JAMMU - Violating the ceasefire, Pakistani troops opened fire at Indian positions from across the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday night, army sources said.

LUCKNOW - Ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Thursday indicated that the government may reach an agreement with the Opposition on formation of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the 2G spectrum scam.

PUNE - Former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi's close aide Shekhar Deorukhkar, arrested in connection with the multi-crore Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam, was remanded in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody for two more days on Thursday.

NEW DELHI - Expressing happiness on the latest inflation figures released on Thursday for the week ending on February 5, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that he is delighted that inflation in food articles has come down sharply in the said week.

NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Thursday greeted fellow citizens on the occasion of Guru Ravidas Jayanti, which shall be celebrated tomorrow.