More charges framed against Lalu Yadav
Ranchi, May 17
The CBI today filed charges against Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with his alleged role in perpetrating a multi-million rupees fodder scam, along with former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra in 1996.

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad arrives to appear before a special CBI court in the fodder scam case, in Ranchi on Tuesday. — PTI photo
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PM promises strict N-safeguards
New Delhi, May 17
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought to assure the international community about its non-proliferation concerns and said that India was prepared for “broadest” engagement with the international non-proliferation regime provided its indigenous nuclear and strategic programme was not subject to “externally imposed constraints”.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greets Ram Narain Agarwal, the Lifetime Achievement Award winner of Distinguished Scientist during a Defence Research and Development Organisation technology awards presentation ceremony in New Delhi on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

Govt silent on Chinese incursion in Arunachal
New Delhi, May 17
The government today maintained total silence on reports of a Chinese incursion in Arunachal Pradesh even as Beijing denied such reports.

Notice to Sukh Ram, EC on HVC-Cong merger
New Delhi, May 17
The merger of Himachal Vikas Congress, an outfit formed by former Union Communication Minister Sukh Ram, with the Congress prior to the last Lok Sabha elections has been challenged in the Delhi High Court by one of his ex-party colleagues on the ground that the merger was “improper” and in violation of election laws.

	Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat (right) kisses Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan at a photocall for Hong Kong director Stanley Tong’s film “The Myth” during the 58th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. — Reuters

SEBs unbundling delayed
New Delhi, May 17
To avoid a showdown on the eve of UPA anniversary bash and soaring mercury, the government today extended by six months the date of unbundling state electricity boards.

NHRC notice to Punjab on custodial death New Delhi, May 17 The NHRC has issued notice to the Punjab police on the death of a 37-year-old Dalit man who is alleged to have died in police custody last month.