A day after the Taliban freed over 250 prisoners from a high-security Pakistani prison, a top commander of the terror outfit has said they took a month to plan the assault and spent Rs one crore to execute it with military-like precision.

Amid protests in parts of Andhra Pradesh over the decision of Congress and its allies to create Telangana, party leader Digvijay Singh Wednesday said “division of a state like division of a family is an unpleasant decision” but a time comes when it has to be done in interest of both.

With the UPA giving its nod for the creation of a separate Telangana state, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati Wednesday renewed her demand for splitting the state into four parts, besides creation of Gorkhaland and Vidarbha.

At least five crucial files related to allotment of coal blocks during 2006-09 have not been received by CBI that has again communicated to the coal ministry to make them available as soon as possible.

An average nine unidentified bodies, largely of drug addicts and beggars, are recovered from the streets of the national capital every day.

Normal life was disrupted in Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions Wednesday as a shutdown began in the two regions against the decision of the Congress and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to create Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh.

The government Wednesday extended the last date for filing of income tax returns by five days to August 5.

President Barack Obama has called for economic reforms in US saying that not doing so would mean waving the white flag to the rest of the world especially to emerging countries like India and China.

Gold futures prices Wednesday rose by 0.86 per cent to Rs 28,590 per 10 grams as speculators enlarged positions, largely in tune with a firming overseas trend.

Singer-actress Selena Gomez celebrated her 21st birthday with her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber and Julianne Hough.