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The Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan pitched for stringent laws to fight terrorism saying the government has got a "responsibility" to protect innocent citizens.

Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on Saturday said graduate students were also eligible for the other backward classes (OBC) reservation, adding to the confusion over quota qualification.

Urging political parties not to indulge in a blame game after the Jaipur blasts, PM Manmohan Singh asked them to back creation of a federal crime agency to fight terror.

In an apparent move to clear the air with Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has said he wishes to apologise if there has been a lapse on his part.

Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said that his stand against onscreen smoking and drinking had drawn the wrath of industrialists, who have singled him out.

Rajasthan is moving to expel illegal Bangladeshi migrant workers after a series of blasts took place in Jaipur on Tuesday, the state's parliamentary affairs minister said.

Seven militants were today killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir while another was arrested.

The Indo-US nuclear deal is unlikely to be concluded before the Bush administration leaves office due to "a lack of action" in India, a media report said.

Three persons were killed and two others injured when a hand grenade exploded in the house of a Special Police Officer (SPO) in Ramban district on Saturday, police sources said here.

Royal Challengers Bangalore continued their pathetic show in the IPL as they plunged to a humiliating 65 run defeat against Rajasthan Royals at Swai Mansingh stadium on Saturday. Chasing a challenging 198 to win, the visitors could manage just 132, largely built around skipper Rahul Dravid's brilliant unbeaten 75-run knock.

Briefing leaders from PoK on its Kashmir policy ahead of crucial meetings with India to review the composite dialogue process, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi noted that the issue had remained "unresolved despite several attempts at bilateral and multilateral levels" over the last six decades. Pakistan "was ready to engage with India in a constructive dialogue to find a solution that is acceptable to all parties, in particular the people of Kashmir," he was quoted.

"There is no doubt that terrorist elements have many objectives -- to disturb the atmosphere of communal harmony in our country, to create communal disturbances and also to prevent normalisation of relations between India and Pakistan," he told reporters in Bagdogra after wrapping up his two-day visit to Bhutan. "We have to be mindful of these nefarious designs and we have to adopt effective strategy to counter all these dangers," Dr Singh added.

"I am satisfied with my batting. I am playing well but things have not been good for us. I am frustrated a bit because nothing has been working out despite having very good players in our ranks," Dravid told reporters after his team's 65-run loss against Rajasthan Royals.

The World Anti-Doping Agency will conduct dope tests on players participating in the Indian Premier League.

India beat Malaysia 2-1 in their final league match to set up a championship clash against Argentina at the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.

If we want to accelerate the recent trend of reducing waste, it may be time to consider the radical step of, well, relaxing more, consuming less, and living fuller lives.

Between 1964 and 2001, 35% of IIT graduates moved to America for work or studies. But from 2002 onwards, only 16% have opted for 'one way plane tickets.'

Thirteen years after Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge took the country by storm, and eight years after Mohabbatein, Aditya Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan have come together for their new film, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.