Karthikeyan, who left the venue within half an hour, others attending Friday night's bash were host Arjun Rampal, Sussanne Roshan, Chunky Pandey, Priya Sachdev, Rahul Dev, actress Shweta Salve, designers Rohit Bal, Tarun Thailiani and JJ Vallaya.

Internationally known DJ Roger Sanchez played for the night and looked dapper in a T-shirt, jeans and a cap.

"I am excited to play here and am looking forward to the crowd inside. F1 is my favourite and I am happy to be here. I have performed in India before and just love the vibe in here. There won't be Bollywood music tonight as I didn't get enough time to listen to the tracks," Sanchez said.

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120-year-old man marries 60-year-old!

A 120-year-old resident of India has reportedly become the oldest bridegroom in the world by marrying a second time.

According to a UK Daily Mail report, Hazi Abdul Noor from Satghori village in Assam remarried Samoi Bibi, 60, six years after his first wife died in 2005.

The report said Noor is the head of a family with 122 members, which include two sons, four daughters and many grandchildren

The current world record-holder is a 103-year-old American, said the report.

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'Cremated' girl reappears in Assam police station

A young girl, who was presumed to have died with the body cremated on Wednesday, today turned up at the Tezpur Police Station in Assam's Sonitpur district.

19-year-old Indrani Bora of neighbouring Nagaon district had fled with her friend Mukut Ali from Guwahati to Dhubri district on October 17, police sources said.

The girl's family alleged that she was kidnapped.

On October 26, a female body with marks of injury was found at Bilasipara in Sonitpur district which was identified by the girl's family as that of Indrani, the sources said.

The body was cremated at Kathaldoi village in Nagaon the same day, they said.

Indrani appeared at the Tezpur Police Station this morning claiming that she had stayed at Ali's residence at Trivenee Point here, the sources said.

Ali, who has a criminal record, accompanied Indrani to the police station.

Indrani and Ali, who was arrested two months ago in a fake currency and stamp paper case and later released on bail were being questioned by the police.

The Bilasipara police subsequently registered a case to ascertain the identity of the body cremated at Nagaon, the sources added.

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