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30 killed, over 90 injured
in 5 blasts across Delhi
 At
least 30 people were killed and more than 90 injured as
5 low-intensity bombs ripped through crowded, popular
market areas across Delhi on Saturday evening. The
police say that a 12-year-old boy being questioned by
them may be able to provide clues.
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Traffic
jam on way to CP may have saved Abhishek
 A
traffic jam on way to Connaught Place may have saved Bollywood
actor Abhishek Bachchan from Saturday's bomb blast. "Abhishek
was on his way to Connaught Palace for a function he had
to attend. Minutes away from there, the traffic became
a snarl and he knew he would not make it in time so he
asked to turn back. And the blast happened just then.
Shattered and shocked, he called to say he was alright,"
Amitabh Bachchan wrote on his blog.
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Churches
attacked in Karnataka
 BANGALORE:
Around 10 churches and Christian prayers halls were on
Sunday attacked in Karnataka's coastal districts of Dakshina
Kannada and Udupi by suspected Bajrang Dal activists,
the police said.
The attacks, damaging window panes and furniture, were
to protest alleged conversion activities, the police said.
"We have not received any report of the people injured
in the attacks," a senior police official said.
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Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy
Lehman
Brothers Holdings Inc today filed for bankruptcy protection,
making it the largest casualty of the global credit crisis,
and given its assets at the time of filing, Lehman surpassed
WorldCom as the biggest U.S. Bankruptcy filing till date.
The investment banker had close to $639 billion in assets
at the time of filing, while WorldCom had about $107 billion
when it did the same in 2002.
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Dish TV offers new Rs 100 pack
New
Delhi: A group of foreign banks, which have been restrained
by a consumer court from charging an interest of over
30 per cent a year from credit card holders, on Monday
said they are free to decide interest rate on credit card
dues.
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Langkawi:
A new destination for Indian tourists
Langkawi (Malaysia), July
11: Langkawi is becoming a popular destination for tourists
from India with the increase in their arrival to the island,
said Langkawi Tourism Action Council general manager Shaharuddin
Itam.
"Most of them came with their
families for shopping and to enjoy the island's beauty,
and they were also those who came for meetings," he
told reporters after presenting certificates to 235 participants
of a language course here on Wednesday night.
The participants attended a course
in either Mandarin, Arabic, French, Japanese, German or
Thai.
With the influx of tourists from India,
Shaharuddin said a Hindi course would be organised for the
front liners in the travel industry, like taxi drivers,
restaurant operators and workers at shopping centres.
He said more travel packages would
also be introduced for tourists from India.
He said a millionaire from India, enticed
by Langkawi, had made the island his wedding venue.
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