Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) The principal of a Hyderabad college Tuesday testified before the court hearing the Mumbai terror attacks case that the seven identity cards of his institution, recovered from Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab and his nine associates, were forged.
Principal C. Radhakrishnan of Arunodaya Degree and Post-Graduate College, told Judge M.L. Tahilyani that the identity cards were not issued by his institution.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi to take steps for the relief and rehabilitation of Tamils in Sri Lanka following reports of the killing of LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran.
Karunanidhi made the request to Gandhi during his meeting with her at 10, Janpath. The DMK chief had come to Delhi to formally extend his party’s support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance in government formation. The DMK has got 18 MPs in the new Lok Sabha.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A man was allegedly beaten to death after a row between two families over a love affair, police said Tuesday.
Rajesh Thakur, 35, was beaten to death with rods and sticks after a clash broke out Monday between the families of a boy and a girl, who are in a relationship.
Visakhapatnam, May 19 (ANI): After keeping in mind the safety and protection of civilians in Sri Lanka, Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta on Tuesday said that the Navy was ready to help in resolving the situation as a humanitarian issue.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Indian health authorities Tuesday said the 23-year-old Hyderabad resident, who was detected with influenza A(H1N1) on his arrival from the US, has been found symptom free.
“The passenger who had tested positive for the swine flu is presently symptom free and recovering,” a statement issued here said. He was the first positive case of the influenza in India.
Patna, May 19 (IANS) Now that he has ceased to be railways minister, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has lost out on some of the trappings that go along with the senior position. The security cover of the Railway Protection Force has been withdrawn from his Patna residence, official sources said Tuesday.
An order to withdraw the security cover was issued to the RPF from the concerned department. An RPF official here said that the security cover to Lalu Prasad was withdrawn following an order from above. “We have to follow the order, it is our duty,” he said.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Nearly 8,000 employees of the state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) continued their strike for the second consecutive day Tuesday, affecting telephone and internet services in Delhi.
The workers’ union of MTNL went on strike Monday, demanding pay revision according to the recommendation of the sixth pay commission.
Visakhapatnam, May 19 (ANI): Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta on Tuesday commissioned Indian Navy’s fifth Landing Ship Tank (Large) ‘Airavat’ here.
Srinagar, May 19 (IANS) A Jammu and Kashmir police officer was suspended Tuesday following widespread protests over his alleged involvement in the custodial death of a man a day earlier.
Inspector Khurshid of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the police Monday allegedly arrested Manzoor Ahmed Beg, 40, a car dealer from Aloochi Bagh in Srinagar for unknown reasons, residents of the area said.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) With Sri Lanka’s military offensive against the Tamil Tigers coming to an end, India said Tuesday it would send send special envoys to Colombo and is also preparing a Rs.500 crore (Rs.5 billion) package to help in the rehabilitation of Tamil civilians displaced in the fighting.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, reacting to the news of the end of the military operation in Sri Lanka, told reporters that while “the rehabilitation of the Internally Displaced Persons” (Tamil civilians) was urgently required, India was also looking at the Sri Lankan government to ensure a “political solution to fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the ethnic minorities including the Tamils”.