Hoping against hope, chief minister Vijay Bahuguna on Monday refused to declare as dead the 5,748 persons missing after the June 16 calamity in Uttarakhand, saying the mission to find them will not be given up.

New Delhi, Nov. 15: The corruption issue refuses to die down even after the resignation of the telecom minister, Mr A. Raja, on the 2G spectrum allocation issue.

While the Opposition increased press