TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that Iran would make no concessions over its nuclear programmes in multilateral talks scheduled for mid-November.

LAHORE - The Pakistan People's Party government would complete its five-year constitutional term, Interior Minister Rehman Malik.

KOCHI - Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday stressed the need for capacity building of the police force, and said adequate funds should be provided with matching technology to tackle the crime rate in the country.

SRINAGAR - After three months of curfews and strikes hitting Jammu and Kashmir, the state administration on Wednesday launched a massive facelift drive to beautify the region's famous gardens.

NEW DELHI - It is raining statements in Jammu and Kashmir with the political leadership, self appointed stake holders and a host of other characters going overboard with vague statements that defy logic and are out of context with the existing realities. Probably, this has got something to do with the appointment of the interlocutors by the central government.