Tehran, Feb 11 Hundreds of thousands of Iranians carrying flags and banners in support of the Islamic regime celebrated nationwide the 33rd anniversary of the country's Islamic Revolution on Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 11 Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid appeared headed for fresh trouble Saturday as the Election Commission sought President Pratibha Patil's “immediate and decisive intervention” following his defiant stand on quota for backward Muslims in Uttar Pradesh despite the poll panel's censure.
Ghaziabad, Feb 11 A man who raped an eight-year-old girl last week and left her on a railway track in Ghaziabad to die was arrested Saturday, police said.
Dhaka, Feb 11 A Bangladeshi husband-wife journalist duo was stabbed to death by unidentified attackers early Saturday in front of their five-year-old son at their home in a posh locality of Dhaka, officials said. Home Minister Shahara Khatun has ordered the police to trace and arrest the killers within 48 hours.
Lucknow, Feb 11 Keeping up with the first phase, ballotting in 59 constituencies in the second phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections Saturday touched 60 percent and seemed set to go up, officials said. Polling was peaceful.
New Delhi, Feb 11 Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid appeared headed for trouble Saturday as the poll panel sought President Pratibha Patil's "immediate and decisive intervention" following his defiant stand on quota for backward Muslims in Uttar Pradesh despite its censure. The president has sent the letter to the prime minister's office for "appropriate action".
Kolkata, Feb 11 The West Bengal assembly’s decision to bar press conferences at the media centre in the assembly premises when the house is not in session Saturday drew criticism from political parties, including the Congress, which is partner in the ruling alliance.
Chicago, Feb 11 Top seed Saurav Ghosal signalled the end of the road for title-holder Olivier Pett when he beat the English qualifier in four games in the quarter-finals of the METRO Windy City Open squash, the PSA World Tour International 25 squash event here Friday.
Dungarpur (Rajasthan), Feb 11 A 50-year-old woman in Rajasthan's tribal-dominated Dungarpur district has complained to police that she was branded a witch, tortured and banished from her village, police said Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 11 Rajkumar, the man alleged to have handed over two-year-old Falak to his teen-aged girlfriend, and another woman were arrested in the case that has rocked the capital, police said Saturday, even as the battered baby was again put back on ventilator due to breathing problems.
