Shimla: The plan of Yoga teacher Ramdev to hold a rally in Solan district on Sunday received a setback after district administration refused to give permission for the February 27 meeting. "We had changed the venue from Sadhupul to Solan and assured that the rally would be completely peaceful, but surprisingly, the MC Solan has declined to give permission for holding the rally at Thodo ground on February 27 as scheduled," Laxmi Dutt Sharma, state in-charge of Patanjali Yogpeeth said.

Patna: Impressed with success of anti-polio campaign in Bihar, a four-member team from Pakistan is in Patna on the invitation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to take tips about the programme particularly in minority Muslim dominated areas.

Bidar: Social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said he has decided to renew his movement against corruption in about one-and-a-half month.

Shimla: In swift action against yoga guru Baba Ramdev, the Himachal Pradesh government on Friday took back possession of a chunk of prime land allotted to him in 2010 by the then BJP government for setting up his Patanjali Yogpeeth's branch, an official said.

Shillong: Meghalaya government has pressed 100 public transport vehicles into service in Khasi-Jaintia Hills to enable voters to reach their polling booths in view of the 36-hour bandh called by a militant outfit ahead of the state elections on Saturday.

HYDERABAD: Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today visited the twin bomb blasts site at Dilsukhnagar even as the toll in the attack rose to 14.

Shinde, who reached Hyderabad by a special flight this morning, drove straight to Dilsukhnagar and went around the blast site.

LUCKNOW: A high alert was sounded across Uttar Pradesh, especially at the Mahakumbh, following the serial blasts in Hyderabad on Thursday evening. Frisking was also stepped up in the Kumbh area. Television was reporting late in the evening that a high alert has been issued across all major cities in India.

Mumbai: Indian travellers consider Wi-Fi, free breakfast and beverages as important amenities while looking for hotel accommodation, be it during leisure or business travel, according to a recent survey. "Among Indian travellers, 26 per cent consider Wi-Fi as an important amenity while looking for hotel accommodation during leisure travel. The demand for free Wi-Fi doubles to 55 per cent for business travellers," according to a Hotels.com survey.

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday set up a two-member inquiry committee to probe the Noida violence, which broke out during the nationwide strike by trade unions, and submit its report in three days time.

Unnao: Social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday said that his struggle was not over till the Right to reject and Right to recall was endorsed by Parliament. "Our struggle does not end with the Jan Lokpal issue. The struggle for Right to reject and Right to recall was still on. Before the Lok Sabha elections in 2014, around six crore people have to be made aware of it," said Hazare while addressing a kisan mahapanchayat at the government inter college grounds in Unnao.