CALCUTTA: Veteran parliamentarian Chitta Basu died in his sleep after a massive heart attack while travelling alone by the Howrah-bound Danapur express from Patna early today. Basu, All-India Forward Bloc general secretary, was 72 and a bachelor.Basu, travelling in an AC first class coupe, complained of abdominal pain to a railway attendant soon after the train left Patna.US curbs on BELWASHINGTON: The United States has eased the sanctions it had slapped against Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). A notification in the Federal Register this week said sanctions against seven of the nine BEL units are being removed. Two other BEL units, those in Hyderabad and Bangalore, will continue to be under scrutiny.WPI hits 11-yr lowNEW DELHI: The annual rate of inflation continued its incredible southward run to touch 3.75 per cent for the week ended September 20, the lowest in 11 years. This is the second time in six weeks, inflation based on wholesale price index (WPI) has dropped to 3.75 per cent, the lowest since January 11, 1986.Kala azar deathsRAIGANJ: Three persons died of suspected kala azar in north Dinajpur district, West Bengal, as 35 persons were affected in Itahar block, official sources said here. The affected villages in the block are Kokra, Kunda and Paharajpur. Laloo's shiftingPATNA: A Special Court has asked three State officials to explain by tomorrow as to why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them for violating its order by allowing shifting Laloo Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra, to special jail at Fulwarisharif from Beur Central Jail.Bangladeshis heldAGARTALA: Nine Bangladeshis were arrested in a special drive by the Tripura Police here yesterday. Sugar and medicines worth lakhs of rupees, 259 bottles of foreign liquor and a huge quantity of sarees and garments were also seized .
