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Terror suspect and Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal's aide Asadullah Akhtar was on Saturday brought to Hyderabad by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on transit warrant for a probe into the Feb 21 bomb blasts in Hyderabad.

Tiger Woods was penalised two shots for a rules violation on his opening hole.

Union Ministers, ruling Congress MPs and other leaders from the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions are set to meet in Hyderabad on Friday to discuss the future course of action over the proposed division of Andhra Pradesh.

We would welcome any and all high-level discussions between Pakistan and India, US State Department spokesperson spokesperson said.

Imphal: At least eight people were killed and 13 others injured in a powerful bomb blast on Friday in Manipur's Imphal West district, police said.

The bomb was planted in a shop and exploded at around 7.45 pm. All the victims and injured persons are non-Manipuri persons, police said.

The media fraternity in Arunachal Pradesh, on Friday, demanded stringent punishment to the accused who tried to kill a lady journalist here on July 15 last year.

An influential Republican senator has asked India to "just quit" buying oil from sanctions-hit Iran, saying its continuing oil import "endangers" the entire world and is a "destabilising" factor for the Middle East.

This crime in every way falls within the rarest of rare category warranting a death sentence, the court said.

Far-reaching procedural and institutional reform is needed to tackle violence against women, said Amnesty International India.

At least nine oil tankers, carrying supplies to the NATO forces were destroyed in an attack in Balochistan on Friday, Pakistani media reported.

Supreme Court on Friday said that the nomination papers of a candidate would stand rejected if he does not disclose the details of his assets or his criminal antecedents in his nomination papers.

Burdwan: A senior Congress leader on Thursday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been complaining of deprivation of the state by the Centre though she came to power with the help of Congress.

Srinagar: National Conference and Congress on Thursday reached an agreement over formation of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil under which Congress will control the local governing body.

The ring is expected to fetch between $300,000 and $500,000 at the auction.

A middle-aged woman in the state capital was allegedly raped at gun-point at her house when the husband had gone outside, police said.