Flaying Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's father Salim Khan, Indian athletics legend Milkha Singh on Tuesday said it is a free world where a person can say what he wants to, but he doesn't pay any heed to Salim Khan's remarks.

n antique dagger has been stolen from Nehru Memorial Museum and Library here, police said today. The four-inch dagger was kept inside a glass casket, which was yesterday found broken and the dagger missing, following which security officials called up the police. 

Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today issued directions to terminate the service of a Deputy Education Officer for alleged financial irregularities and corruption. 

Marking a milestone in maritime security along the Karnataka coast, Indian Coast Guard's advanced ship 'Shoor', commissioned two weeks ago, arrived at its base port here today.

A Parliamentary panel today asked the Culture Ministry to take necessary steps to recover antiquities sold abroad and bring back artifacts that were taken outside the country during the colonial rule through diplomatic dialogues and appropriate legal mechanisms. 

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Mumbai has issued judicial requests to Singapore, Hong Kong and the United States in the Sheena Bora murder case seeking details of financial transactions done by main accused Indrani Mukerjea and her husband Peter.

CBI sources said the Letters Rogatory will be sent through diplomatic channels to judicial authorities of Singapore, Hong Kong and the US with a request to provide desired information.

The agency which has named in the charge sheet Sheena's mother Indrani, her ex husband Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyamvar Rai for allegedly murdering her has now focused its attention on money as possible motive behind the killing.

24-year-old Bora, Indrani's daughter from her first marriage, was allegedly murdered in April 2012. Peter was also arrested in the case.

Earlier, the agency had told the court that it has sought Interpol's help for access to overseas bank accounts of the Mukerjeas.

The CBI had claimed that investments of crores of rupees were allegedly made by the Mukerjea couple and that 'Indrani and Peter had formed various companies during 2006 07 and invested Rs 900 crore in them'.

Trinamool Congress leader and Saradha chit fund scam accused Madan Mitra has been admitted to hospital due to chest pain and difficulty in breathing.

Mitra is in jail for more than a year as a prime accused in the case and is fighting the ongoing elections from behind the bars.

On Sunday, a day before the fourth phase of the polls, Mitra fell ill. He was, however, not taken to hospital that day.

The Opposition alleged that Mitra is trying to be shifted to hospital in order to 'control the polls', and requested the Election Commission that Mitra should not be allowed access to phone or Internet in case he is shifted to a hospital.

JUST IN: Senior IAS officer Ajay Mittal appointed new Information and Broadcasting Secretary in place of Sunil Arora who retires on Apr 30.

The Z-category security coverage of veteran socialist leader George Fernandes has been withdrawn by the Bihar government in the latest exercise to review security of VVIPs.

According to a notification issued by the Home department, Fernandes has been taken out of the list of VVIPs provided security net.

Decision to this effect was taken on recommendation of a meeting of the state security committee recently.

The ailing socialist leader has been the former Union minister and ex-president of Janata Dal-United.

In addition to Fernandes, suspended JD-U Rajya Sabha member Anil Sahni, embroiled in the LTC scam case, has also lost his place in the list of VVIPs who are provided security.

The security of Narendra Singh, friend-turned foe of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has been downgraded from Z-category to Y-category, the notification said.

Former chief of the state Human Rights Commission S N Jha and former head of Kosi Bandh Katan Manch Rajesh Walia have also been taken off from the list of persons provided security coverage, the notification added.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to name Congress President Sonia Gandhi in the infamous Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland deal. The Defence Ministry plans to seek details from its embassy in Rome for details of the Italian court verdict on the case.


Asked to comment on the issue, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said, "There is no question of giving any relief to those who have been chargesheeted by the CBI as they are facing serious criminal offences."


He was asked if there was any possibility of giving relief to AgustaWestland in the Rs 3600 crore chopper scam in which kickbacks were paid allegedly to the tune of over Rs 350 crore in 2010.


The Defence Ministry has also refused to accept the three AW-101 choppers supplied before the contract was scrapped on January 1, 2013 as it said that it has already recovered Euro 255 million from the Italian firm which was paid as advance for the deal.

What is the difference in computer literacy between urban and rural India? Take a look at the graphic...

Moderate Hurriyat Conference today welcomed the Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the 'Heart of Asia' conference in New Delhi saying both the countries should attempt to create a conducive atmosphere to carry forward the dialogue process.


"The Indo-Pak foreign secretary-level talks on the sidelines of Heart of Asia conference is a good sign and it is hoped that both the countries will shun the confrontational attitude and adopt meaningful dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues including Kashmir," Hurriyat headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said in a statement.

 "It is hoped that a conducive atmosphere will be created to carry forward the dialogue process," the statement said. Describing as "reality" Pakistan's assertion that Kashmir is the core issue between the two countries, the Hurriyat said an atmosphere is needed to be created for resolution of the Kashmir issue through meaningful talks.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were a "threat" to democracy and pluralism, and both of them have the "habit" of blaming previous regimes for things not done.


"The nexus between Modi and Mamata is a threat for Bengal. These two powers, full of pride, are a threat for democracy. The way Modi government is behaving is a threat for the basics of our country. It is a threat to secularism, democracy and age-old heritage of our country," she told an election rally. Gandhi also said that the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government had given false hopes to the people of the country.

If a housewife is a 'type', then Jackie Shroff's son, Tiger, wants one.


In an interview to Jahnavi Patel/Rediff.com, Tiger confesses that he will get married to a girl from the village. "When I reach home, I want a massage, so that I can get relaxed. She should stay at home, keep the house clean and give me home-cooked food."

This interview is a must-read.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who is the middle of a controversy over his appointment as the Indian contingent's Goodwill Ambassador at the Rio Olympics, has received support from an unlikely quarter.

His former girlfriend Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Asked to comment on the appointment, the actress said, "Anybody who is doing good to represent the country and anybody who is working or seeking or standing out for whatever vocation we have in the country be it sports, arts or music, I think that's wonderful and needs to be recognised."

While another former girlfriend Katrina Kaif, quipped, "Salman ko leke controversy hai woh naya cheez hai kya?"

Pic: Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in a scene from the 1999 film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Two specific files, including one from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose are missing, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.


He also informed the house that Japan has agreed to declassify two files related to Netaji by end of the year."Despite attempts being made, one file is missing from the ministry of home affairs also," Rijiju said during question hour.


The file that's missing from the PMO relates to the "proposal" to bring back the ashes of Netaji from Tokyo and on building a national memorial in his honour at the Red Fort, he said.


Replying to supplementary questions from members, including Bhrutihari Mahtab of Biju Janata Dal, the minister said efforts have been made by the Narendra Modi government to procure records, files and documents from various countries, including Russia and Japan."Japan has agreed to declassify two files out of five by the end of this year," he said.


Rijiju said that Japan has not given any assurance about the other three files.


He said the government has decided to declassify 25 files every month.

Mercedes hit-and-run case: Juvenile driver granted bail on a bond of Rs 5,000.


The teenager involved in the Mercedes hit-and-run case had been denied bail by the Juvenile Justice Board for the third time on Saturday.


On April 4, Siddharth Sharma was killed as he was hit by a speeding Mercedes that was being driven by the then 17-year-old.


According to sources present during the proceedings, the JJB was at first inclined to grant the juvenile bail keeping his best interests in mind.

Just in: Jury at Hillsborough inquests delivers conclusions into how 96 Liverpool football fans died in 1989 stadium disaster. Police planning failures led to deaths of 96 Liverpool fans in Hillsborough disaster, inquest jury says.


The BBC report says that jurors answered yes to the question about whether any error caused or contributed to a dangerous situation at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final.]


There were "major omissions" in the operational order.They agreed fans died due to crushing in the Leppings Lane terrace.


Details awaited.

Yoga guru Ramdev did a U-turn today from his controversial remark that if not for the law, he would have "beheaded" people for refusing to chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', saying he was merely responding to AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's statement that he won't raise the slogan even if a knife is put to his throat.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Ramdev said insulting religions like Islam or Christianity would be as "idiotic" as Owaisi's remark.

"I believe in non-violence, coexistence and oneness. It would be wrong to say that behead me but I won't respect the Quran or the Bible. I take pride in my religion but that does not give me the licence to insult other faiths. That would be as idiotic as Owaisi. "He says at the drop of a hat that behead me but I won't say 'Bharat mata ki jai'. So I responded in rustic language that I would have done so but I believe in the Constitution. No one needs to be scared of me...'Woh toh baat ki baat thi'. If someone wants to say 'Bharat mata ki jai' then let him, what's the point in protesting against it," Ramdev said.


The yoga guru said JNU and NIT Srinagar incidents are "offshoots" of a crisis of ideology, principles and policy in the country. Asked about Amitabh Bachchan's name surfacing among the Indians listed in Panama Papers, Ramdev said the Bollywood megastar appeared to be a "good person" but he needs to come up-front and say that he is ready for a probe into the matter.

Answering a range of questions, Ramdev also said he does not have any role in the political turmoil in Uttarakhand.

On the black money issue, on which he had been vocal in the past, Ramdev said he has left the issue to "Modi ji" to handle. "I have my full focus on Yoga," he said. Ramdev also praised the anti-pollution measure 'odd-even' enforced by the AAP government and the liquor ban imposed by the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, saying other political parties should follow suit.

The New Indian Express had exposed Vasan Eye Care, Karti Chidambaram and P Chidambaram in a series of articles in September and October last. The other media too picked it up, but slowly. The government began acting a trifle late in December last. It raided Karti. But, both the Chidambarams have been escaping the facts by repeatedly lying that their family has nothing to do with the exposed companies and pretending to be political victims. Read more

MPs in the Central Hall of Parliament were whispering about two people who made a midnight visit to a Union Minister in New Delhi yesterday. The two, MPs said, drove up in a white car -- one seated in the front, one at the back. The person in the front seat was a sitting Rajya Sabha MP and the one at the back seat was a former UPA minister. As MPs speculated on the purpose of the visit, the AugustaWestland Helicopter deal came up. Some MPs said it was more prosaic -- an invite to the wedding reception of a former Union Minister being held in June in Mumbai.  But why the midnight knock, we wonder?

Senior BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy was the main attraction in the Central Hall of Parliament today and was being  congratulated by MPs across parties after he took oath in the Rajya Sabha today.

Dr Swamy who is extremely active despite being 76 years old crisscrossed the Central Hall benches accepting greetings.

His quipped today that in the AugustaWestland helicopter deal, the law would catch up with 'ma-beta' and the duo would land in jail soon.  He also said that he has given notice in the Rajya Sabha for discussion on the chopper deal on Wednesday.

 
Congress MPs are likely to object since a nominated MP cannot give notices of public importance. But BJP has an answer to that -- Mani Shankar Aiyer -- also a nominated RS member used to create a ruckus on each and every occasion. Aiyar was made union minister after being nominated by the President and Dr Swamy may also fall in that category, quipped few BJP MPs.

Two NDA government's ministers Prakash Javadekar and Hansraj Ahir today sought the copy of the CBI's closure report filed in a coal scam allocation case. These two were petitioners before the CBI and CVC in 2013. Since the two are now union ministers they have asked CBI for a copy fo the report in their private capacity. They are likely to hold a media conference to thump their victory after the parliament session is over

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has been sending text messages to his friends that his colleague and former home minister P Chidambaram will be appearing for him in the Supreme Court on the Aadhar money bill.  Jairam being an Iyengar from Mysuru has been proudly announcing that Chidambaram -- a Chettiar -- will be representing him pro bono.

A powerful Congress MP from Gujarat quipped that both Ramesh and Chidambaram are contendors for one Rajya Sabha seat from Karnataka. He also pointed out that Chidambaram has been keeping himself in the news of later for the right or wrong reasons and earlier, the two Congress leaders never even exchanged smiles, but are now hugging each other.

A leaked picture of Hrihik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut has surfaced today and expectedly has been doing the rounds on social media.  


In the picture, Hrithik is seen hugging Kangana in what appears to be an intimate moment.

Reports say that the picture was clicked at a party held just before Krrissh 3 went on the floors. While the veracity of the picture has not been established, the image could in fact have been morphed.

While Hrithik has claimed that he did not have an affair with Kangana and it was purely a figment of her imagination, the new leaked picture might be a little difficult to explain.


Hrithik and Kanganas very public spat hinges partly on a crucial point of contention emails, several of which have surfaced recently.


Kangana has alleged that Hrithik sent her multiple emails to which she responded, only to be told that they were directed to an impostor posing as the star. Kangana further went on to say that Hrithik has hacked into her account to delete a few emails, to avoid over- complicating his divorce proceedings with ex-wife Sussanne Khan.

BJP issues a whip for its MPs in both the Houses asking them to be present in Parliament on all days of this week.

Two crucial files relating to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose will be declassified by Japan this year-end, but the country has given no assurance regarding three more such files in its custody, government said today.


Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju told Lok Sabha that these five files, which are with Japan, could be "crucial" to resolve the mystery over the fate of Bose. "Japan has conveyed to us that they will declassify two of the five files by the end of this year but no commitment has been given to the rest of the three files. But we are hopeful that they will declassify the remaining three files too," he said during Question Hour. Rijiju said two files relating to Netaji which were with the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Home Affairs continue to be missing and efforts were on to trace them.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre's stay outside India till September 30 since arbitration proceedings are underway.

The apex court had earlier extended liberty to Latorre to stay back in Italy till April 30.

The court asked the Centre to brief it about developments in international arbitration proceedings in the marines case.

Girone, the other accused, is still in India and Italy has been seeking his return as well.

The Supreme Court on July 13, 2015, had allowed Latorre to stay in Italy for another six months on medical grounds, after the government did not object to his plea.

The marines, who were on board ship Enrica Lexie, are accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast on February 15, 2012 after mistaking them for pirates.

The Supreme Court which was handling the case suspended the court proceedings relating to the trial of two marines in August 2015 following an order to this effect by International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) which was approached by Italy for international arbitration.

JUST IN: The Supreme Court extends till September 30 the liberty extended to Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre to stay in Italy. 

No statement yet from the India, but the Pakistan Foreign Secretary has this to say on the just concluded meeting which lasted for 90 minutes.

Pak High Commission after India-Pak FS meet says, "The Foreign Secretary (of Pakistan) also took up the matter of capture of RAW officer, Kulbushan Jadev. FS also conveyed concern over efforts by Indian authorities for release of the prime suspects of Samjhauta Exp blasts.

FS underscored need for early commencement of comprehensive dialogue for which Indian FS's visit to Pakistan is due.

The fire safety mechanism of the National Museum of Natural History in the FICCI building was "not functioning" which could have controlled the fire that broke out in the early hours today, fire service officials said.


"The fire safety systems were there but they were not functioning at the time when we tried to operate them. Had they been working, the fire would have been curtailed at the earliest time," Deputy Fire Chief Rajesh Panwar said.


"Had the fire system been working it would be easier to control the fire at the earliest time because we had to depend on our resources only," he said.


The flames have been completely doused and other buildings in FICCI auditorium are safe. Only the National Museum of Natural History building has been damaged, the official said. The fire which broke out on the top floor of the museum at around 1.45 am, located in FICCI Building at Mandi House, where some repair work was underway and quickly spread to lower floors of the building, damaging the specimens kept there.


As many as 35 fire tenders were pressed into service. It took firefighters more than four hours to douse the blaze after which a cooling operation was launched which lasted for another few hours, a fire official said. Six fire officials were rushed to hospital after they inhaled excessive smoke. Their condition is said to be stable, officials said. The industry body FICCI said the cause of the fire is being investigated and thanked the Delhi Fire Service for its quick response in bringing the situation under control. "Luckily, no one was present inside the building when the incident occurred. Federation house, which is the FICCI office building, and FICCI auditorium were not affected by the incident" FICCI said in a statement. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, a senior police official said.

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay HC orders up to 60% cut in water supply to liquor factories. 50% water cut till May 10 and 60% water cut post May 10.  The zonal commissioner is directed to take further call on water cut if needed, and inform the Aurangabad bench of Bombay HC.

In their first formal bilateral meeting after Pathankot attack, Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan today held talks focusing on a range of sticky issues including probe into the strike and Kashmir, which Pakistani side asserted was the "core issue".


Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, in New Delhi to attend the Heart of Asia conference, met after which the Pakistani side said its Foreign Secretary "emphasised that Kashmir remains the core issue that requires a just solution in accordance with UNSC resolutions and wishes of Kashmiri people."


There was no immediate formal word from the Indian side on the meeting. Ahead of the meeting, the Indian officials had maintained that Pathankot attack and a possible visit by the NIA to Pakistan will be raised during the FS-level talks, which were deferred in January in the wake of the strike at the strategic air base at Pathankot.


"In line with our PM's vision of peaceful neighborhood, FS underscored Pakistan's commitment to have friendly relations with all its neighbors/India. All outstanding issues including the Jammu and Kashmir dispute were discussed," the Pakistan High Commission here said. India has been pressing for action against terrorists responsible for the audacious attack on the IAF base, to take the talks forward. This is also the first time the two foreign secretaries are meeting after the announcement of Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue(CBD) by the Foreign Ministers in Islamabad last December. The two secretaries had a informal brief interaction during a SAARC meeting in Nepal in March this year.


The efforts to resume CBD at the Foreign Secretary-level hit a deadlock after the Pathankot attack that India said was carried out by militants from Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)terror group. Jaishankar was scheduled to travel to Islamabad to hold talks with Chaudhary on January 15 but both the countries had announced deferment of the talks with "mutual consent" in the wake of the Pathankot attack.


Todays's meeting came in the backdrop of Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit's recent comments that the bilateral peace process was suspended, evoking a sharp reaction by Indian side.

The Pakistan Foreign Secretary has emphasised at the meeting that Kashmir remains the core issue that requires a just solution.

India's foreign secretary S Jaishankar, his Pakistani counterpart  Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary  and Pakistan's envoy in India Abdul Basit at the bilateral meeting being held in New Delhi now.


The Pakistan Foreign Secretary is here on a day-long visit to attend the 'Senior Officials Meeting of the Heart of Asia -- Istanbul Process'. Jaishankar is understood to have raised the issue of investigation into the Pathankot terror strike. This is also the first formal meeting between Jaishankar and Chaudhry after the announcement of CBD by the Foreign Ministers in Islamabad last December. The two secretaries had a informal brief interaction during a SAARC meeting in Nepal in March this year.

"Butchers cannot be preachers," Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday, mounting a counteroffensive against Congress, which has accused the Modi government of "murdering democracy' by imposing President's rule in Uttarakhand.


"Congress, which dismissed more than 100 non-congress governments right from E M S Namboodiripad, under article 356, is now criticizing BJP. Ridiculous!" Naidu said on Twitter on a day Congress disrupted proceedings in Parliament over bringing Uttarakhand under central rule. Naidu had earlier targeted Congress calling it "mother of defections'.

"The Congress government at the Centre dismissed E M S Namboodiripad's first democratically-elected Left government in Kerala, despite its majority in the Legislative Assembly in 1959," Naidu had said against the backdrop of Left joining hands with Congress in targeting the Centre over the political developments in Uttarakhand.Facing opposition onslaught over the Uttarakhand issue, the Modi government has decided to take rivals head-on, citing instances of states being placed under central rule when Congress, Janata Party and United Front were in power.

Just in: Delhi: Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry reaches South Block to meet Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar. This is the first meeting after the Pathankot attacks. On the agenda is the plight of Indian nationals in Pak jails, the Pathankot probe, the reciprocal visit to Pakistan by the NIA, among others.


Four-and-a-half months after foreign ministers of India and Pakistan decided to restart the comprehensive bilateral dialogue process on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia ministerial conference in Islamabad, foreign secretaries of the two countries will meet today on the sidelines of the senior officials' meeting of the Heart of Asia process in New Delhi today.


Pakistan's foreign secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary arrived in New Delhi Tuesday morning, and attended the senior officials' meeting, followed by a bilateral meeting with foreign secretary S Jaishankar in the afternoon. The Heart of Asia conference (part of Istanbul process) is an annual meet on Afghanistan. The conference is being held in New Delhi this time.

JKLF chief and father-in-law of Sajad Lone - Amanullah Khan passes away in Rawalpindi. Funeral on at Gilgit in POK.

That's senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy taking oath in the Upper House today. 

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and Olympian boxer Mary Kom took oath in the Rajya Sabha today. They were were nominated by the Narendra Modi government to the Rajya Sabha on Friday.The list also includes BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, Narendra Jadhav, member of erstwhile National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi and journalist Swapan Dasgupta.


President Pranab Mukherjee nominated the six personalities from different fields to the House of Elders following a recommendation of the Narendra Modi government.

The President recommends the names of the nominated members - drawn from fields such as literature, science, sports, art and social service - on the advice of the government. 

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj was taken to All India Institute Medical Sciences late Monday night after complaints of chest pain. Doctors at the medical institute termed her condition as stable and said "there was nothing to worry".

Sushma Swaraj has undergone some test for her chest pain. Reports will come by tomorrow. She is stable now," said Amit Gupta, spokesperson of AIIMS.Swaraj is scheduled to meet Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aijaz Ahmed on Tuesday.

PM Narendra Modi with HM Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu, and other leaders at the BJP Parliamentary meeting in Delhi.

After holding its parliamentary meeting, it has been reported that the party has issued a three-line whip to all its MPs in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, asking them to be present in Parliament till Friday. 

Top police sources have refuted reports that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is suffering from 'life-threatening' gangrene and that doctors have no choice but to amputate his legs. 

Reserve Bank of India Governor, Raghuram Rajan said that every senior official in the government should live one day like a common man without any assistants, and try to get one routine task done, so that they get a better sense of the scale of changes which are required in the country. 

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has reached the spot of Delhi's Natural History Museum. Speaking to reporters, he says, "This is tragic, the Natural History Museum is a national treasure. This is a FICCI property,it's a rented building as far as the ministry is concerned."

A panic button will be mandatory for all mobile phones to be sold in India January 1, 2017, onwards to enable users make emergency call easily.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned the "barbaric murder" of Julhash Mannan, the editor of a gay rights magazine, who also worked with the US embassy in Bangladesh. 

The ministry of information and broadcasting will launch an eight-hour talk show 'Zara Muskura Do' -- the 'do' pun in the title to mark two years of the NDA government -- on May 26 to showcase the government's success stories.

The cancellation of Chinese dissident Dolkun Isa's visa by India will contribute to healthy development of relations between the two countries and shows their common views in fighting terrorism and separatism, a Chinese expert on South Asian affairs has said. 

A massive fire broke out at the National Museum of Natural History located in central Delhi early this morning. The fire broke out around 1.45 am and completely gutted the museum. 

ternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was today admitted to the country's premier All India Institutes of Medical Sciences after she complained of congestion in the chest.

A complaint was lodged against opposition leader V.S. Achuthanandan for his remarks against Kerala Chief Minister Ommen Chandy on Monday.

A three-year-old girl fell into a borewell at Juna Ghanshyamgadh village in Dhrangadhra taluka of Surendranagar district this evening, a district official said. 

In a noble move, a group of IT professionals has come together to raise funds for repaying loans of over 100 debt-ridden farmers in drought-hit Vidarbha region, notorious for farmer suicides.  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said he was shocked that of the over seven crore people in state, more than five crore are below the poverty line as per the records. "The population of MP is around seven and a half crore, of which more than five crore have been registered under the BPL category. I was shocked and baffled, as to where from so many people came," Chouhan said at a function during the ongoing 'Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday' Abhiyan near. 

A Canadian man held captive by Islamist militants for months in the Philippines has been killed.John Ridsdel was taken from a tourist resort along with three others by the Abu Sayyaf group in September last year.

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