SURAT: Around 400 fishermen on board 43 boats were reportedly missing in the Arabian Sea following the cyclonic storm that passed Gujarat coast. The fishermen from South Gujarat had ventured into the sea on May 12, well before the cyclonic storm approached the coast.

Pappu Yadav held

PATNA: Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, former MP, was on Sunday arrested by the CBI from a house here in connection with the killing of CPM MLA Ajit Sarkar. Yadav was taken into custody from the house allegedly unauthorisedly occupied by him.

Pak storm kills 225

CHAUR JAMALI: Troops and civilians dug through mud and debris in a huge rescue operation on Sunday after a cyclone ripped across southern Pakistan killing around 225 people and leaving thousands homeless, rescue workers said.

Former AG dead

CHENNAI: Former attorney general G Ramaswamy died following heart attack at a corporate hospital here on Saturday night, family sources said. He was 70. He is survived bytwo sons and a daughter.

Anand triumphs

MOSCOW: India's V Anand has recaptured the prestigious Chess Oscar for the second straight year for his `outstanding performance' in 1998, adding another bronze statue of `The Enchanted Wanderer'.