Guwahati, Feb 8 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Monday appeared to back the Shiv Sena by calling for a nationwide boycott of Shah Rukh Khan's "My Name is Khan" but took objection to the Sena's Mumbai-for-Marathis stand and said every inch of India belonged to all Indians.

Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, was stabbed thrice in the face by a youth wielding a sharp-edged pocket knife outside the district court complex here Monday.

Srinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) At least six soldiers of the Indian Army were killed and 12 injured Monday when a massive avalanche struck a high altitude warfare training camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) India Monday forecast its economic growth for this fiscal at 7.2 percent, as against 6.7 percent achieved in the previous fiscal, despite a 0.2 percent declined predicted in farm output.

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Stating that he acted "not only as a beast but also as a savage", the Delhi High Court Monday upheld life imprisonment for one in the 2002 gang rape of a Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) student. The other person held guilty by a lower court was set free.

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Indicating that it was premature to talk about resuming the composite dialogue at the present moment, India has made it clear to Pakistan that the proposed foreign secretary-level talks later this month are part of "a step-by-step incremental approach" and that Islamabad should "do more" to address New Delhi's concerns over cross-border terror.

Melbourne, Feb 7 (IANS) Victoria's top cop's advice to Indian students to "act poor" and avoid living in high-risk suburbs to minimise the chances of being assaulted has been termed wrong and unhelpful by business and community groups, a newspaper reported.

Melbourne, Feb 8 (IANS) In an overhaul of the immigration policy, Australia will cancel 20,000 visa applications from foreign nationals, including Indians, who have been staying in the country under the existing skilled migration programme.

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday evening congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for successfully test firing the indigenously built nuclear-capable Agni-III missile with a range of over 3,500 km.

Berlin, Feb 8 (DPA) For people who want to stop snoring, it often helps if they sleep on their side or with their upper body in a slightly raised position, the German Otolaryngologists Association noted.

Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) A day after Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi won over Mumbai and turned the tables on the Shiv Sena on its own turf, the saffron party Saturday expressed its rancour and despair at Mumbaikars' "desertion of self-pride".

Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Trying to drive a wedge between alliance partners, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday slammed the Trinamool for its links with the Maoists and wondered how could the Congress continue its association with a party diametrically opposed to its policies.