MUMBAI - Anant V. Pai, a chemical engineer who taught Indian culture, tradition and ethos through Amar Chitra Katha comics to millions of his countrymen, passed away here Thursday evening.

NEW DELHI - Senior BJP leader and former Telecom Minister Arun Shourie is likely to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday in connection with its probe into the 2G spectrum scam.

NEW DELHI - Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is working overtime at 24/7 situation room to take more than 250 calls and flurry of emails a day from concerned relatives of stranded Indians in Libya.

BHUBANESWAR - The nine-day hostage drama came to an end in Orissa with the release of Malkangiri District Collector R Vineel Krishna, who was abducted by the Maoists on February 16.

NEW DELHI - India has urged the Libyan authorities to open up Tripoli airport for its flights so that air evacuation could take place.