Shiv Sena stirs more trouble over Khan
n Over 1,600 Sainiks arrested
n Sena MPs return security cover
n Bookings reopen for SRK film after govt beefs up security
Mumbai, February 10
Over 1,600 Shiv Sena activists were today arrested ahead of the release of Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘My Name ks Khan’ (MNIK) as the Maharashtra government beefed up security enabling theatre owners to re-open advance bookings.

A private security guard and policemen stand guard outside a movie theatre set to show actor Shah Rukh Khan’s new film “My Name Is Khan” in Mumbai on Wednesday. — AFP

Expect minimal fuel pinch
New Delhi, February 10
The Congress-led UPA government today began consultations with its allies to prepare for a “minimal hike” in petroleum prices sometime in future. But with public sentiments running high on the issue and the BJP and Left in the attack mode, party sources said no decision on the issue was taken by the Congress core group that met this evening.

Youth’s death in firing
BSF hands over jawan to police
Srinagar, February 10
The BSF has identified a jawan as ‘possibly involved’ in the unprovoked firing that resulted in the killing of teenager Zahid Farooq Sheikh of the Nishat area on the outskirts of Srinagar on Friday last. The killing led to protests and a complete shutdown across the valley while normal life was restored after eight days yesterday.

More trouble for IPL-3: Chargers told to boycott
Hyderabad, February 10
In a new twist to the troubled saga of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Andhra Pradesh Government today asked Deccan Chargers, the local team and defending champions, not to play in the forthcoming IPL matches if the opening ceremony and other matches are moved out of Hyderabad.

Experts back govt on Bt Brinjal
Ludhiana, February 10
While the environmentalist organisations are basking in the glory after the Centre put a moratorium on Bt Brinjal, noted agricultural scientists, including MS Swaminathan and Gurdev Singh Khush, have backed the decision saying the country was not prepared for it.

Editorial: Bt Brinjal on back burner

’84 Riots
CBI gives clean chit to Tytler
New Delhi, February 10
The CBI today concluded its arguments on its closure report, giving a clean chit to senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case on the ground that there was no evidence against him, before a Delhi court.