Domestic news of the week

New Delhi/Ranchi: The BJP will head a new coalition government in Jharkand with ruling alliance partners JMM and AJSU announcing their support ending the crisis but questions remained over rotating chief ministership.

Beijing: India should be 'much more relaxed' in its approach to Chinese investments into the country and get rid of 'needless' restrictions, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said, adding 'we are imagining demons where there are none.'

Raipur: Seven CRPF jawans are killed when Naxals blew up a bullet-proof vehicle in Bijapur district of Chhhattisgarh, the first major attack after the Dantewada ambush which left 76 security men dead a month ago.

Bhubaneswar: In a fierce gun battle with Maoists, securitymen are believed to have inflicted some casualties in the rebel side in Orissa's Koraput district.

New Delhi: To improve educational facilities in 35 Naxal affected districts, Government has prepared a multi-pronged strategy that includes setting up of secondary schools, girls hostels and reconstruction of buildings damaged by extremists.

New Delhi: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is in the eye of a storm with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pulling him up for his comments against the Home Ministry and opposition BJP demanding action against him.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court allows Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), belonging to the Reddy brothers, to resume mining in the undisputed region in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court upholds the constitutional validity of reservation for backward classes in rural and urbal local bodies, including posts of chairpersons, and rejected the plea that the creamy layer should be excluded.

New Delhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram rules out military operations as an option to tackle the Maoist menace and said it is a matter of "ethical consideration" not to do so.

Ghaziabad: Surinder Koli, a convict in the sensational Nithari killings case, was today sentenced to death by a special CBI court here for raping and murdering seven-year-old girl Arti.

Kohima: Talks between the Centre and NSCN (IM) fails over the proposed visit of T Muivah to his native village in Manipur, with the rebel outfit maintaining that he will go ahead with his plan.

New Delhi: Government announces setting up of a new Defence Technology Commission to provide a major boost to research and development and decided to go for the second generation of main battle tank 'Arjun' and 'Akash' surface-to-air missile.

New Delhi/Patna: Infuriated by the abusive language used against them by BJP president Nitin Gadkari which he later retracted, Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh Yadav's party hit back saying he had gone "mentally bankrupt" with the RJD chief asking him to hold his ears and apologise.

New Delhi: Chinese Ambassador to India Zhang Yan meet Union Home Secretary G K Pillai in the backdrop of concerns raised by Indian security agencies on the use of telecom equipment made by Chinese manufacturers and later expressed the hope that all issues would be resolved.

Hyderabad: A police constable is shot dead by unidentified assailants at Shah-Ali Banda area in old city of Hyderabad, where security had been beefed up since early this month in the wake of a terror alert.

Chennai: Taking a plunge into politics, popular south Indian actress Khushboo joins the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu weeks after she won a four-year long legal battle over her controversial remarks on pre-marital sex.