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 Nuke selling suspect to be brought to Delhi

          New Delhi: Akhtar Hussain, the man accused of selling the country's nuclear secrets to Arab countries, is likely to be brought from Mumbai to Delhi for further questioning. Mumbai Police detained Hussain, a 35-year old businessman, immediately after his arrival from Dubai on Saturday. The detention was effected after law enforcement agencies received a tip-off from their Dubai counterparts that he was caught selling Indian nuclear secrets. He was interrogated by the Central intelligence agencies in Mumbai on Sunday.

          Meanwhile, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has denied Hussain's links with the agency or that any of his relatives are working with the organization. Earlier reports had claimed that his brother, who is either named Dr Ahmed Hussain or Dr Abid Hussain, was working with a nuclear research establishment of the country. The DAE has stepped up security and intelligence network at its facilities.

Boy plummets to death in Delhi hotel (Go To Top)

         New Delhi: A six year old boy fell to his death at New Delhi's Hotel Le Meridien on Sunday night. Eyewitnesses say the boy, Ayush, had been playing with some other children and had gone up a flight of stairs in the Le Meredien Hotel. He was leaning down to look for his friends when he fell straight on to the lobby floor. Ironically, the only external injury he sustained was on his knee. But doctors who declared him brought dead say Ayush probably succumbed to internal injuries. The mishap took place around 10 p.m. when the hotel was relatively crowded.

Pak, Indian ships to anchor at each other's ports soon: Paper (Go To Top)

         Islamabad: Indian and Pakistani commercial ships will soon be able to anchor at each other's ports to offload goods. An agreement between the two sides is soon to be signed in this regard, a Daily Times reports said on Monday. "The proposal is being considered seriously and a formal announcement will be made in this regard soon," the paper Pakistan Communications Minister Babar Ghouri as saying. Ghouri said the ban, presently in effect, would soon be lifted, and thereafter ships from India would be allowed to offload goods of a third country at Pakistani ports. "Pakistan and India gave these contracts to international companies due to the ban. It cost them heavily," the minister added.

EU parliamentarians to visit Kashmir on fact-finding mission (Go To Top)

         London: A European delegation comprising newly elected parliamentarians will soon tour Jammu and Kashmir to have a first hand knowledge about the future aspirations of those interested in resolving the Kashmir dispute. According to The News, the delegation would come for a three-day visit beginning June 23. "The European Parliamentary delegation will visit Kashmir only a few days after the newly elected House of European Parliament start its business. The Parliamentary delegation would meet a cross section of opinions during its stay in Kashmir," the paper an unnamed EU official as saying Sunday. He said that J and K Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed had assured the EU that the delegation would be free to meet whosoever they wanted as he claimed that his government believed in transparency. Another EU official whose name was also not disclosed, said: "Kashmir dispute will remain the focus of attention of the newly elected European Parliament as it intends to compile an exhaustive report on the issue after its Parliamentary delegation completes its visit to the held Kashmir." Voters from seven out of 25 member states of the EU have already exercised their right to vote on Friday and Sunday. The remaining 18 member nations are going to the polls on a third and final day of the European parliamentary elections. Final results of the elections are due by end of Sunday's polling.

Couple shoot to fame as meteorite crashes through their roof (Go To Top)

          Sydney: A New Zealand couple Phil and Brenda Archer are in demand all over the world after they became the shock owners of a meteorite. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, the Auckland-based couple have been receiving calls from experts, prospective buyers and the media after a 1.3kg rock crashed through their roof last week. The meteorite is believed to be about 4.5-billion-years old and traveled 700 million kms from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It has now been sent to the Auckland University for analysis. "I have received calls from Ireland, Great Britain, Sweden, America, Australia, there have been 30 to 40 calls, plus the emails, the phone has been ringing through the night and we had to pull the plug out in the end," said Phil. The owners are now hoping to sell the meteorite for a tidy sum and have already received offers from local buyers.

UK film censors crack down on smoking and boozing on screen (Go To Top)

          London: Film censors in Britain are considering new measures to protect children's health by clamping down on Hollywood scenes of drinking and smoking reports The Independent. Tobacco and alcohol could be included alongside sex and violence when the film board classifies new movies and it could ban children from watching films where heavy smoking is portrayed. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has included smoking and drinking in a list of activities that could be covered in new guidelines for age restrictions that will come into force later this year. Robin Duval, the board director said that it wanted to check public views on bad language, sex and violence in films. British cinema were asked whether they believe smoking and drinking should fall under the censor's axe. The BBFC said it was reviewing its classification guidelines earlier this year. The initiative has received a mixed response from film critics, who raised the possibility of "anachronistic film- making" where scenes set in the 1940s or 50s would show no one smoking.

We'll bounce back: David Beckham (Go To Top)

          London: English football captain David Beckham has cheered up fans of the team, by promising them a comeback in their next match against Switzerland. The skipper admitted that the 2-1 defeat by France had disappointed him to a great extent, but he sweared to lift the team's spirits before the match against Switzerland. The Real Madrid star, who missed a penalty that would have given England a 2-0 lead, has given assurances of a win the next time around. "It doesn't help when you lose the game at the end. I do not think we deserved that. We deserved to win," The Sun quoted Becks as saying. "We can take a lot from that game; to play against one of the best teams in the world and outplay them for 90 minutes. We had a lot of young lads out there who played as if they had been around for a long time," he said. Referring to his spot kick, which French keeper Fabien Barthez dived the right way and saved, he said that he had held his hands up. "I don't think I could have struck it any better but the goalkeeper read it," added Beckham. England boss Sven Goran Eriksson has said that his boys played well enough to beat Switzerland and the other team in the group, Croatia. "If we can carry on playing like this I am sure we can reach the quarter-finals......It was bad luck. Hopefully we can meet the French again on July 4 in the final and not have as much bad luck as we did tonight."" added Goran. "Individual errors have been punished by the best team in the world. I'm very disappointed but I just didn't see Henry when I played the ball. I'll make up for that error and we will bounce back against the Swiss on Thursday," said Steven Gerrard, whose backpass forced David James to bring down Thierry Henry.