Paris Masters organizers say third-ranked Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the tournament next week for "personal reasons."

"No possibility can be ruled out. We cannot ignore terror activities. Hence alerts are issued," he told reporters on the sidelines of a function.

The numbers were far below what protest organizers expected, but the power of protesters to paralyse the central business district has presented the biggest challenge yet to the 15-month-old civilian government.

Referring to e-governance, Modi said e-governance is "easy governance, effective governance and economical governance".

Mukerji, 36, believes that all the women in the country should be a reflection of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi.

Laying emphasis on electricity supply particularly in rural areas, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday instructed officials to change all burnt out transformers within six months.

At least 28 passengers were injured, with one of them being in critical condition, when a bus in which they were travelling collided head-on with a truck on Monday morning, police said.

Dixit-Nene posted a selfie from the flight, en route to IIFA 2014 awards.

60 per cent voter turnout was recorded till in seven Lok Sabha seats of Bihar where voting was held in the third phase on Thursday.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved order on an application moved by Jaidev, estranged son of Shiv Sena chief late Balasaheb Thackeray, seeking to restrain the beneficiaries of his father's will from selling or disposing of the family properties.

BJP's president Rajnath Singh and the party's Lucknow MP Lalji Tandon on Monday refuted reports of differences within the Bharatiya Janata Party over fielding the party chief from the Uttar Pradesh capital.

"We are a team with a lot of players who won the World Cup (with Spain), the Champions League, leagues," said Pique.

Former NDA ally BJP on Saturday slammed Nitish Kumar government over custodial death of an old man under mysterious circumstances following which, enraged villagers had assaulted Officer In-Charge of Shakurbad police station.

BJP MLA Sangeet Som appeared in a local court here in Muzaffarnagar in connection with a case of violation of prohibitory orders during a protest in 2009.

Kiran Reddy lashed out at the Congress by saying that Andhra people were punished for being loyal to the party.