New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): The Delhi metro reached yet another milestone on Friday with the commencement of the much-awaited 12.53 kilometres long underground corridor linking New Delhi with the satellite city of Gurgaon.

Pune, Sep.3 (ANI): To disseminate entrepreneurial spirit in all fields of society, a two-day Junior World Entrepreneurship Forum is being held in Pune on September 3 and 4 that will seek the participation of an entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, politicians and academics from India and abroad.

Chennai, Sep 3 (ANI): South Indian film star Rajnikanth's daughter Soundarya tied the nuptial knot with entrepreneur Ashwin Kumar at a high-profile ceremony in Tamil Nadu's Chennai city on Friday.

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 3 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi organized a 'Janta Darbar', or people's courtroom here on Friday to address grievances of the locals in the region.

New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): Former Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah, who has been arrested in connection with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, on Friday asked the Supreme Court to recall its verdict for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe on the grounds of 'prejudice', and levelled allegations of corruption against its judge and the Central Government.

New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): The Australian High Commissioner, Peter Varghese, today launched the third edition of the book 'Love Travel Guides', which is authored by Fiona Caulfield.

Guwahati, Sep.3 (ANI): Government officials, civil society representatives, academicians and farmer representatives from north eastern states today urged the Central Government to create an umbrella policy to subsidize and support ecological fertilization in agriculture.

New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): The mascot for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Shera, visited the Sanskriti School here on Friday to promote the upcoming mega event.

New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): Maharashtra's Chief Minister Ashok Chavan met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the development of a new airport in Navi Mumbai, on Friday.

New Delhi/Bihar, Sep 3 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry on Friday dispatched another helicopter and additional paramilitary personnel to Bihar to assist the cops in locating the three policemen, who are still in the Maoists' custody.

New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): To strengthen bilateral military ties with Sri Lanka, Army Chief General VK Singh will embark on a three day visit to the island nation on Sunday.

New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the leader of the hardline faction of the Hurriyat Conference in Kashmir, has, in a press conference in Srinagar on Aug, 31, laid down five pre-conditions which, he feels, would restore peace lead to re-initiation of the dialogue process.

Bareilly, (Uttar Pradesh) Sep 3 (ANI): Traffic constables dragged a senior female police officer for almost two kilometers after she caught them taking bribes.

Bangalore, Sep 3 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa extended a helping hand to the 'Lokayukta' Santosh Hegde to keep a check on illegal mining and transportation of iron ore from the state, here on Friday.

Gorakhpur, Sep 3 (ANI): The sale of vermicelli, or 'seviyan' as it is popularly called in India has shot up during the fasting month of Ramadan.

Amethi, Sep 3 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi who is on a three-day visit to his Amethi constituency, expressed his anger with the local police for not investigating a murder case properly.

Kalahandi (Orissa), Sep 3 (ANI): Workers of Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) smashed office equipments and vandalized property amid fears of losing their jobs, after the Union Environment Ministry rejected plans for the unit's refinery's expansion.

New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): Welcoming Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar into the Indian Air Force (IAF) family, Marshal of the Air Force, Arjan Singh, said on Friday that it was a great honour for Sachin as well as the air force that the master batsman has joined the Indian Air Force as a Group Captain.

New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): As India observes Teachers Day this weekend, it is time to spare a thought for the Kashmiri students who are not in school.

New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): As India observes Teachers Day this weekend, it is time to spare a thought for the Kashmiri students who are not in school.

Palamu (Jharkhand), Sep 3 (ANI): Residents of ten villages in Jharkhand's Palamu District have pooled resources to construct a dam to harness waters of the River Gauraha for irrigation.

Sydney, Sept 3 (ANI): Getting into a relationship is easy, but keeping it alive is the difficult part.

New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad held a meeting with Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia on Friday to review the situation arising out of rise in dengue cases, which has become a concern for the Government prior to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): India has conveyed its concerns to Beijing on Chinese activities in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman, Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, on Friday, released a book that focuses on the rights of persons with disabilities.

Coimbatore, Sep 3 (ANI): The All Indian Youth Federation (AIYF) has slammed the Central Government for not tackling militancy, communalism, unemployment and Maoism effectively.

New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): Nine members of Canada's Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade will be visiting Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad from September 4 to 9.

New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): The Bleeding Disorders Program in Winnipeg, Canada and the Haemophilia Society (Delhi) are jointly organising an International Symposium on haemophilia on September 4 and 5 at the LPS Auditorium, PHD House, August Kranti Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi.

New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): Over 100 workers have been killed during the construction of the metro railway in India's capital city, New Delhi, since 1998, according to a submission by the metro authorities.

Lakhisarai, (Bihar) Sep 3 (ANI): The body of sub-inspector Lucas Tete, an abducted policeman has been found in the Lakhisarai jungles of Bihar with a note from Naxals saying, We have killed a hawaldar since our colleagues were not released. If our colleagues are not released we will kill other cops as well.

New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to honour master blaster Sachin Tendulkar with the rank of Honorary Group Captain on Friday.

New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): The Central Government on Thursday decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of food grains to the various states for distribution among the poor at a BPL price following the directives of the Supreme Court on the issue of rotten food grains

Patan (Gujarat), Sep 2 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale hit the areas near Gujarat's Patan District on Thursday.

Dharamsala, Sep 2 (ANI): The Tibetans living-in-exile celebrated the 50th anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamsala city on Thursday.

Firozpur (Punjab), Sep 2 (ANI): Punjab Police baton-charged scores of sugar mill workers, who had gathered here on Thursday to stage a demonstration against non-payment of wages for two years during a function presided over by State Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal.

Patna/New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): The Naxalas have killed Sub-Inspector Abhay Prasad Yadav, one of the four cops, who were taken hostage during an encounter in Bihar's Lakhisarai District on Sunday.

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 2 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi launched a mass plantation drive to enhance productivity of his constituency during his three-day visit to Amethi.

Bangalore, Sep 2 (ANI): Indrani Medhi, a software engineer, has designed a software that permits illiterate people to access a computer easily.

New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in New Delhi issued a fresh production warrant against former President of the Medical Council of India (MCI), Ketan Desai, on Thursday after Kolkata jail authorities failed to produce him for his alleged role in a bribery case involving over Rs 20 million.

Bhagalpur, Sep 2 (ANI): A Bihar court has sentenced ten persons to rigorous imprisonment for seven years for attacking a police party during the Bhagalpur riots of 1989.

Jhargram, Sep 2 (ANI): Two CPM workers were shot dead by suspected Maoists in West Bengal's West Midnapore District on Thursday.

Srinagar, Sep 2 (ANI): The prevailing unrest in Jammu and Kashmir is playing spoilsport for the dry fruits business in the Kashmir Valley during the auspicious Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): Union Home Secretary G K Pillai on Thursday said the Bihar Government is trying its best to secure the release of the four policemen kidnapped by Maoists from Lakhisarai District.

Pune, Sep 2 (ANI): Enthusiastic young girls have joined boys in practicing the beating of Dhols in Pune, ahead of the popular Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): The process of re-electing Sonia Gandhi as Congress President was set in motion on Thursday with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi proposing her name for the top post along with a host of other party leaders.

Kadapa (AP), Sep 2 (ANI): Congress MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and his family members on Thursday paid homage to former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y. S. R. Reddy on his first death anniversary.

Coimbatore, Sep 2 (ANI): A scavenger has tried to commit self-immolation to protest against the local administration of Vadavalli town near Coimbatore. he local administration had terminated his and 19 others' services allegedly without any prior intimation.

Kolkata, Sep.2 (ANI): In a shocking incident of Maoist brutality, an Anganwadi woman was gang-raped and buried alive for defying the rebels diktat last month.

Lahore, Sept 2 (ANI): At least six civilians, including women and children, have been killed in a military air raid in Pakistan. A total of about 45 people were reported killed.

Anantnag, Sep 2 (ANI): Curfew continued in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag town for the fourth day on Thursday.

Koushambhi (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 2 (ANI): Erosion of low-lying areas bordering the River Yamuna and the River Ganges in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambhi District, has left many families homeless.

New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): The vice chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and Secretary General of Indian Olympic Association, Randhir Singh, has hailed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention as a miracle.

Ayodhya, Sep 2 (ANI): Residents in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya town have said the verdict in the Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Masjid case will not affect harmony between the two communities, whichever way the judgment of Allahabad High Court goes.

Kolkata, Sep 2 (ANI): Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Sachin Pilot said there would be no compromise with national security concerns in resolving the critical deadlock between Canada-based BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) and the center.

Imphal, Sep 2 (ANI): Students of the Ananda Singh Higher Secondary School here have nabbed a militant who was trying to extort money from their principal.

Shimla, Sep 2 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal recently unveiled a coffee table book tiled ' Har Ghar Kuchh Kehta Hai' that provides a peep into the historical importance of Shimla's heritage buildings.

New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGOM) on Food will meet here today to discuss ways of implementing the Supreme Court order to distribute foodgrain 'free' to the poor, instead of letting it rot.

New Delhi/Mathura Sep 2 (ANI): The auspicious festival of Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna is being celebrated across the country with great enthusiasm.

Patna, Sep 2 (ANI): The deadline set by Maoists for the release of their jailed comrades in exchange for the four cops kidnapped from Bihar's Lakhisarai district ends today.

New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony will undertake a two-day visit to South Korea beginning on Thursday.