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| The chief minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra has offered to resign amid criticism of the handling of the Mumbai attacks. | The chief minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra has offered to resign amid criticism of the handling of the Mumbai attacks. |
| Vilasrao Deshmukh said he was awaiting a Congress party decision. His deputy, RR Patil, has already resigned. | |
| Correspondents say there are calls for more resignations amid questions over whether all the gunmen have been found. | |
| Attackers with guns and bombs targeted multiple locations from Wednesday, killing at least 172 people. | |
| On Monday, Mumbai began to return to normal with markets and schools open and heavy traffic on the streets. | |
| Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh opened cross-party talks on setting up a federal agency of investigation after the attacks. | |
| The attacks have increased tensions with Pakistan after allegations that the gunmen had Pakistani links. | |
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| Islamabad denies any involvement, but India's Deputy Home Minister Shakeel Ahmad told the BBC it was "very clearly established" that all the attackers had been from Pakistan. | |
| 'Moral responsibility' | |
| Mr Deshmukh told a press conference on Monday: "I have offered to resign. If the responsibility of the attacks is on the chief minister, then I will go." | Mr Deshmukh told a press conference on Monday: "I have offered to resign. If the responsibility of the attacks is on the chief minister, then I will go." |
| Home Minister Shivraj Patil has already resigned, saying he took "moral responsibility". | Home Minister Shivraj Patil has already resigned, saying he took "moral responsibility". |
| I looked back to see the waiter who was serving me getting hit by a bullet Shivaji Mukherjee Mumbai attack survivor class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7756616.stm">Eyewitness: Mumbai survivors class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7757390.stm">In pictures: Mumbai aftermath class="" href="/1/hi/uk/7757213.stm">UK 'must learn lessons of Mumbai' class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7757500.stm">How Mumbai attacks unfolded Mr Patil's resignation was accepted by the prime minister but an offer to resign by the national security adviser, MK Narayanan, was turned down. | |
| Mr Patil's successor, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, said he was "disinclined" to take the post but had done so to "answer the call of duty". | |
| The BBC's David Loyn in Mumbai says the resignations are not likely to be the last, with public anger now of a different order to what it has been during previous terrorist incidents. | |
| Our correspondent says the latest revelation, in police reports, that personal belongings of 15 men were found aboard an abandoned ship from which the attacks were launched has raised questions as to whether all the gunmen have been found. | |
| Only 10 militants have been identified, one of them captured alive. | |
| Questions have been asked about India's failure to pre-empt the attacks, and the time taken to eliminate the gunmen. | Questions have been asked about India's failure to pre-empt the attacks, and the time taken to eliminate the gunmen. |
| Two of Mumbai's best five-star hotels - Taj Mahal Palace and Oberoi-Trident - and a busy railway station were among the high-profile targets which were hit. | Two of Mumbai's best five-star hotels - Taj Mahal Palace and Oberoi-Trident - and a busy railway station were among the high-profile targets which were hit. |
| The violence which began on Wednesday night finally ended on Saturday morning, when Indian troops killed the last of the gunmen at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel. | |
| "I have gone by my conscience and put in my papers," Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister RR Patil was quoted by news agency Press Trust of India as saying. | "I have gone by my conscience and put in my papers," Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister RR Patil was quoted by news agency Press Trust of India as saying. |
| Public anger has been building up against Mr Patil ever since media reports that he made light of the terror attack by saying that such "minor incidents do happen in big cities". | Public anger has been building up against Mr Patil ever since media reports that he made light of the terror attack by saying that such "minor incidents do happen in big cities". |
| The minister also told a press conference that "the terrorists had ammunition to kill 5,000 people. But the brave police, security forces crushed their designs and reduced the damage to a much lesser degree". | The minister also told a press conference that "the terrorists had ammunition to kill 5,000 people. But the brave police, security forces crushed their designs and reduced the damage to a much lesser degree". |
| The claim has not been confirmed by the security forces. | The claim has not been confirmed by the security forces. |
| Meanwhile, on Monday morning normal peak-hour traffic has been leading to jams in many places across the city, the BBC's Prachi Pinglay reports from Mumbai. | Meanwhile, on Monday morning normal peak-hour traffic has been leading to jams in many places across the city, the BBC's Prachi Pinglay reports from Mumbai. |
| Hotels across the city have tightened security with guests being frisked before being allowed entry. | Hotels across the city have tightened security with guests being frisked before being allowed entry. |
| Most hotels are not letting any vehicles enter as a precautionary measure. | Most hotels are not letting any vehicles enter as a precautionary measure. |
| Mumbai protests | Mumbai protests |
| On Sunday, Prime Minister Singh held a cross-party meeting in Delhi. | On Sunday, Prime Minister Singh held a cross-party meeting in Delhi. |
| Indian prime minister on anti-terror plans | Indian prime minister on anti-terror plans |
| Mr Singh was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying he planned to increase the size and strength of the country's anti-terrorist forces. | Mr Singh was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying he planned to increase the size and strength of the country's anti-terrorist forces. |
| While the vast majority of victims were Indians, at least 22 foreigners are known to have died, including victims from Israel, the US, Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia, Italy, Singapore, Thailand and France. One Briton, Andreas Liveras, was also killed. | While the vast majority of victims were Indians, at least 22 foreigners are known to have died, including victims from Israel, the US, Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia, Italy, Singapore, Thailand and France. One Briton, Andreas Liveras, was also killed. |
| Hundreds of people took to the streets of Mumbai on Sunday to protest at the perceived government failures. | Hundreds of people took to the streets of Mumbai on Sunday to protest at the perceived government failures. |
| Police continued on Sunday to sift through the debris in the Taj hotel. | Police continued on Sunday to sift through the debris in the Taj hotel. |
| They are also questioning the one attacker who was captured alive to try to establish who masterminded the assault. | They are also questioning the one attacker who was captured alive to try to establish who masterminded the assault. |
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