New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) Bone chilling conditions Thursday
prevailed in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, with Amritsar

In Rajasthan, Mount Abu was the coldest place with a
minimum temperature of 2 deg C. Mercury dipped by two to five
deg C at many places including Jaipur, Bharatpur, Alwar,

New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) Within a month of the Prime
Minister of India's visit to Moscow, the Admiral Gorshkov
aircraft carrier issue between India and Russia seems to have

New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) Visa rules regarding the 60-day
cooling-off period for tourists have been relaxed "slightly",
India Home Minister P Chidambaram said Thursday.

New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) The Directorate General of Civil
Aviation has instructed all airlines not to check-in any
passenger who has a Chinese visa stapled on his or her

Jakarta, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - The National Defense Forces (TNI) has put all its personnel in a atate of readiness to assist the police in anticipating possible terrorist attacks on New Year's eve, a s

Semarang, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - With former president Abdurrahman Wahid's demise on Wednesday, Semarang city's Confucianist community feel they have lost a protector of their faith, a spokesman said

Bandarlampung, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted Biak town in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua on Thursday.

Jombang, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin said the public controveries former president Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) had caused during his life-time were very useful for the n

Kupang, Dec 31 (ANTARA) - East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Frans Lebu Raya said former President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) who died on Wednesday deserved the title of "hero of democracy.".