Chandrika calls for provincial polls
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has called for provincial elections in the island nation soon, which the opposition said was to escape adverse judgement from the country's supreme court against postponing of polls earlier.

India's first multi-satellite launch slated for April
The first multi-satellite launch from the country will take place in the second half of April when the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle - PSLV-C2 - will take off from the Sriharikota range of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Give security to Anjana, NHRC tells police
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed Orissa's Director General of Police to provide adequate police protection to Anjana Mishra, victim of an alleged gangrape last week, and asked him to file a report on the incident within a month.

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