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Give blood sample on June 1: HC to Tiwari

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has tentatively fixed June 1 for taking blood samples of Congress leader N D Tiwari for DNA tests to confirm,or otherwise,that he is the biological father of one Rohit Shekhar,who has filed a paternity suit against him.

IIT-Kanpur student dies during exam

KANPUR: Barun Mishra,a PhD student at IIT-Kanpur,died of cardiac arrest while he was writing an exam on Monday. Mishra,31,was a resident of Deoria in Uttar Pradesh,Registrar Sanjeev Kasalkar said.

Chatrath appointed DTTDC chairman

NEW DELHI: Congress secretary Manish Chatrath has been made chairman of Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation Ltd DTTDC,a Delhi government notification said Monday.

Owaisi stable,five attackers surrender

HYDERABAD: Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi,who was injured in an attack Saturday,is stable,though on respiratory support,doctors said on Monday. Meanwhile,five persons allegedly involved in the attack surrendered on Monday. All five are said to be relatives of Mohammmad Pahelwan,the alleged mastermind.

Endosulfan ban: SC seeks govt response

NEW DELHI: The SC Monday sought response from the Centre on a petition seeking a country-wide ban on endosulfan. The petition has been filed by CPMs youth wing,Democratic Youth Federation of India.

Car bomb kills man in Jamp;K,several hurt

JAMMU: A car bomb,apparently targeting an Army officer,killed milkman Kuldeep Kumar and injured half-a-dozen people near Udhampur in Jamp;K on Monday,police said. The officer escaped unhurt.