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Contractor held for supplying explosives to Maoists

Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) A building contractor was Thursday arrested in Odisha's Malkangiri district for supplying explosives to Maoists, an official said. Samarendra Bisoi (28) alias Tinku was arrested after fifteen gelatine sticks and other explosives were found at his construction site in Marigata village, 700 km from here. "He confessed that he had supplied explosives to the rebels five times in the past

Sikhs groups protest outside Congress office

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Around 500 members of Sikh groups protested outside the Congress office here Thursday demanding that the names of the party leaders involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots be revealed. The protest comes after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's admission during a television interview Monday that "some Congress men were probably involved" in the anti-Sikh riots that followed the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards

'Indian men have lesser lifespan, more disease-prone'

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Having a lesser life span than women, Indian men are also two to four times more prone to cancer, stone diseases, suicides and heart attacks and five to six times more likely to fall prey "lifestyle diseases", an expert said Thursday. Over 1.3 billion Indian men are suffering from kidney disorders among other health issues but are unable to get early and effective treatment due to dearth of urologists in India, said Rajiv Sood, head of the urology department at Ram Manohar Lohia hospital here. Speaking at the Urological Society of India Conference here, he said: "Till now men's health had no place in national health programmes.

Academics, not politicians, in college governing bodies: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Thursday that five seats of the governing bodies in the 28 colleges of Delhi University fully funded by his government would be filled by academics and educationists, not politicians. "There are 28 colleges of Delhi University which are fully funded by Delhi government.

Court allows French consular's mother to meet grandkids

Bangalore, Jan 30 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court has permitted French consular Pascal Mazurier's mother Jacqueline Maille to meet her two grandchildren Friday at the mediation centre of the family court here.

ULFA's Chetia to be sent to India once formalities are over

Shillong, Jan 30 (IANS) ULFA leader Anup Chetia, lodged in a jail in Bangladesh since 1997, would be extradited to India once the judicial formalities are completed, Bangladesh's envoy to India Tariq Ahmad Karim said Thursday.

Tejpal case: Woman complains about slanderous email

Panaji, Jan 30 (IANS) The woman journalist who has accused Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal of sexual assault has officially complained about a slanderous email aimed at maligning her image, Goa Police said Thursday.

Rajiv Gandhi's killers seek commutation of death sentence

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The assassins of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi Thursday urged the Supreme Court to commute their death sentence to life imprisonment due to the inordinate delay in the president deciding their mercy petition. Taking a bench of Chief Justice P.

Delhi HC dismisses pleas seeking judges in lower court

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed a bunch of pleas filed by six lawyers - aspiring lower court judges - who were selected for the judicial service but not considered for appointment. A division bench headed by Justice Sanjeev Khanna dismissed the pleas and said their petitions to increase the number of posts notified to further accommodate them were filed only after they could not make the final cut

Syrian government, opposition discuss security: Brahimi

Geneva, Jan 31 (IANS) The Syria government and the opposition discussed the security situation on the ground on the sixth day of ongoing peace talks, as their respective delegations participated in the joint meeting Thursday here, UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi said.