KOLLAM: Malayalam cine actor Shweta Menon, who chose not to proceed further after accusing a Congress MP of molesting her, had claimed in her statement to the police that she was repeatedly touched by him.

IMPHAL: A labourer was killed and six others were injured when suspected militants exploded two bombs in Thoubal district of Manipur, police said on Thursday.

SHIMLA: Shimla on Wednesday witnessed running of a 100-year-old steam engine on a heritage track along a short 1km stretch between the railway station and the bus stand.

LUCKNOW: Flustered by the "less than satisfactory" public response to Rahul Gandhi's first few campaign rallies in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress pushed the panic button on Tuesday, drafting its UP in charge Madhusudan Mistry to ensure a better turnout in the next phase of the Amethi MP's election rallies.

SALEM: A pro-Tamil outfit leader, who was arrested in connection with throwing of a burning wooden log inside the I-T office premises here on Oct 30, has been detained under the National Security Act, police said on Wednesday.

BEIJING: India and China began a 10-day joint anti-terrorism drill on Tuesday. The first such exercise in southwestern China in five years comes days after the two countries signed a border defence cooperation agreement during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Beijing.

PUNE: Legendary classical vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi's son from his first wife has challenged his will before a Pune court over two years after his death.

NEW DELHI: A day after convention against communalism, CPM said the group of 14 political parties is likely to get enlarged significantly in the future. "It is not a closed list," CPM weekly People's Democracy said.

KOLKATA: Fearing a possible uprising inside correctional homes and facing a threat by CPI (Maoist) general secretary Muppala Lakshman Rao alias Ganapathi to carry out a strike to free his comrades, the Mamata Banerjee government has resorted to tactics adopted by the British.

LUCKNOW: While the Archaeological Survey of India is yet to stumble upon tonnes of gold in Unnao district's Daundiya Kheda village, the department of mineral and mines has found a treasure trove of metals and minerals in Bundelkhand that could be worth Rs 4,000 crore according to a conservative estimate.