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Iran denies role in Israel embassy car explosion

New Delhi, Feb 13 Iran Monday rubbished Israeli accusations about its alleged involvement in attacks on Israeli personnel in India and Georgia, saying they are "untrue and sheer lies."

Police hunting for biker in Israel embassy car blast case (Lead)

New Delhi, Feb 13 The Special Cell of Delhi Police will investigate the blast in an Israeli embassy car that left four people, including an Israeli woman, injured Monday, said Delhi Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta, adding that a hunt was on for the biker who allegedly attached the explosive.

India, Asean want to 'connect' in the physical, virtual world

New Delhi, Feb 13 India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) Monday began their year-long engagement with a Delhi Dialogue, where leaders emphasised on increased connectivity, not just through physical movement of goods and people, but in the virtual world too through e-connectivity for better communication.

1984 riots case against Sajjan: Final arguments from March 16

New Delhi, Feb 13 The final arguments in a Delhi court in a case of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots here are likely to begin March 16.

Special Cell to probe Israeli car blast: Delhi Police

Beware of Valentine's spam, warns IT security firm

Bangalore, Feb 13 Even as people gear up to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day Tuesday, spammers are working overtime to hack into computers of online users on the romantic occasion with spam mails having catchy words in the subject line, warns global computer security firm Kaspersky Lab.

Quake mock-drills in Delhi Wednesday

New Delhi, Feb 13 Mock-drills will be conducted Wednesday to test Delhi's disaster response mechanism in the event of a high-intensity earthquake, an official said.

BJP for Khurshid's removal, Congress reaction mixed (Lead)

New Delhi, Feb 13 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday demanded the sacking of union Law Minister Salman Khurshid for “denigrating” the Election Commission over his promise for quota for minorities in Uttar Pradesh. The Congress spoke in different voices on the issue, with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee saying the prime minister was seized of the matter.

Indian Army chief leaves for Britain on official visit

New Delhi, Feb 13 Just three days after the Supreme Court nixed his plea on changing his birth date, Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh Monday left on a four-day visit to Britain, indicating that he may not quit his post over the legal setback.