LOS ANGELES: A state attorney says an appeal by the doctor convicted of causing Michael Jackson's death should be rejected because there were no errors made during the criminal case that warrant overturning a jury's verdict.

UNITED NATIONS: The United States said Monday it will refuse to send its ambassador to any meeting of the UN forum where nuclear disarmament is negotiated when it's chaired by Iran because countries under U.N. sanctions shouldn't be allowed to hold such positions.

PATNA: Former railway minister Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and its leaders have hired 13 special trains to ferry party workers and supporters to Patna for the Parivartan Rally on May 15. The party leaders will pay around Rs 1.5 crore to Railways for the purpose.

WASHINGTON: A US court in Wisconsin has reserved its decision in the alleged human rights violation case against Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal after completing hearing in the matter.

AHMEDABAD: Under attack from right wing forces, Gujarat government on Tuesday kept on hold its decision to seek death penalty for former minister Maya Kodnani, BabuBajrangi and eight others in the 2002 NarodaPatia riots case.

JAIPUR: Soaring petrol prices have forced the Army to look for other options in the SUV variant and it started summer trials of Mahindra Scorpio and Tata Safari in Thar desert in Rajasthan.

PUNE: When teams vying for higher rewards battle teams which have nothing to lose, sparks fly, just like those EPL matches where one team eyes a Champions League berth and the other looks to avoid relegation.

NEW DELHI: One just got the feeling that it was going to be Virat Kohli's night on Friday. There is a familiar swagger to the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper's footsteps when he comes out to bat at the Feroz Shah Kotla. And why shouldn't it be like that? After all, Kohli has learnt most of his trade at this very ground.

HYDERABAD: Doubles specialist Jwala Gutta has opted out of the Sudirman Cup team championships to be held in Kuala Lumpur from May 19 to 26.

MUMBAI: You can't miss the irony if you have followed the drama surrounding the Sri Lankan cricketers playing in the Indian T20 league.