Raghuvir Yadav to pay `40K alimony
A city court has asked noted actor and TV artist Raghuvir Yadav to pay a monthly alimony of `40,000 to his estranged wife, pointing that successes of his recent movies Peepli Live and Gandhi to Hitler indicate he is doing well in commercial cinema.
Firecrackers worth `50 lakhs seized
On Wednesday, the Delhi police claimed to have seized 5,340 kg of crackers worth `50 lakh stored illegally in three godowns and arrested three persons in this connection.
Envoy silent on Rajendra Prasad’s Rolex
Descendants of Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, are slowly losing hope of bringing his 18K pink gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual wristwatch back to India.
Toddler, 2 men die in mishaps
Three persons, including a toddler, were crushed to death in three separate road accidents in the city.
Delhi blast: Mobiles, SIMs recovered
The National Investiga-tion Agency, now investigating the September 7 Delhi high court blast, claims to have made some progress — with the recovery of three mobile phones, SIM cards and documents related to money transfer from
From ethiopia
Artistes from the National Theatre Group of Ethiopia perform at IIC Experience in New Delhi on Wednesday. — SONDEEP SHANKAR
No overstepping by CAG: Pranab
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said Wednes-day that the CAG had not exceeded its jurisdiction. “I am making it clear I don’t think the CAG is exceeding its jurisdiction (as) the basic responsibility of the CAG is to identify if there is any lapse,” Mr Mukherjee said at the economic editors conference.
More Pak troops on Durand Line
Pakistan has deployed regular Army and additional paramilitary troops along the border with Afghanistan ostensibly to match the flood of US soldiers on the Afghan side due to fears of an attack on North Waziristan Agency targeting the Haqqani network.
IAF goofs, reveals Army border sites in tender
The Indian Air Force has revealed allegedly sensitive information in a tender document posted on its website, giving the exact coordinates (latitude and longitude) of a number of Army helipads in the vital northern and eastern sectors bordering Pakistan and China.
‘UNSC must expand in tune with realities’
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said the UNSC must be expanded by increasing its permanent and non-permanent membership in tune with the contemporary realities. Ms Kumar, who is currently leading an Indian