Suicide squad storms Parliament
New Delhi: A suicide squad of five terrorists carrying deadly explosives stormed the Parliament house complex and fired indiscriminately with automatic weapons. Security personnel waged a pitched battle before killing all of them, losing six of their own.

Security personnel were seen running in panic, trying to herd people around to safety while at the same time closing all doors of Parliament.

Suicide squads of terrorists had managed to sneak into the Parliament complex, armed with AK-47 guns and bagful of grenades, riding in a white Ambassador, sporting a Home Ministry pass and a red klaxon to which only VVIPs are entitled.

The five terrorists, dressed in the uniform of `Black Cat' commandos, began shooting indiscriminately the moment they entered the complex from the main entrance and were challenged by a Parliament security guard.

After about two hours, the MPs who had been herded inside either the Central Hall or library were escorted out one by one, with the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan, personally supervising their departure.

Seven persons, mostly security personnel, were killed in the firing, while 18, again mostly security personnel, sustained injuries.
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XLRI to launch HR portal
Jamshedpur: The Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) of Jamshedpur in Bihar has entered into an alliance with the National HRD Network to jointly launch a state-of-the-art HR portal.The portal, to be launched on December 22, will be a one-stop resource centre for all needs of HR professionals in the country and abroad.

While XLRI would provide the content, the National HRD Network, the largest network of practicing HR professionals with more than 1,700 members and about 20 chapters across the country, would host it.
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