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Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist was shot dead by a group of suspected Maoist guerrillas in West Bengal's West Midnapore district for allegedly acting as a spy for the government forces, officials said Monday.

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) 'Get lost!' This was retired Supreme Court judge M.S. Liberhan's outburst when confronted by journalists over his leaked report into the Babri mosque razing published Monday.

Srinagar, Nov 23 (IANS) While leaders of the moderate faction of Jammu and Kashmir's separatist Hurriyat Conference remain divided on the efficacy of the 'quiet' talks with the central government, members of civil society have urged them to unite to make the dialogue meaningful.

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was Monday adjourned for the day after a furious Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) repeatedly disrupted the house over demands that the government immediately table the Liberhan Commission of Inquiry report into the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid.

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The publication in the media of the report of the Liberhan Commission on the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid forced three adjournments of the Rajya Sabha Monday in spite of the government committing to table the report during the ongoing winter session that concludes Dec 21. The third adjournment was for the day.

Bhopal, Nov 23 (IANS) Congress legislator Brijendra Singh Rathore, who is wanted in connection with the killing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sunil Nayak, took oath in the Madhya Pradesh assembly Monday.

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) He would be 'very foolish' to leak the Liberhan Commission probe into the Babri Masjid demolition and 'embarrass' himself, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in the Rajya Sabha Monday as an angry opposition demanded an explanation as to how the report had found its way to the media before being tabled in parliament.

Panaji, Nov 23 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Monday asked the Goa government to ensure that areas affected by mining in the state are not deprived of green cover.

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Seventeen years after the demolition of the Babri Masjid, the Liberhan Commission of Inquiry will be tabled in parliament, Home Minister P. Chidambaram promised Monday as a political storm engulfed both houses following reports that the probe had indicted BJP leaders, including Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L.K. Advani.

Agra, Nov 23 (IANS) When constable and sportswoman Anita Yadav went to meet a top Agra police official with her prized possessions - two golds and one bronze medal won at the November athletics championships in Malaysia - she could scarcely imagine what lay in store.

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday launched a scathing attack on the government, demanding the immediate tabling in parliament of the Liberhan Commission of Inquiry report that has reportedly indicted its leaders in the 1992 razing of the Babri mosque.

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) R.K. Pachauri Monday said he does not have much hope from next month's climate summit in Copenhagen.

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The publication in the media of the report of the Liberhan Commission on the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid forced two adjournments of the Rajya Sabha Monday in spite of the government committing to table the report during the ongoing winter session that concludes Dec 21.

Imphal, Nov 23 (IANS) Five paramilitary troopers, including a major and a captain, were killed in an ambush by separatists Monday in India's northeastern state of Manipur, officials said.

Ranchi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Liberhan Commission report into the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition had been deliberately leaked to the media to polarise voters in the forthcoming Jharkhand assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh said Monday.

Srinagar, Nov 23 (IANS) The mercury dropped to minus 23.5 degrees Celsius in Leh, the weather office said Monday.

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. following the opposition's vociferous demands that the Liberhan Commission of Inquiry report into the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition be tabled immediately.

Jagatsinghpur (Orissa), Nov 23 (IANS) Exhibiting rare love and affection, a cow has been feeding two baby goats in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district for the past two months, the cow's owner said Monday.

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the second time Monday over demands for the tabling of the report of the Liberhan Commission that probed the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition.