Attack on Afghanistan continue
Kabul: US and Britain resumed attacks on Afghanistan on Monday, targeting Kabul, Jalalabad and Kandahar.

Ten bomber aircraft and carrier-based missiles -- Tomahawks -- were used to target Taliban's ground forces. US officials claimed that 31 targets were hit on Sunday's strikes. Prime Minister Tony Blair at an emergency session of parliament said early indications showed air attacks on Afghanistan achieved a high degree of success and he hinted that the military offensive would be expanded.

An initial wave of attacks by US and British forces on Sunday night had targeted airports and military-related installations around Kabul and the cities of Kandahar, Jalalabad, Herat, Kunduz and Mazar-e-Sharif.
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A-I re-routes flights to London, Paris, US
New Delhi: Air-India on Monday re-routed flights bound for London, Paris and New York to avoid Pakistan's air space in the wake of US air strikes.
The Mumbai-Delhi-London-New York flight was re-routed to fly over the Arabian Sea and then up over Sharjah.
Air India flies eight times a week to the United States via London. It also operates three flights a week to Paris. All these flights will be re-routed. It involves about thirty minutes of extra flying time for flights which go via Delhi.
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Car finance rates down to 13.5 per cent
Mumbai: Car finance rates have come down to 13.5-14 percentage points. Car financiers believe the rates have bottomed out and should not fall further.
Most auto companies have also entered into tie-ups with financers to offer substantial discounts to customers in order to boost sales.
Car sales witnessed a slump in September with market leader Maruti registering a 17 per cent drop - from 34,873 units last year to 28,745 units this time round. Even Hyundai registered an 18.2 per cent drop from 8,285 units last September to 6,781 units same time last month. General Motors India also saw a 30.6 per cent month-on-month drop at 800 cars as against 1,153 sold in the same month last year.
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