Preparations are on for the user trial of the nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile by Army on Thursday at Chandipur near here.

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who is continuing his fast against corruption here, on Tuesday said he had forgiven the government for the action against him and his supporters at Ramlila ground in Delhi.

With the government toughening its stand against Baba Ramdev, the yoga guru on Tuesday said he forgave the Prime Minister for the crackdown on his agitation but history will not forgive him for the “political sin” he committed.

Claiming that the Congress in Meghalaya was united despite the rumblings, chief minister Mukul Sangma on Tuesday said the reshuffle in the Cabinet effected today had a “purpose”.

The Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangthan on Tuesday alleged that nothing has been done for the victims of the 1984 gas disaster even one year after the chief judicial magistrate delivered the verdict.

The anti-terrorist squad of Madhya Pradesh Police on Sunday succeeded in nabbing eight militants belonging to the banned Indian Mujahideen and Students Islamic Movement of India (Simi) — four of them

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh’s residence was pelted with stones by some unidentified people who also shouted slogans in favour of yoga guru Baba Ramdev, the police said on Monday.

Security has been strengthened at the official residence of Congress general secretary, Digvijay Singh here, in view of the reaction to his statements following the arrest of Baba Ramdev.

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday said the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Commission for Women (NCW) should take note of the “atrocities” on people who had assembled at Ramlila ground in Delhi to support him.

Road traffic has been paralysed in Goa since morning, as protesters have descended on roads to enforce the “Goa bandh” over state government’s decision to grant recognition to English as a Medium of Instruction (MOI) in the primary schools.