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Antony wants closure on army chief age row

New Delhi, Feb 13 Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday expressed happiness that the controversy over Indian Army chief Gen V. K. Singh's age had been resolved and hoped that everyone would "work together to strengthen national security".

Taylor Swift's 'Mean' wins best country song

Los Angeles, Feb 13 Singer Taylor Swift walked away with the best country song title and best country solo performance for her number "Mean" at the 54th Grammy Awards here.

Nurse case: Bishnois allege CBI harassment

Jodhpur, Feb 12 Hundreds of people from the Bishnoi community took out a massive rally here Sunday in protest against the alleged harassment of a Rajasthan Congress legislator's 80-year-old mother by the CBI in the missing nurse Bhanwari Devi case.

Karnataka to set up yoga and naturopathy council

Bangalore, Feb 12 The Karnataka government will soon set up a yoga and naturopathy council and allot 10 percent of the health budget in the ensuing fiscal (2012-13) to promote Indian systems of medicine comprising ayurveda, yoga, unani, siddha and homeopathy (Ayush)

Nasheed disappointed with India, says Maldives ex-foreign minister (Interview) (Lead)

New Delhi/Male, Feb 12 As India steps up efforts to broker a political deal in the Maldives, Ahmed Shaheed, a former foreign minister of the Indian Ocean nation, says ousted president Mohamed Nasheed is "very disappointed" with New Delhi's stand and has rejected any attempt at a national government of unity.

Sunny morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 13 It was a sunny and pleasant morning in the capital Monday as the minimum temperature settled a notch above average at 11.2 degrees Celsius. The met office has forecast a partly cloudy day ahead.

Constable arrested for molesting minor

New Delhi, Feb 12 A Delhi Police constable was arrested in central Delhi on charges of molesting a minor girl in the capital, an official Sunday.

Man beaten up for protesting against daughter's harassment, dies

Kolkata, Feb 12 A man who was mercilessly beaten up for lodging a police complaint against some youth for allegedly sending obscene MMS to his daughter died at a private nursing home here Sunday.

Indian Army chief to visit Britain from Monday

New Delhi, Feb 12 Just three days after the Supreme Court rejected his plea to reconcile his birth date in official records as May 10, 1951, Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh is all set to undertake a four-day visit to Britain from Monday, indicating that he may not quit his post.

Attacked Indian student's family gets British visa

New Delhi, Feb 12 The family members of an Indian student critically injured in an attack in Britain have got visas to go and visit him.