MANALI: All the three accused in the gang-rape of a 30-year-old US national in this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort were arrested early on Thursday, police said.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After three days of heavy rains, the southwest monsoon has weakened in Kerala. Rain lashed only a few places in Kerala and Lakshadweep on Wednesday. Rains are expected to regain momentum during the weekend.

MRITSAR: Punjab police have made tight security arrangements for Thursday's anniversary of Operation Bluestar at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called upon the states to work with the Centre to deal with the Maoists menace.

NEW DELHI: India and Australia have decided to implement a slew of defence cooperation initiatives to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries, which range from stepped up military exchanges and regular defence dialogues to maritime security and a joint naval combat exercise in 2015.

NEW DELHI: Defence minister A K Antony last week expressed the hope that the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft would finally get the final operational clearance (FOC) next year. But a hard-nosed ``internal assessment'' shows Antony's dream will be shattered.

NEW DELHI: The CBI has summoned former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal for questioning on Tuesday in connection with the railway bribery case.

MUMBAI: For the first time, the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) has established a fellowship at an American university.

NEW DELHI: India and Singapore on Monday night inked a fresh agreement to extend the use of training and exercise facilities in India by the Singapore Army for a further period of five years from August this year.

PUNE: The monsoon could hit Kerala by Sunday, a day before the Met department's predicted date of June 3, with conditions becoming favourable for its advance into parts of south Arabian sea, Maldives, the Comorin areas and some more parts of Bay of Bengal during the next 48 hours.