NEWSALERT: Fake Passport case - Abu Salem's 
                     companion Monica Bedi acquitted

Haneef detained again, to appeal against revoking of visa

Australian authorities today invoked immigration laws to detain Mohammed Haneef, shortly after a court granted the Indian doctor bail in connection with the failed UK terror plot.

 Haneef's wife hits out against Aussie Govt  
 

 I've exercised my powers under the Migration Act, 
  says Minister

  Docs under scanner have no contacts with suspects

Senior BJP leader L K Advani, who led an NDA delegation to the EC, told reporters that the opposition alliance believes "compulsive abstention" has no place in presidential elections.

India has asked all member states of the United Nations to take immediate and strong steps for making Hindi, the second most spoken tongue in the world, an official language of the World body.

Gujarat CID today filed a chargesheet against 13 police officials, including DIG D G Vanzara, before the metropolitan court in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

Govt to probe misuse of CM Relief Fund 
Denying that Governmenet was shielding the officers involved in the corruption, Medical Education Minister V S Acharya said a thorough inquiry by a retired judge would be ordered shortly

CCRI to come out with new variety of coffee
The new variety, 'Sarchimar' resistant to white stem borer and other pests, developed by the Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI), will be released commercially in December.

Sheikh Hasina arrested; sent to jail 
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina was arrested on Monday on charges of extortion and sent to jail by a court following rejection of her bail petition.

Pakistan has declared a high alert in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi in the wake of suicide attacks in North West Frontier Province and threats from Al Qaeda and local Taliban.

North Korean reactor is shut down:  IAEA 
Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency have confirmed North Korea has shut down its nuclear reactor

Julio Baptista scored in the fourth minute and Brazil went on to beat Argentina 3-0 to win the Copa America for the second consecutive time over its longtime South American rival.

Lawson appointed Pakistan cricket coach 
The 49-year-old Lawson beat fellow Australians Dav Whatmore and Richard Done to get appointed as full-time successor to Bob Woolmer, who died in Jamaica during the World Cup in March.