Ruchika case to be re-probed
Govt mulls new charges against Rathore
New Delhi, December 29
The government today said it was contemplating whether to appeal for enhancing punishment for former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore in the Ruchika molestation case or to charge him and others afresh with abetment of suicide.

Fresh FIR against ex-DGP, 3 cops

Complainant in the Ruchika molestation case Anand Parkash (extreme left) files a fresh complaint with SSP Mahesh Chaudhary in Panchkula on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

CTBT onus on US, China: PM * Manmohan, Japanese PM discuss strategic ties * Tokyo keen on hi-tech trade with India * Joint statement unveils action plan
New Delhi, December 29 While asserting that New Delhi would firmly stick to its policy of unilateral and voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made it clear to Japan that India would consider its option on the CTBT only after the US and China ratified the treaty. Hatoyama: Go for bullet trains Editorial: India, Japan ties to grow
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki Hatoyama pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI

Fire breaks out at BARC; 2 killed
Mumbai, December 29
A fire broke out today in a chemistry lab at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) located just a kilometre away from the nuclear reactors leaving two persons dead but scientists said there was no danger of any radioactivity.

More bombers on the way, says accused
Washington, December 29
More bombers are on their way to target America, the Nigerian Al-Qaida suspect charged for trying to blow up a US airliner has told the FBI, setting alarm bells among intelligence and security apparatus here.

Headley FBI’s second biggest bust of ’09

Sonia, Maya among 50 persons who shaped decade: UK daily
London, December 29
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati are among the four Indians named in the Financial Times list of “50 People Who Shaped the Decade”. NRI billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and India-born Pepsico chief Indra Nooyi are the other two Indians in the league of 50, which among others also features Al-Qaida chief Osama Bin Laden and US President Barack Obama.

Now, chill with a tea pill Guwahati, December 29 The tiny tea tablet developed by scientists in Tocklai Experimental Station (TES) of the Tea Research Association (TRA), located amid lush green tea gardens in Jorhat in Upper Assam, may soon become an alternative for the age-old tea bag, a favourite with tea drinkers all over the world, if a refined version of the pill hits the market.