Ex. CM dies in road accident

Former Delhi Chief Minister Mr. Sahib Singh Verma dies in road mishap near Alwar, Rajasthan, says Bharatiya Janata Party office in-charge Shyam Jaiju.

PM to discuss nuclear issue with Bush

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet US President George W Bush on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Germany – in a bid to break the logjam in negotiations over the nuclear deal.

One Indian dies and eight other are missing in Oman cyclone

A Keralite was killed and eight other Indians, including one from Punjab, were missing in cyclone Gonu that hit Oman yesterday, the External Affairs Ministry said today.
The body of the Keralite, Prakash, was recovered at Wadi Adi, the Ministry said in a statement quoting Embassy of India, Muscat.

US death toll in Iraq passes 3,500

The four-year US military death toll in Iraq passed 3,500 after a soldier was reported killed in a roadside bombing in Baghdad. A British soldier was also shot to death Thursday in southern Iraq, as Western forces find themselves increasingly vulnerable under a new strategy to take the fight to the enemy. (AP)

Digambar Kamat is new CM of Goa

Kamat, the power minister in the previous government is all set to become the new CM of Goa. Kamat's name came as a compromise candidate after the Congress legislature party (CLP) failed to decide between the outgoing Chief Minister Pratap Singh Rane and state Congress party president Ravi Naik.

Governor denied permission to prosecute Maya

The UP Governor has said that there isn't enough evidence against UP Chief Minister Mayawati for her prosecution in the Taj Corridor case.

Mayawati is facing a CBI inquiry for her involvement in the Rs 175 crore scam case. The CBI filed its application earlier on Tuesday saying the Governor had not given his permission to prosecute Mayawati.