Six buses torched; key roads blocked The agitators torched six DTC buses and blocked key roads linking the capital to Panipat, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad leading to traffic jams at all the state entry points.
Raje-Gurjar leader talks begin The decisive round of talks between Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Gurjar Reservation Action Committee convenor Col Kirodi Singh Bainsla has begun in Jaipur.
Singh, who will leave for Germany on June 6 on a four-day visit to attend the G8 metting, would only have a brief meeting with Bush as the US President has advanced his departure from Germany.
India, Brazil sign pacts on oil, space As many as seven agreements and MoUs covering diverse fields, including oil, space and education were signed by both the countries.
SC declines to entertain pleas on Dera row The Supreme Court said since the Punjab and Haryana High Court is already monitoring the matter, it is not inclined to interfere into it.
Bangalore boy killed in Bahrain accident The incident took place on Saturday as the car driven by a Bahraini reversed at high speed, hit the family who were waiting for a pizza outside a shop and knocked seven-year-old Sayed Mouaz down.
INTERNATIONAL
Pak to move WB if Uri project not halted According to the 1960 Indus Water Treaty the World Bank is the third party which can be approached for arbitration if the two countries are unable to resolve any water dispute.
Prince Harry at military training base in Canada
Calgary Herald newspaper reported that Prince Harry was seen laughing and joking with soldiers in a cafe bar at the British Army Training Unit Suffield.
Cabinet okays addl 300 acres to Tata Motors
Briefing newspersons after a Cabinet meeting, Home and Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. P. Prakash said the government had already allotted 600 acres to the company earlier and the company was in possession of the land.
Asia-Pacific Biotech meet from Thursday Over 150 companies from 12 countries will participate in the three-day show to be inaugurated by Finance Miniter P Chidambaram.
BJP to file contempt case against Sonia Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said that the party would file a contempt of court petition for her controversial statement on Mahadayi water sharing.
SPORTS
BCCI confirms receiving Ford's application "We have received an application from Graham Ford. Besides, Dav Whatmore expressed his wish during the tour of Bangladesh," BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said.
Pathologist may lose his job Seshaiah's position as a government pathologist looks in jeopardy after a review of his autopsy by a senior Home Office pathologist in London concluded he was wrong to suggest Woolmer was strangled.
Top seed and title-holder Justine Henin and top challenger Serena Williams set up a French Open quarter-finals showdown when both easily won their fourth round ties today.
A protestor summons his fellows back near a burning truck in village Aya Nagar on the outskirts of New Delhi, on Monday. Hundreds of lower-caste protesters torched buses and attacked police with rocks demanding greater government benefits. AP
Amidst reports of threat to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chief Minister Madhu Koda today said the state government will provide security to the cricketer.
Federer and Robredo into French Open last eight
Roger Federer and Tommy Robredo will face each other in the quarter finals of the French Open after both men passed their fourth round matches in straight sets.
Pakistan to prepare 90 bouncy pitches by October The aim of the project is to help batsmen adapt on fast and bouncy tracks on foreign tours to turn Pakistans ambition to become the worlds top team into a reality.
Five-Day bowling camp begins in Mysore Team India bowlers today began workout at the Infosys facility here under the watchful eyes of bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad and trainer Gregory King for the upcoming tour of Ireland and England.
WADA welcomes new drug detection method The World Anti-Doping Agency has welcomed ground-breaking Australian research to better detect drug cheats using the "cocktail effect" of mixing growth hormone with testosterone.
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