Cabinet reshuffle
7 new faces inducted
New Delhi, April 6
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today attempted to impart a new look to his ministerial team in the run-up to the upcoming elections by shuffling several portfolios and inducting young as well as experienced new faces, including Congress youth brigade members Jyotiraditya Scindia and Jitin Prasada, and former bureaucrat M.S Gill, who replaced the controversial Mani Shankar Aiyar in the youth affairs and sports ministry.

Sonia: Rahul refused Cabinet berth
PM rules out early LS poll
Sachin Pilot fails to make it

Lankan minister killed in suicide blast
A powerful Sri Lankan minister was today assassinated by suspected LTTE rebels in a suicide attack on a marathon opening. The killing of Jeyraj Fernandopulle, a Cabinet minister and close confidant of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, by a suspected Tamil rebel suicide cadre on Sunday may win more support for the government’s military drive against the rebels but is also likely to further increase violence in the country.

Protesters disrupt Olympic Torch relay
London, April 6
Thousands of anti-China protesters draped in Tibetan flags disrupted the Olympic torch relay today through London, billed as a journey of harmony and peace.


The British police arrests a man who attempted to grab the Olympic Torch in London on Sunday. — AFP photo

Price Rise
Left, UNPA to launch joint nationwide stir
New Delhi, April 6
The Manmohan Singh-led UPA government at the centre faces a political challenge on account of spiralling prices. Two of its outside supporters, the left parties and the UNPA today announced a week-long, joint, nation-wide protest starting April 16 against the government’s failure to curb inflation.

Hogenakkal project put off, not shelved, Karuna
Chennai, April 6
Under attack from AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi today refuted her charge that he had surrendered Tamils' rights by temporarily putting off the Hogenakkal project.

UN Security Council
Oz backs India’s bid for permanent seat
Melbourne, April 6
Australia today said it would push for India to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, which should be expanded to reflect the “modern world.”