London, Dec 3 (IANS) Former “Friends” star Courtney Cox Arquette is set to make a guest appearance on hit medical comedy “Scrubs”.

Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) A group of tribals clashed with policemen in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, protesting alleged police excesses after the Nov 2 landmine blast in Salboni targetted at Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s convoy.

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has been asked to step down following last week’s terrorist attack in Mumbai, Congress leader A.K. Antony said here Wedenesday.

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) A city court Wednesday quashed the election of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) municipal councillor for not providing full details of his assets in the affidavit filed with his nomination papers.

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Expressing concern over the security scenario after last week’s terrorist strikes in Mumbai, the Delhi High Court Wednesday expressed its unhappiness at the deployment of a number of security personnel to protect VIPs and sought a reply from the government.

New Delhi, Dec 3(IANS) US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Wednesday called on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader L.K. Advani to discuss last week’s terror attack on Mumbai.

Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) An elite 142-strong Maharashtra Security Guards (MSG) is being set up on the lines of the National Security Guard (NSG) with an initial grant of Rs.50 million to prevent the repeat of the Mumbai terrorist attack, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said Wednesday.

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday discussed with political parties a new way of counting votes in some constituencies where it fears “intimidation and victimisation of electors”. The vote count for the ongoing assembly elections is slated for Dec 8.