Mumbai, Feb. 5: He came, didn’t speak to the media, didn’t see the people gathered alongside roads and ignored the protesting Shiv Sena workers, but by the time he left had captured the city’s imagination. No waving of hands, no hankering about the

New Delhi, Feb. 5: Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar came under attack on the price rise issue at a Congress Working Committee meeting here on Friday. The party’s chief ministers and permanent invitees also attended the meeting, called to discuss the rise in prices after the Congress returned to power at the Centre in mid-2009.

Srinagar, Feb. 5: A teenager, later identified as Zahid Farooq, was killed when uniformed men on board a security force vehicle opened fire, reportedly after being jeered at by some youths, at Brein along the Boulevard here on Friday, witnesses said. It is not clear if the vehicle belonged to the BSF or the CRPF.

Dehra Dun/Bengaluru, Feb. 5: Uttarakhand on Friday became the first state in India to announce a ban on Bt brinjal even before the Centre takes a final decision on introduction of the controversial genetically modified crop.

Cricketers practise in Nagpur on Thursday ahead of the first Test match against South Africa, which begins in Nagpur on Saturday.  PHOTO: AP

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, speaks to actress Shobna Gulati, who plays the role of Sunita Alahan in the British TV series Coronation Street, during a visit to the soap opera set in Manchester, England, on Thursday. PHOTO: AP

New Delhi, Feb. 4: Ending weeks of suspense, India unofficially indicated on Thursday that reopening the door for dialogue with Pakistan was a distinct possibility. But no details are yet available about dates or the contours of the talks should it commence.

New Delhi, Feb. 4: AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi will go ahead with his planned visit to Mumbai on Friday despite the Shiv Sena threat to greet him with black flags.

New Delhi, Feb. 4: Expelled Samaj-wadi Party leader Amar Singh on Thursday accused the SP leadership of using him as a "dustbin", and warned that any further provocation would be "disastrous" for the party.

Lucknow, Feb. 4: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Thursday passed by voice vote the State Special Zone Security Force Bill, which will allow the Mayawati government to set up a separate police force to guard statues of dalit icons.