ISLAMABAD: Seven persons were killed and over 60 others injured in five bomb attacks in the Pakistani cities of Quetta and Karachi on Tuesday, including one that was carried out by a suicide bomber who was trying to target the minority Shia Hazara community.

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government, suffering from an image crisis, has come up with a unique plan to inspire the police force. UP ADG, Law and Order, Arun Kumar has issues a 5-page circular asking for special screenings of films like 'Dabangg', 'Ab Tak Chhappan' and 'Singham'.

New Delhi: News broadcasting fraternity on Monday condoled the death of Justice (Retd) JS Verma who passed away after a brief illness.

Justice Verma was appointed the first Chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA), a self- regulatory body set up by News Broadcasters Association on October 2, 2008.

New Delhi: Indian Army soldiers will have their DNA profile stored in a data bank under a project launched by the Armed Forces Medical Services that will facilitate identification of bodies during any operation, attack or mishap.

The process involves collecting the blood sample of each soldier, sailor and airman, analysing the sample and storing in a blood bank. This will be the most convenient and fool proof way of confirming the identity of dead soldiers.

Jammu: In the backdrop of the Chinese incursion in Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir, Army Chief General Bikram Singh will arrive on a two-day visit of the state, starting from Tuesday.

Defence sources say that the security situation of the region is top of his agenda, following the recent Chinese incursion in Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Field commanders are expected to brief the Army Chief on the security situation and counter infiltration and counter-insurgency measures. Meanwhile, China's Foreign Ministry has denied that its troops violated the Line of Actual Control with India.

Kota:Visit Suarez resolution of a State BJP's Vasundhara Raje on Monday of the second stage debut in Haduti. Dussehra ground at a public meeting in the city of Jaipur, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state BJP leaders, including the president Narendra Singh Tomar.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's development model introduced in the House and said that Rajasthan has been slow in the absence of vision.

This is because the people of the state is to get as much benefit plans, the more likely to be in Rajasthan. He possesses all have eyes, but the vision should be.

Kota:Vasundhara Raje has said that a State BJP chief minister Ashok Gehlot is better to speak to me in my work and meditate. Have not done it in four and a half years, now show some backbone to state in six months.

 In four and a half years has grown in the state of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, we are so behind why. Our revenues have increased, yet why our growth rate is around five. Why a step forward and a step backward state growth is slowing, people want to know things.

BANGALORE: Royal Challengers Bangalore have been the undisputed kings at home this season, winning all the five outings to propel to the top of the table. Their two losses have come on the road.

MANCHESTER: Robin van Persie hit a first-half hat-trick as Manchester United cantered to an unprecedented 20th English league title with an emphatic 3-0 victory at home to Aston Villa on Monday.

CHENNAI: Rajasthan Royals' Shane Watson came up with the first century of the T20 league this season. However, his effort was not good enough for preventing Chennai Super Kings from notching up a thrilling five-wicket win on Monday night. CSK are now on top of the points tally.