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Mumbai, January 30:Thousands gathered at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai Sunday to protest corruption while marking the 63rd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The march that took place simultaneously in 60 cities across India was led by eminent people from all walks of life.

“In Mumbai, it was more of a gathering of people who were sick of growing corruption in public offices,” said a member of the organising committee.

New Delhi, January 30:The 15 Somali pirates, apprehended by the Indian Navy from the Arabian Sea Friday, will be interrogated by police and central agencies in Mumbai, where they are being brought, a navy officer said here Sunday.

The navy’s fast attack craft INS Cankarso had destroyed the pirates’ mother-ship, the hijacked Thai fishing trawler Prantalay, during a gun battle in the high seas west of Lakshadweep and the 15 pirates had jumped overboard.

New Delhi, January 30:Demanding justice for murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar, a group of Delhi University students and teachers gathered in the capital this evening to press for further forensic tests, including ‘Touch DNA’, to crack the case which has reached a dead-end.

“The case has been going on for far too long. Anyone of us could have been in Aarushi’s place. We want justice and will continue our fight for it,” said DU student Shivani, who organised the protest with other friends.

New Delhi, January 30:Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani Sunday said India had slipped three points to the 87th spot in worldwide transparency and corruption index. He attributed the fall to alleged corrupt practices in the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG).

Nashik, January 30:Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has met the family members of additional collector Yashwant Sonawane, who was murdered by oil mafia earlier this week.

Chavan met Sonawane’s wife Vijaya and others at the slain officer’s house here last night.

Talking to the reporters, Chavan said in future government will not tolerate such things happening in the state.

When asked if the case would be handed to CBI, the chief minister said there was a demand to that effect from some quarters and it would be considered.

–PTI

Bahraich, Jan 30 (PTI) Agitated over closed doors of bogies, ticket holders pelted stones at Satyagrah Express on Gonda rail division, but no one was injured in the incident, an official said today.

Some passengers pelted stones at Satyagrah Express at Jarwal road station when doors of its coaches did not open late last night, public relation officer Alok Srivastava said.

He said that no passenger was injured in the stone pelting and only window panes of some coaches were damaged.

–PTI

Srinagar, January 30:Three tourists, including two foreign nationals, who had gone missing in the skiing resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir, have been rescued by police, an official spokesman said here today.

“Police Station Gulmarg received information that two foreign nationals and one Indian national have gone missing from skiing site at Affarvat. In this regard a joint search operation was launched by Police and Tourism Department,” the spokesman said.

Vadodara, January 29:Pakistani Marine Security Agency (PMSA) has released all the 37 Indian fishermen along with their four seized boats and sent them back to Gujarat’s Okha port.

Released in two batches, these boats and fishermen reached Okha port late last night, owner of one of the released boats ‘Shankhnad’ Dhansukh Gonsiya told PTI tonight.

“It is perhaps for the first time, the PMSA has shown such a nice gesture of releasing all the fishermen and their boats,” he said.