Bhubaneswar, Sept 22 (PTI) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)
leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, whose killing last year
had triggered riots, had rejected police request to deploy of

On the day of the killing, Kanodia said a police officer
from nearby Tumudibandha police station had held discussion
with Saraswati on the necessity of augmenting security in view

Mumbai, Sep (PTI) FLUVIR, the first anti-swine flu drug,
was Tuesday launched in the retail markets across the country.

Gorakhpur (UP), Sept 22 (PTI) Seven more children
succumbed to the dreaded encephalitis during past two days at
BRD Medical College Hospital here, taking the death toll to

New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) China Tuesday sought more time
for its citizens who were working in various projects in India
for visa conversion from business to employment.

Betwa Sharma

New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Amid reports of incursions, the
Chinese Ambassador to India Zhang Yan on Tuesday met Home
Secretary G K Pillai in the national capital and sought to

New Delhi, Sept 22 (PTI) Union Minister Shashi Tharoor,
who has been at the centre of a controversy over his "cattle
class" remark, Tuesday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and

"We totally condemn it. The statement is not in sync
with our political culture. His remarks are not acceptable
given the sensitivity of all Indians," AICC spokesperson

A mobile phone, with five SIM cards and one Nepali SIM
card besides a hotel receipt of a hotel in Kutch has also been
recovered from him.