Nine flight attendants who couldn’t meet the weight standards of India’s national airlines have been fired, an official said Tuesday.

Pakistan says Indian allegations of links between Pakistani state agencies and the Mumbai attacks risk diverting attention from their joint efforts to fight terrorism.

India’s prime minister says the sophistication of the Mumbai siege means the attackers “must have had the support of some official agencies in Pakistan.”

A couple who hadn’t been seen since New Year’s Eve have been found dead inside their locked bedroom with their cying 9-month-old daughter, and three older children had been left out on their own.

India’s foreign ministry says authorities have handed over evidence to Pakistan linking the deadly Mumbai attacks to Pakistani “elements.”

A gunbattle between government forces and suspected Islamic insurgents raged for a fourth day Sunday in a densely forested region of Indian Kashmir, police said. At least seven combatants have been killed.

India’s defense minister dismissed Pakistan’s efforts to crack down on militants in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, saying Friday that dozens of terrorist groups remain active in the country.

The Indian government announced plans Friday to lower key interest rates by one percentage point and boost spending in an effort to stimulate the economy in the face of global economic turmoil.

Three bombs exploded in India’s restive northeast Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding about 50, hours before the nation’s new home minister was to arrive in the area, police said.

Police say three bombs have exploded in India’s restive northeast, killing at least two people and wounding 16 others.