National News: General

Kolkata, Nov 8 (PTI) With tigers ageing and their numbers decreasing in the Buxa Tiger Reserve in North Bengal, authorities plan to start captive breeding to maintain the population of the big cats.

Chennai, Nov 8 (IANS) A Dutch national living in the Tamil Nadu capital for the past three decades has been arrested for uploading child pornographic pictures on the internet from his house, police said Sunday.

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Delhi will continue to experience foggy mornings and a rise in temperature during the week ahead, the weatherman said Sunday.

Mumbai, Nov 8 (PTI) Nearly a year after 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the city gets its first batch of Force One commandos, an elite force formed on the lines of National Security Guards (NSG) for the state security.

S S Ramaswamy Mumbai, Nov 8 (PTI) Having sent a whopping 32 players with suspect bowling action for rehabilitation, the Cricket Board has cracked the whip by asking the umpires to call these bowlers for chucking without issuing a warning if they transgress the law in domestic matches.

Sukhendu Bhattacharya Tawang, Nov 8 (PTI) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, arrived in this picturesque town in Arunachal Pradesh today on a four-day visit which has drawn widespread interest in the wake of objections raised by China.

Jammu, Nov 8 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, who is battling a political crisis, visited the revered cave shrine of Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir and offered prayers.

New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) In a long-awaited decision, the CIC has said no fee other than prescribed in the information law can be demanded from applicants for providing information.

Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), Nov 8 (IANS) Thousands of locals in traditional costumes and monks attired in their maroon robes lined up streets early Sunday to greet the Dalai Lama as he arrived here on a weeklong visit to India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.

New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) With a view to cater to the needs of students in the country, Indian Railways is planning to introduce AC double decker coaches in the new 'Yuva' trains, which would run at the speed of 150 km per hour.

Shimla, Nov 8 (IANS) A senior police officer was found shot dead early Sunday at his residence here. Police suspect it to be a case of suicide.

Salanchal (Rajasthan), Nov 8 (IANS) On the edge of the Sariska Tiger Reserve, 14 children cram chemical formulae under a tree in the compound of a village school. Seven of them are girls.

Ranchi, Nov 8 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who faces arrest after being accused of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, was Sunday discharged from the Apollo Hospital here, an official said.

Swapna Tarafdar New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) Two-month-old Neel is one among the rarest of rare children born with 'Ectopia Cordis' -- malformation of heart outside the body -- and surviving after undergoing a surgery by doctors here.

New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) Come tomorrow and the night sky will dazzle with Taurids, the meteor that showers startling streaks of light during Halloween.

Ranchi, Nov 8 (PTI) The condition of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda is stable and the city hospital where he is admitted is ready to discharge him today, a senior doctor said.

New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) The Law Ministry has claimed it has no information about Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily's travel outside Delhi and the expenses incurred on them.

India won the toss and elected to bat first in the sixth and penultimate one-dayer against top-ranked Ausralia on Sunday.

Guwahati, Nov 8 (PTI) India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the do-or-die sixth cricket one-dayer at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here today.