Portal:Current events/India/2006 October 17

October 17, 2006 (Tuesday)

Delhi High Court convicts Santosh Kumar Singh, son of a former senior Delhi police officer, in the Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case, seven years after a trial court acquitted him. (The Hindu) India adds more than 6 million mobile phone subscribers in a single month increasing the number of users to 129.53 million. (Reuters) 2006 ICC Champions Trophy: Pakistan beats Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in the third cricket match at Jaipur. [CricInfo.com) Meetings at the level of Foreign Secretaries between India and Pakistan will resume on November 14, 2006. (BBC News) Contrary to the reports on October 16, the Defence Minister says that the Trishul missile project which is part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program is not shelved but extended. (The Hindu)