30 Myanmarese, Bangladeshi nationals caught in Tripura

AGARTALA, Dec 2 (IANS): Eighteen Myanmarese and 12 Bangladeshi nationals held for illegally entering India's Tripura state from Bangladesh were Friday sent to jail for 14 days by a court here, police said.

"The foreign nationals seeking jobs crossed over to Tripura earlier this week. They attempted to leave for elsewhere in India via Guwahati when they were arrested by the Mobile Task Force (MTF) troopers Thursday night from Agartala railway station," police spokesman Nepal Das told reporters.

On Friday, the detainees were presented before a local court, which sent them to 14 days' custody. The illegal entrants would

PM, Sonia inaugurate new buildings in Imphal

Imphal:  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today inaugurated new buildings in the Manipur capital, including the new assembly complex and City Convention Centre, during a day's day visit to the state.

The two also inaugurated the Manipur Film Development Corporation complex and the Inter State Bus Terminus. 

After inauguration of the buildings, the Prime Minister and Gandhi went to Raj Bhavan, official sources said. Singh and Gandhi did not give any speech on

U.S. denies NATO attack on Pakistani troops deliberate

Islamabad has reacted angrily to the attack last weekend, which threatens to set back peace efforts in Afghanistan, by pulling out of an international conference in Germany next week on Afghanistan's future. It stood by its decision on Wednesday despite German hopes to the contrary.

NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military border posts in northwest Pakistan on Saturday in the worst incident of its kind since Islamabad allied itself with Washington in

Court asks police to file cheating case against Bedi

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday directed Delhi Police to file a case against Team Anna member Kiran Bedi for alleged cheating and misappropriation of funds in collusion with foreign companies and foundations.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Bansal directed the crime branch of Delhi Police to register the case against the key Team Anna member on a complaint by Delhi-based lawyer Devinder Singh Chauhan, who has alleged that she has "looted" various paramilitary forces and state police organisations in the name of imparting free computer trainin

Seven killed as two AC coaches of Dehradun-bound train catch fire

Seven passengers, including an Australian woman and two five-year-old girls, were burnt alive and at least 12 received injuries as two AC coaches of the Howrah-Dehradun Express caught fire around 2.30 am today as it was passing through Giridih district in Jharkhand.

While authorities are yet to find out the exact cause of the fire, which left the two three-tier AC coaches completely burnt, union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said they were