New Delhi: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record for the longest space flight by a woman astronaut, has a date with India. She will start her India trip on April 1 from the national capital. She will be speaking with students at the National Science Centre in the national capital. Following that she will meet the President Pranab Mukherjee before leaving for Kolkata.

"The centre will host Sunita L Williams (Captain, US Navy) and NASA astronaut on April 1. She will be interacting with a select group of students and teachers," an official of the NSC said.

Amritsar: Launching his 'Janatantra Yatra' (tour for democracy) from the historic Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in this Sikh holy city on Sunday, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said only a mass movement could bring about a change in India.

"I will continue this crusade (against corruption) as long as I have life in me," Hazare, 75, said addressing his supporters here.

Flanked by former Indian Army chief Gen VK Singh, Hazare started his year-long, all-India tour from the city's historic Jallianwala Bagh.

Bikaner: A 15-year old girl was allegedly gangraped by five persons in Hanumangarh district, about 225 kms from Bikaner, police said on Friday.

The accused abducted the girl from her house in Nukera village on the night of March 20, they said.

The girl was taken to the house of one of the accused, where she was gangraped, police said. The girl returned home and narrated the incident to her mother who informed elders of the village.

New Delhi: A team of the SC/ST Commission, which was sent to Chhattisgarh to probe the allegations of sexual abuse of tribal girls in government-run hostels, will be soon filing its report. "We have sent a team to probe the matter in Chhattisgarh," said National Commission for Schedule Castes Vice Chairman Dr Raj Kumar Verka.

Patiala: A Punjab Police Sub Inspector was beaten to death by occupants of a truck in Patiala. Sources say the incident took place when the policeman tried to clear a road for VIP movement. This led to an altercation with the truck occupants who then allegedly beat him to death.

Chandigarh: Cars and two-wheelers in Haryana will now cost more as the state government on Friday decided to hike road tax.

The state cabinet which met on Friday also decided levying VAT on bidis to discourage consumption. It approved the Transport Department's proposal to revise the existing rates of road tax for the vehicle used for personal purposes, an official release said.

For two-wheelers costing up to Rs 20,000, the rate of road tax will remain unchanged, which is two per cent. For two-wheelers costing more than Rs 20,000 and up to Rs 60,000, 4 per cent tax would be levied. Similarly, it would be 6 per cent on vehicles costing above Rs 60,000 and up to Rs 2 lakh.

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New Delhi: The debate over actor Sanjay Dutt's pardon continues to polarise top jurists even as the actor himself has refused to seek clemency. While Dutt said he is ready to surrender and go to jail, others are still pushing for his pardon.

Speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee said that Justice Markandey Katju, being the Press Council of India Chairman, was not in a position to file a petition to seek pardon for Dutt. "I want to know one thing. As the PCI chairman he has the function of sending petitions, I don't understand this. As an individual he can do this, but not as PCI chairperson," he said.

Amritsar: In a shocking incident, a group of eleven youths forcibly gained entry into the house of a 21-year-old girl whom they were following and severely beat her and her family members in Amritsar on Thursday. Police Commissioner Ram Singh said the incident took place in the evening when the boys began passing vulgar comments on seeing the girl, who was returning home after attending tuition classes.

Mumbai: At least five people were killed and two others were critically injured as an explosion brought down the wall of a house in densely-populated area of Sakinaka in Mumbai on Friday. The cause of the explosion could not be known as police said they were still investigating the incident.