Raipur, May 8: At least seven jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed when their bullet-proof truck was blown away in a Naxal landmine blast near Pedakodepal village in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday afternoon, the police said.

London, May 8: Egyptian billionaire Mohammed Al Fayed has sold Harrods, a luxury department store in London that he had acquired in 1985, to the Qatari royal family, it was confirmed on Saturday.

Mumbai,  May 8: Judge M.L. Tahiliyani was appointed principal judge of the civil and sessions court on Friday, two days after sentencing lone surviving 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab to death after India’s speediest terror case trial.

Rohit Sharma in action during India’s ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight match against Australia at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Friday. Sharma remained unbeaten on a dazzling 79 in India’s pathetic reply of 135 all out while chasing 185 to win. PHOTO: AFP

New Delhi/mumbai, May 7: The Supreme Court, ruling on Friday on the five-year-long, bitterly contested gas supply dispute between brothers Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani, directed them to adopt a reconciliatory approach and renegotiate the deal to share gas from the Krishna Godavari offshore field.

New Delhi, May 7: Union petroleum minister Murli Deora said on Friday that the Supreme Court’s judgement has vindicated his stand that gas belongs to the nation.

London, May 7: Tory leader David Cameron, who ended up with 306 members in Britain’s 650-seat House of Commons after the general election, on Friday afternoon made a “big and comprehensive offer” to the Liberal Democrats to form a government together.

New Delhi, May 7: The UPA government is apparently ready for a caste-based census. On Friday, the last day of the Budget Session, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee indicated that the government was considering incorporating castes in the 2011 Census. Prime

New Delhi, May 7: In an important ruling on the Centre’s powers to remove state governors, the Supreme Court on Friday disapproved the practice of changing them merely because a change of regime means the new government “loses its confidence” in them.

New Delhi, May 7: Nearly three million data files are being stolen by Chinese hackers from across the globe on a daily basis. In view of the cyber threat, government sources said that all government offices have been asked to store secret files in standalone computers devoid of any external links and storage devices.