Star places BJP close to majorityNEW DELHI: An exit poll telecast on Star News channel on Tuesday placed the BJP and its allies close to a majority in the Lok Sabha polls giving them 249 out of the 418 seats in the first four phases, despite losses predicted for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. Rajiv murder caseNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a petition moved by four convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case seeking to review the court's earlier order confirming the death penalty awarded to them by a trial court at Chennai.ISI men get bailMUMBAI: Three key accused - Imitiyaz Razak, Afzal Dawood Darvesh and Sayyed Ahmed Desai - in transmission of classified documents to Pakistan were on Tuesday granted bail on personal bonds of Rs 2 lakh each by a local court as no chargesheet was filed within the stipulated 90 day period.Surat arrestsSURAT: Five persons were held in connection with last Thursday'sincident where seven persons were killed after police opened fire to quell stone pelting Ganesh immersion processionists.
