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MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt was jailed for six years on Tuesday for getting guns from gangsters involved in India's worst bombings, ending an epic trial that transfixed the country with tales of terror and revenge. Dutt, an immensely popular star known for his macho anti-hero roles and troubled private life, was found guilty of acquiring illegal weapons from those blamed for the bombings in Mumbai that killed 257 people in 1993. He has already served 16 months in jail while awaiting trial and his lawyer said he would appeal. He has millions of dollars riding on him...

Within minutes, seven explosions on the railway that forms Mumbai’s spinal cord left at least 163 people dead and possibly more than 1,000 wounded in one of the worst terrorist attacks in India. The first explosion took place at about 6.30pm, at the height of the rush hour, with a further six blasts ripping apart commuter trains over the next 20 minutes, sending shrapnel through carriages normally filled with 400-500 people each. ADVERTISEMENT There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombings, which echoed the attacks in Madrid in 2004. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s president, who has been criticised for...

<p>'We pray to god to bring Mohit back to life'</p> <p>He can't tell you his name.</p> <p>His head is wrapped in bandages. His tranquil face is a mess of tubes. Oxygen is being pumped into his lungs, and life-saving fluids into his tiny body.</p>

A number of Tube stations have been evacuated and lines closed after three blasts in what Met Police chief Sir Ian Blair says is a "serious incident". Sir Ian appealed to Londoners to stay where they were and said the transport system was effectively being shut down. The minor explosions used detonators only, a BBC reporter said. In addition, a Number 26 bus in Hackney Road in Bethnal Green had its windows blown out by a blast. There were no injuries. Large areas around Warren Street, Oval and the Shepherd's Bush Hammersmith and City line Tube stations have been cordoned...