The violent agitation by Gujjars, took a turn for the worse today as they clashed with the Meena community resulting in the death of five persons and injuries to 20 others.
People from the Gujjar community shout anti-govenment slogans and burn paper cartons during a protest near Wazirabad, around 20 kms from central Delhi, on Friday. AFP
US committed to nuclear deal with India The United States today said 'some technical issues' have delayed progress on an agreement to operationalise the civil nuclear deal with India but it is clearly committed to the initiative.
Bar Council forms committee to look into TV expose The Delhi Bar Council today constituted a three-member fact-finding committee to look into the NDTV sting operation purportedly showing the collusion between the prosecution and the defence in the sensational BMW hit-and-run case.
BANGALORE BEAT
HC stays proceedings against Narayana Murthy The controversy erupted after Murthy defended the playing of instrumental version of the national anthem at a function, which was attended by President A P J Abdul Kalam.
FM to open Bangalore Bio 2007 on June 7 This year the conference was expected to attract more than 80 international and national speakers and over 700 delegates from industry, academia, R&D and policy makers.
FRENCH OPEN
Sania-Eva pair out of doubles The Indo-Czech pair of Sania Mirza-Eva Birnerova went down to first seed US-Australian pair Lisa Raymond-Samantha Stosur 6-1, 6-2 in 64 minutes.
Bhupathi-Stepanek through to second round Bhupathi and Stepanek defeated the 12th seeded pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 6-4 6-0 in their first round encounter at the Roland Garros.
CRICKET
Gilchrist may bid adieu to ODIs Prompted by the birth of his third child coupled with the ever-demanding schedule, flamboyant Aussie wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist today said he is considering retiring from the ODI version of the game to extend his Test career.
Intrepid climber Alain Robert, nicknamed the 'French Spiderman', gestures as he climbs up Shanghai's 430-metre (1,420-feet) Jin Mao Tower, on Thursday, without safety ropes, attracting a large crowd and stopped traffic. Robert was arrested upon returning to ground level and has been jailed for five days. AFP
Jack Kevorkian, the assisted suicide advocate known as ''Dr. Death,'' steps out of prison today and back into the debate over whether the terminally ill have a right to end their lives with medical aid
Sepp Blatter re-elected as FIFA president The 71-year-old Blatter was approved by acclamation by the 207 associations present at the FIFA Congress in Zurich. He will remain in charge of world soccer's governing body until 2011.
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