A 22-year-old employee of a multinational software firm was allegedly smothered to death in Madangir area of southeast Delhi on Wednesday night by a 28-year-old boy with whom she was to get married next week.

On the strength of her impressive track performance, the Darius Byramji-trained Rimpuche holds a thin edge over others to win the Civil Services Cup, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday.

The Centre on Friday announced a new scheme for assistance towards damaged movable and immovable property during action by Central paramilitary forces and the Army in Jammu and Kashmir. A home ministry spokesperson said that the scheme is effective from June 3 this year.

Smartly dressed players on a newly-laid turf, bright floodlights and hectic activities. The hockey stadium came to life on Friday, on the eve of the Chief Minister Yeddyurappa Cup, an all-India invitational floodlight hockey tournament which gets underway from Saturday.

The Centre has decided not to use the armed forces in anti-Naxal operations and is now looking at involving ex-servicemen for de-mining operations and assisting state police forces in the fight against Maoists. After the defence ministry turned down the home ministry’s proposal, including the request for more IAF choppers to ferry

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the setting up of a new greenfield international airport at Mopa in Goa but also approved the continuation of commercial operations at the existing Dabolim Civil Enclave Airport even after the Mopa airport becomes operational.

The Cabinet committee on economic affairs on Thursday approved the proposal for initiation of second phase of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP).

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the introduction of the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to further amend the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and the Special Marriage Act, 1954, to provide “irretrievable break down of marriage” as a ground of divorce.

The Amritsar police on Thursday arrested four young men in possession of plastic explosives and narcotics believed to have been smuggled across the electrified security fence from Pakistan.

The BJP on Thursday described the Congress’ response to the disclosures in the aftermath of the Bhopal gas tragedy verdict as “conspicuous silence” and obliquely alleged that former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson’s release shortly after his arrest and his leaving India were masterminded by senior Congress leaders of the time.