Dia Mirza declines rumors about marrying Shoaib akhtar

Bollywood actress Dia Mirza is upset about rumours of her wedding plans with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar, saying this was "untrue".

"I would like to place on record that the story that I'm marrying Shoaib Akhtar is patently untrue, unfounded and wildly speculative," Dia posted on her Twitter page on Saturday.

"I don't like this fictitious story gaining any more momentum and I do not desire such attention," she added.

Chandigarh failed to bring back the wotks of its designer

Decades after master architect Le Corbusier designed Chandigarh, the only planned city in independent India, its administration is fighting to retrieve his artefacts which have been auctioned in France.

After failing to stall the Feb 16 auction of Corbusier's works in Paris, the administration is now looking for a glitch in the sale so that it can sue.

Ignoring a notice from the Chandigarh union territory's government, Paris-based auction house Artcurial had auctioned works of Corbusier and his team -- including wooden carvings of sketches, graphs and drawings prepared under the supervision of the architect.

Nemmeli desalination plant will be operational by Dec 2011-- Dy CM

The 100-MLD (million litres per day) capacity desalination plant at Nemmeli on East Coast Road will be commissioned by December 2011, Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said here on Tuesday.

Laying the foundation stone for the plant, he said many suburban areas en route to the site would benefit once the plant is commissioned. The Centre had released Rs.300 crore as the first instalment of the total grant of Rs.871.24 crore announced for the scheme.

The 40.05-acre site chosen for the plant was taken on a lease of 30 years by Chennai Metrowater.

Nemmeli desalination plant will be operational by Dec 2011-- Dy CM

The 100-MLD (million litres per day) capacity desalination plant at Nemmeli on East Coast Road will be commissioned by December 2011, Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said here on Tuesday.

Laying the foundation stone for the plant, he said many suburban areas en route to the site would benefit once the plant is commissioned. The Centre had released Rs.300 crore as the first instalment of the total grant of Rs.871.24 crore announced for the scheme.

The 40.05-acre site chosen for the plant was taken on a lease of 30 years by Chennai Metrowater.

NIA may take over investigation Pune blast from ATS

As the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has been unable to provide a breakthrough, the Centre is seriously considering handing over investigations into the German Bakery blast to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Sources told  that the issue had already been discussed at the highest levels in the Home Ministry and a decision to hand over investigations to NIA could be taken this week “if the ATS was not able to identify the vital clues” that could identify the group behind the blast.

Lt.Gen Prakash to question witnesses in Sukna army land scam

The Armed Forces Tribunal on Monday gave interim relief to former Military Secretary Lieutenant General Avadhesh Prakash in the Sukna army land scam.

The court granted permission to Lt. General Prakash to cross-examine witnesses who earlier gave statement against him before the Court of Inquiry.

According to Lt. Gen Prakash's lawyer, both of them were not present during the cross examination of the eight officers, who provided evidence against Lt. Gen Prakash's involvement in the land scam.

Abducted BDO released by Maoists

Abducted Dalbhumgarh BDO Prashant Kumar Layak was released by the Maoists on Friday after 5 days of captivity.

The officer was found near Hariyan village near Orissa-Jharkhand border.

The report was confirmed by Jharkhand Home Secretary J B Tubid.

The Jharkhand government was under tremendous pressure from the opposition for the safe release of the government official.

New Guidelines for Conference Visa seekers from 8 nations

The security clearance for conference visa seekers from eight countries, including Pakistan and China, besides that for foreigners of Pakistani-origin and stateless persons will only be given by the home ministry from now on.

As per revised guidelines for granting visa to foreigners coming to India for attending international conferences, seminars and workshops, people from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Sudan and people of Pakistani origin and stateless persons will be getting clearance from the home ministry, an official statement said.

Tiger Census need to advanced - Meghalaya wildlife Dept

With unofficial estimates of the tiger population in India being as low as 1,100-1,200, forest officials in Meghalaya have called for the availability of advanced techniques for more accurate census-taking.

Forest Officer S. Kumar has said that the forest department has asked the Wildlife Institute of India to use advanced census-taking techniques to find the exact number of tigers in the state.

ZEE - Hathway dispute on payments.. ZEE's office in Mumbai attacked...

The office of Zee Turner Ltd, a joint venture between Turner International and Essel group, was attacked here, police said today.

"We have registered a case of rioting and trespassing against six unidentified persons for damaging and attacking the office of Zee Turner at Vakola in suburban Mumbai," a senior police official told PTI.

"The six gathered in a group outside Zee Turner's office in Vakola last night and attacked the office, causing minor damage to property," the official said.

Meanwhile, Zee Turner, in a statement, said there was anon-going dispute between them and Hathway Cables over payment defaults.