Indonesia on Wednesday tightened security at shopping centres in Jakarta following bomb threats a day before the trial of radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on terrorism charges, the police said.

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Wednesday asked Gandhian activist Anna Hazare not to fast repeatedly over the issue of corruption due to his age.

Two days after he ended his fast, yoga guru Ramdev was on Tuesday discharged from a city hospital and said he did not commit any “sin” by demanding action against corruption and would continue his campaign for return of black money stashed away abroad.

The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has criticised the BJP and RSS for allegedly taking “political advantage” of the fight against corruption and black money being spearheaded by Yoga Guru Ramdev and social activist Anna Hazare.

The Tibetan government-in-exile here on Tuesday re-appointed the Dalai Lama’s envoys to China and other countries, the first time it exercised this constitutional authority after the Tibetan spiritual leader relinquished his political powers.

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was back here on Tuesday after being discharged from a Dehradun hospital. He said his campaign against corruption will continue and the “sacrifices” made by his followers will not go in vain.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino said on Tuesday the country needed help from long-time ally the United States in its increasingly tense dispute with China over rival claims in the South China sea.

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The deadline expires today for rival factions in Indian hockey — Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation — to signal a merger or face action from the government. Sports minister Ajay Maken, who met members from both camps last week, obviously means well — for the sport. But to twist an old saying somewhat, mere good intentions may only pave the way to hell.

At least three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed and several injured on Saturday in the third Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh in two days, the police said.

Swami Dayananda Saraswati of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam at nearby Anaikatti has urged Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev to give up his fast, which entered the eighth day on Saturday, in view of his deteriorating health.